Charles Norman Richardson (born July 24, 1978) is an American former professional

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player and current coach, who serves as an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA). A 6'5" 195 lb

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, he played

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, and had a brief stint in the

(NBA) in 2001-02.

Career

Richardson was signed by the

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as a

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on September 21, 2001 for whom he played 3 games before being traded, along with

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, and a second-round draft pick to the

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in exchange for

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, Brad Miller, and

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at the trade deadline on February 19, 2002. With the Pacers, Richardson wore jersey number 21 and with the Bulls number 31. Richardson only played 11 games in the NBA, playing very sporadically in the 2nd half of the season with the Pacers. In his 11 games, Richardson averaged 2.7 points. His final game was on April 17, 2002 in a 106 - 112 loss to the

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where he played for 6 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 rebound. After the NBA season, Richardson played with the team

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of the Italian

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. He wore jersey number 7. The

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of the

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signed Richardson on January 28, 2003 and waived Richardson on February 21, 2003. With the Lowgators, Richardson played eight games and averaged 6.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists each game. He wore #31. In March 2004, Richardson signed with the team

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of the Venezuelan LPB. In his first game with, Richardson scored 15 points, but his team lost. During the NBA season, Richardson played in the D-League team

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with jersey number 20. In March 2007, Richardson played three games with the Argentine team

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before being released due to injury. Later he played for

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(Polen first division) and for

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(Germany first division) in the 2008/2009 season. With Polonia, Richardson wore jersey #12. With TBB Trier, Richardson wore jersey #31.

Coaching career

On October 20, 2016, Richardson joined the Erie BayHawks as an assistant coach. On September 27, 2017, Richardson joined the

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as an assistant coach.Mad Ants unveil staff
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