Draft:Zion Richardson

Zion Richardson (, born January 23, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Cal State Fullerton Titans of the Big West Conference (BWC).

High school career
Richardson attended Liberty High School (Frisco, TX) where he helped lead his team to the second round of state three times. He holds the school program scoring record with 1.750 points for his career. Richardson was named the District 13-5A Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore. He scored 19.1 points per game while averaging 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per contest, earning District MVP and all-region honors as a junior. In his senior campaign, Richardson averaged 20 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game en route to all-region, all-state, and District MVP honors leading his team to back to back District Championship Titles. Richardson also set the single-season record for points, assists, field goals, and free throws made. He competed for Texas Hardwork and YGC36 on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. He committed to playing college basketball for Wofford over offers from Texas State, Rice, Western Michigan, Louisiana Tech and others.

College career
In his freshman 2019-20 season at Wofford he appeared in 32 games, averaging 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, dished out 17 assists and totaled seven steals. Richardson spent the last two years at Quincy University. His first season at Quincy, he averaged 11.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists. In the 2023-24 season for Quincy he averaged 17.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 26 games played. He notched two 30 point games this season in which he poured in a career-high 33 points to go with nine boards in a matchup with Rockhurst on Feb. 1 and was named an All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Second team member at the conclusion of the season. He put up five double-doubles and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in a contest against Southwest Baptist. He finished third in conference play leaders for both points and rebounds at 19.1 points and 8.1 rebounds. Richardson has committed to play his final season for the California State Fullerton Titans for Coach Dedrique Taylor.