Emanuel Richardson
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Arizona |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1993 | Florida Atlantic |
| 1994–1995 | Monroe College |
| 1996–1998 | Pitt-Johnstown |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–1999 | Pitt-Johnstown (assoc. HC) |
| 2001–2004 | Monroe College (asst.) |
| 20042005 | Marist (asst.) |
| 2007–2009 | Xavier (asst.) |
| 2009–present | Arizona (asst.) |
Emanuel "Book" Richardson is an American college basketball coach currently an assistant coach for the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball program, where he has been since the 2009-10 season.[1] He has previously been an assistant coach at Xavier, Marist College, Monroe College, and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, his alma mater. Richardson has had head-coaching experience at the high school level with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) New York Gauchos.[2]
Playing career
Growing up in Harlem and the South Bronx Richardson played high school basketball at Riverside Church and St. Raymond High School for Boys.[3]
Richardson played his freshman year at Florida Atlantic University where he collected 81 assists and earned a place on the 1993 Trans-American Conference all-freshman team. He next played for Monroe College in the 1994-95 season where he averaged 11.3 assists per game and led the team to a record of 28-3. He finished his playing career at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown where he led all NCAA Division II players in assists in both his junior and senior years, recording 8.7 apg and 9.0 apg respectively.[4]
Coaching career
High School and AAU
Richardson was the head coach for the AAU New York Gauchos U-16 team in 2003. From 2002 to 2004 he was an assistant coach at St. Raymond's before returning to the Gauchos as director and coach from 2005 to 2007.[4]
Richardson coached the USA Basketball U-18 Red team to the gold medal at the 2007 USAB Men's Youth Development Festival. He was the youngest head coach ever to do so and the first AAU coach to be selected as a festival head coach by USA Basketball.[2]
Collegiate
After graduating in 1998 from Pitt-Johnstown with a degree in business marketing and management Richardson became the associate head coach of the school's 1998-99 Mountain Cats men's basketball team, which recorded a program-best record of 23-4.[2]
From 2001 to 2004 Richardson was an assistant coach at Monroe College, whose 2002-03 team went 31-3 and finished fifth in the NJCAA tournament. He was an assistant coach at Marist College for the 2004-05 season.[2]
Richardson was an assistant coach at Xavier for two seasons, starting in 2007, before following the Musketeers' head coach Sean Miller to Arizona in 2009.[5] Richardson took two months of medical leave from his position at Arizona prior to the start of the 2013–14 season.[1][6]
References
- 1 2 Gimino, Anthony (September 28, 2013). "Arizona basketball: Assistant coach Book Richardson takes indefinite leave". Tucson Citizen.
- 1 2 3 4 "Emanuel Richardson Profile". The University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Begley, Ian (August 21, 2007). "He's Booked: Richardson rolls to Xavier". NY Daily News.
- 1 2 "Talented & Respected Coaches Tapped For 2007 USA Men's Youth Development Festival". USA Basketball. June 6, 2007.
- ↑ Rubenstein, Alan (April 11, 2009). "Sean Miller Adds Two Xavier Assistants to His Arizona Staff". Bleacher Report.
- ↑ Gimino, Anthony (October 26, 2013). "Assistant coach Book Richardson returns to Arizona basketball team". Tucson Citizen.