2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 33
Kharyssa Richardson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Douglasville, Ga.
- High School:
- New Manchester HS
- Previous School:
- Ole Miss / Auburn
2025-26 (Senior)
Made her Mississippi State debut on November 3 against Davidson… Played in 30 games and made 17 starts… Averaged 9.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in 22.8 minutes per game… Her 9.4 points per game marked a personal single-season best… Scored a career-high 23 points against Kentucky (Jan. 18)… Scored 10+ points 12 times, 10 of which came against SEC opponents… Her four games of 20+ points were the most in a single season in her career… Had two consecutive 21 point games at Tennessee (Jan. 29) and against Missouri (Feb. 1)… Made 5+ free throws in five games… Had 12 games with 5+ rebounds… Scored her 700th career point against Missouri (Feb. 1)… Had a career-high four assists against Missouri (Feb. 1)… Led the team in scoring on six occasions.
PRIOR TO MISSISSIPPI STATE
2024-25 (Junior - Ole Miss)
Appeared in 29 games and made one start … Averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game … Tallied a season-high 12 points in her first start of the season against Mississippi Valley State (12/21) … Followed her performance against MVSU with another 12-point outing against Alcorn State, where she also recorded season highs in assists (2) and steals (2) … Scored 10 points against Florida for her third double-figure game of the season … Tallied a season-high 11 rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff to lead the team.
2023-24 (Sophomore - Ole Miss)
Played in all 33 games, making six starts … Recorded a career-high 21 points going 9-of-10 from the field in the win against Tennessee … Two outings with a game-best seven rebounds … Five games in double-digit scoring … Snagged a career-best four steals against Alcorn State … Averaged 5.8 ppg and 3.1 rpg while shooting 44.0% from the field.
2022-23 (Freshman - Auburn)
Played in 28 games for the Tigers, starting in all but one … Ranked second on the team off the glass, averaging 4.7 rpg … Led AU in rejections with a total of 23 blocks … Averaged 7.2 points per contest … Tallied a career-best 16 points against Tulane in the opening round of the WNIT … Grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds against Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 18.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 1.9 blocks, 1.2 assists as a senior at New Manchester HS … Georgia Class 5A all-state selection in 2021 as a junior … In 103 career high school games, averaged 13.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.7 steals, 1.0 assists … Helped team to regional championship and GHSA Elite Eight in 2021 … Averaged 18.4 points as a junior … High school coach was Vincent Parks … Club team was Hoop Dreams Athletics, coached by Dorian Williams.
Made her Mississippi State debut on November 3 against Davidson… Played in 30 games and made 17 starts… Averaged 9.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in 22.8 minutes per game… Her 9.4 points per game marked a personal single-season best… Scored a career-high 23 points against Kentucky (Jan. 18)… Scored 10+ points 12 times, 10 of which came against SEC opponents… Her four games of 20+ points were the most in a single season in her career… Had two consecutive 21 point games at Tennessee (Jan. 29) and against Missouri (Feb. 1)… Made 5+ free throws in five games… Had 12 games with 5+ rebounds… Scored her 700th career point against Missouri (Feb. 1)… Had a career-high four assists against Missouri (Feb. 1)… Led the team in scoring on six occasions.
PRIOR TO MISSISSIPPI STATE
2024-25 (Junior - Ole Miss)
Appeared in 29 games and made one start … Averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game … Tallied a season-high 12 points in her first start of the season against Mississippi Valley State (12/21) … Followed her performance against MVSU with another 12-point outing against Alcorn State, where she also recorded season highs in assists (2) and steals (2) … Scored 10 points against Florida for her third double-figure game of the season … Tallied a season-high 11 rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff to lead the team.
2023-24 (Sophomore - Ole Miss)
Played in all 33 games, making six starts … Recorded a career-high 21 points going 9-of-10 from the field in the win against Tennessee … Two outings with a game-best seven rebounds … Five games in double-digit scoring … Snagged a career-best four steals against Alcorn State … Averaged 5.8 ppg and 3.1 rpg while shooting 44.0% from the field.
2022-23 (Freshman - Auburn)
Played in 28 games for the Tigers, starting in all but one … Ranked second on the team off the glass, averaging 4.7 rpg … Led AU in rejections with a total of 23 blocks … Averaged 7.2 points per contest … Tallied a career-best 16 points against Tulane in the opening round of the WNIT … Grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds against Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 18.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 1.9 blocks, 1.2 assists as a senior at New Manchester HS … Georgia Class 5A all-state selection in 2021 as a junior … In 103 career high school games, averaged 13.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.7 steals, 1.0 assists … Helped team to regional championship and GHSA Elite Eight in 2021 … Averaged 18.4 points as a junior … High school coach was Vincent Parks … Club team was Hoop Dreams Athletics, coached by Dorian Williams.
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