Club: Otago Gold Rush
DOB: 4 October 1997
Height: 187cm
Position: Forward
Tall Ferns Debut: 2019
Appearances: 7
Junior Association: Otago
High School: St Hilda’s Collegiate
Richards played four games at the 2021 Asia Cup in Jordan.
She was a member of the Tall Ferns team that finished runners-up at the 2019 William Jones Cup.
Following high school Richards spent a season (2016-17) at Gillette College playing alongside twin sister Brittany. She then played three seasons at Eckerd College helping the Tritons win the Sunshine State Conference title in 2020 – her senior year.
Played all 91 games for the Tritons in her three years on the team amassing 982 points and 430 rebounds.
Won a WBC championship with Otago Gold Rush in 2018.
Richards, playing for Gold Rush, was named to the 2020 NBL All-Star 5 after finishing as the leading rebounder in the League averaging 10.2rpg.
Averaged 8.2ppg and 6.6rpg for Rockingham Flames in the inaugural NBL1 West Conference in 2021.
