2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Breanna Richardson
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Rockdale County HS
- Hometown:
- Conyers, GA
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2015, 2016, 2017
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2014
- SEC All-Freshman Team – 2014
- SEC Freshman of the Week – 2013-2014 (2/17)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Member of the winningest class in MSU history (111-34).
- Set school record for career games played (143).
- Averaged 7.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg for her career.
- Scored 7.9 ppg and 4.9 rpg in her SEC career.
- 18th in MSU career scoring (1,110 points).
- 8th in MSU career rebounds (727).
- 10th MSU player to record 1,000 points and 650 rebounds for her career.
- 9th in career free-throw attempts (400).
2016-17 (SENIOR)
- Played in all 39 games, starting 36.
- Averaged 7.5 points, tied for fourth on the team.
- Ranked third on the squad in rebounding (4.8 rpg).
- Shot a career-best 51.1% from the field, third-best on the team.
- Hit free throws at a 73% clip.
- Notched her first double-double of the season with 19 points, one off her career high, and 10 rebounds at Southern Miss, a day after receiving her MSU diploma.
- Scored a career-best 21 points while blocking two shots and grabbing eight rebounds against Northwestern State.
- Came a point shy of a double-double against Ole Miss, scoring nine points to go with 10 rebounds.
- Helped MSU with 12 points in State’s road setback at No. 5 South Carolina.
- Reached 1,000-career points with her 13-point effort against Missouri.
- Contributed 12 points in a win against Vanderbilt.
- Scored 12 first-half points in State’s SEC Tournament quarterfinal win against LSU.
- Contributed 10 points and nine boards against Troy in the NCAA Tournament first round.
- Added 12 points and seven rebounds in the Bulldogs' NCAA Tournament second round victory against DePaul.
- Tallied eight points in the Bulldogs' Final Four-clinching win against Baylor.
- Put in 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds in State's national semifinal win against UConn.
2015-16 (JUNIOR)
- Played in 34 of the team’s 36 games, averaging 5.6 ppg.
- Shot 40.1% from the field (61 of 152) and 68.8% (66 of 96) from the free-throw line.
- Averaged 3.9 rebounds per game.
- Tallied a team third-most 2.0 offensive rpg.
- Averaged 5.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in league contests.
- Claimed seven double-digit scoring games, including a season-high 14 against Tennessee State.
- Topped MSU in steals three times and blocks in six contests.
- Had double figures in three SEC games, including 13 against Kentucky.
- Chipped in 11 points, including a season-high 7 of 8 from the charity stripe, in State’s Puerto Rico Classic-opening win against Florida Gulf Coast.
- Hit 4 of 5 from the field for 10 points in State’s road win at Arkansas.
- Hit the winning 3-pointer in a 12-point effort against Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
2014-15 (SOPHOMORE)
- Started 14 games and played in all 34.
- Ranked fourth on the team with 8.4 ppg.
- Averaged 8.6 ppg in SEC play.
- Paced MSU in scoring six times and rebounds eight times.
- Finished second on the team with 5.7 rpg and first with 2.6 offensive rpg, 11th-most in the SEC.
- Claimed 2.4 offensive rpg in SEC play, 15th-most in the league.
- Finished the year third on the team with 15 double-figure games and second with four games of 10-plus rebounds.
- Scored a season-high 18 points, added a career-high four steals and came a rebound shy of a double-double against Arkansas State in the Preseason WNIT.
- Added 10 points against No. 16 West Virginia.
- Recorded a double-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds against North Dakota State.
- Opened SEC play by scoring double figures in six of the first 10 games.
- Equaled a team high with 11 points against her home-state school, No. 19 Georgia.
- Claimed her second double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds at Vandy.
- Poured in 16 points, nine in the second half, in a road win at Ole Miss.
- Went 5 for 10 from the field and 5 of 5 at the line for 15 points in a road win at Auburn.
- Matched her SEC high with 16 points against Florida, shooting 50% from the floor.
- Scored 12 points and tied a career high with four assists in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal against Kentucky.
- Paced MSU’s NCAA Tournament opening-round win against Tulane with a double-double of 15 points, 12 rebounds.
2013-14 (FRESHMAN)
- Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging a team third-most 9.5 points per game and pulling down 5.9 rebounds, second-most on the squad.
- Was outstanding in SEC play, averaging 10.7 ppg, the fifth-highest among league rookies.
- Had 17 double-figure scoring games and four with 10-plus rebounds.
- Averaged 12.3 ppg in the WNIT, scoring double figures in three of the four games.
- Tallied 13 points, 10 rebounds in the opening-round win against Tulane before going for a season-high 20 points against Southern Miss.
- Added 14 points and matched a season high with 14 rebounds in the quarterfinal setback to South Florida.
- Went for 17 points in a heart-breaking setback to Kentucky and 16 in a home win against Vanderbilt.
- Followed an 18-point outing at Ole Miss with 15 points in a home win against Missouri.
- Opened her first SEC campaign with 12 points, 11 rebounds at Florida, 14 points against Auburn and 15 in a road win at Arkansas.
- Tallied double figures in three of her first four games, including 14 in her debut at Houston.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Versatile, athletic player whose stellar career at Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Ga., earned her a spot on the state’s Super 64.
- Three-star prospect and 29th-best player at her position by ESPN/HoopGurlz.
- Tabbed honorable mention all-state in Class AAAAAA, Georgia’s highest classification, by the Georgia Sportswriters Association following a stellar senior prep campaign.
- Averaged nearly 20 points per game while hauling in 8.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per contest for Gladys King’s Rockdale County squad that went 17-12.
- Named to the Newton Citizen All-Area Team and was the leading scorer of the players selected.
- Voted to the Newton County vs. Rockdale County All-Star Game following her final season and won the girls’ 3-point contest.
- Tabbed to the Atlanta Tipoff Club All-Metro Atlanta Third Team following the 2012-13 season.
- Entered her senior season rated No. 79 nationally by Dan Olson’s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.
- Averaged 15 points and nearly 10 rebounds per contest as a junior, earning All-Region 8-AAAA honors.
- Led the 2011-12 Bulldogs to a 20-6 record and the No. 1 seed in the region tournament, but fell short of a second-straight state tournament appearance with a two-point defeat in the regional round.
- Not only a standout on the basketball court, but the softball field as well, claiming all-region accolades every year after leading Rockdale County to the state playoffs.
- Played AAU basketball for JD Davis’ Georgia Hoopstars team that was rated No. 33 in the nation by ESPN/Hoopgurlz.
PERSONAL
- Born Aug. 4, 1995.
- Daughter of Maurice Richardson and Lisa Brown.
- Graduated in December, 2016, with her degree in kinesiology with a concentration in clinical exercise physiology.
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