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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

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5 Deaja Richardson

  • Position Guard
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Kernersville, N.C.
  • High School Westridge Academy
  • Previous School Tennessee State

Biography

Honors
2022-23 All-Sun Belt Third Team

2022-23 (Senior)
  • Tabbed All-Sun Belt Third Team
  • Played in 28 games with 26 starts
  • Recorded double digit scoring in 20 games, including 11 straight to end the season
  • Scored a career-high 31 points at Troy
  • Made a career-high 10 shots from the field, including eight three-pointers at Troy
  • Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds versus Arkansas State
  • Second on the team with 13.8 points per game, 2.3 assists per game, and 1.6 steals per game
2021-22 (Junior)
  • Appeared in 25 of 26 games
  • Recorded a season-high 15 points vs. Wesleyan (Ga.) on Dec. 7
  • Played a season-high 28 minutes in quarterfinals of Sun Belt Championships vs. Troy on March 4
  • Handed out six assists in season opener vs. Agnes Scott on Nov. 9
  • Tabbed Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team

2020-21 (Sophomore)
  • played in 14 games, starting 11, in her first season as a Chanticleer
  • twice scored a career-high 27 points vs. Troy (Feb. 27) and at Appalachian State (Feb. 13)
  • connected on a career-best four 3-point baskets against Troy (Feb. 27)
  • posted a career-high six steals at home against South Alabama (Feb. 7)
  • averaged 14.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 29.8 minutes per game
  • led the team with 23 made 3-point baskets and was second on the team with 20 steals
  • ranked fifth in the Sun Belt in scoring (14.0ppg), eighth in 3-point field goals made per game (1.6), 14th in steals per game (1.4), and 17th in minutes per game (29.8)
Prior to Coastal

2019-20 (Freshman, Tennessee State)
  • 4th leading scorer on the team, averaging 7.6 points per game
  • Added 1.5 rebounds per game
  • Scored in double-digits eight times
  • Led TSU with 36 made three-pointers
  • Named the OVC Freshman of the Week on December 3, 2019 after averaging 15.5 points, 3.0 steals and 2.0 rebounds per game during the previous week
  • Scored a season-high 22 points vs. Murray State (Feb. 8)
Westridge Academy
  • Averaged 12.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as a senior
  • As a junior, averaged 10.4 points per game while helping the Golden Knights to an impressive 32-3 record and a #9 ranking in the state
  • Also averaged 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game as a junior
  • All-League pick in the Piedmont Triad 4-A Conference as a freshman

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2021-22Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Guard
    5'9"
    5