.jpg) Richards with the Washington Mystics in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1999 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 164 lb (74 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cypress Ranch (Cypress, Texas) |
| College | Baylor (2017–2021) |
| WNBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 17th overall pick |
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | New York Liberty |
| 2023–2024 | Sydney Flames |
| 2024 | Washington Mystics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Deauzya "DiDi" Richards (born February 8, 1999) is an American basketball player who most recently played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and for the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college for the Baylor Lady Bears. Following the 2019–20 season, Richards was named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award as well as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. She averaged 8.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, and had 52 steals and 25 blocked shots.[1]
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (March 31, 2020). "Baylor's DiDi Richards named top defensive player by WBCA". ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2020.