Austin Richardson

Position Forward

Height 6'0"

Class Senior

Hometown Lee's Summit, Mo.

High School Lee's Summit West HS

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2018-19 (Senior)
One of two Jayhawks to start all 31 games … One of four Jayhawks to average double digits with 10.4 points per game … Recorded 19 double-digit scoring efforts this season … Grabbed 10 or more rebounds on three occasions … Scored a season-high 20 points against Oklahoma (1/30) … Recorded two double-doubles on the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds against UMKC (11/7) and 12 points and 10 rebounds at Kansas State (1/13) … Recorded 170 rebounds, averaging 5.5 per game, good for the second most on the team … Tied for first on the team with 20 blocks … Dished out 29 assists … Connected on 40.4 percent of her shots from the floor and 33.3 percent of her shots from the 3-point line … Shot 71.9 percent from the charity stripe … Swatted away a career-high three blocks at Nebraska (12/5) and against Grambling State (12/9) … Sank the third-most triples on the team with 34.

2017-18 (Junior)
Played in all 30 games in her first season with the Jayhawks, making 24 starts … Averaged 26.5 minutes per game … Fourth on the team with 8.5 points per game … Led Kansas in rebounding with 158 on the season, averaging 5.3 per game … Ranked 20^th in the Big 12 for rebounding through 30 games … One of four Jayhawks to make 20 or more 3-pointers, connecting on 27 treys … Swatted away a team-best 22 blocked shots … Scored a career-high 18 points at Iona (12/20) … Notched her first-career double-double at Iona with 18 points and 10 rebounds … Had 13 double-digit scoring performances … Recorded 15 steals and 32 assists in her junior campaign … Shot 50 percent of better seven times.

Community College
Played two seasons at Johnson County Community College and helped the Lady Cavaliers post a 64-4 record during two seasons … Garnered National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America First Team honors as a sophomore … Named the 2017 Kansas Jayhawk Conference MVP and earned a first-team all-conference selection … The league’s third-leading scorer with 15.1 points per game … The top rebounder with 10.7 boards per game … Also recorded 20 double-doubles as a sophomore … One of only four players to record over 800 points and 500 rebounds in a career at Johnson County.

Lee’s Summit West High School
Prepped at Lee’s Summit West High School under Jeff Hardin … A two-time All-Suburban Conference First Team selection … Named First-Team All-District and a Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 5 All-State honoree … Averaged 11.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a senior … Shot 42 percent from the field and connected on 41 percent of attempts from long range.

Personal
Daughter of Robert Richardson and LaRhonda Thompson … Majoring in childhood development.