2025 NBA Draft: Kadary Richmond Scouting Report

With Rick Pitino’s troops failing to storm back against the John Calipari-led Razorbacks, who built a double-digit lead midway through the second half, the Red Storm are now eliminated from the 2025 NCAA Tournament. One of the major storylines of the matchup is that Calipari, considered Pitino’s coaching rival, will be headed to the Sweet 16 for an eye-popping 16th time. Considering that it’s the first season that the former Kentucky Wildcats head coach has been with Arkansas, that achievement is even more of a head-turner.

The other big storyline involves St. John’s point guard Kadary Richmond, whose last collegiate game didn’t end on the best note. He went just 2-7 from the field. With just over six minutes remaining and his team down three points, he fouled out. It was a controversial call, but debating it doesn’t change the outcome.

Now, the fifth-year senior will presumably test the NBA Draft waters.

2025 NBA Draft: Kadary Richmond Scouting Report

Richmond has been a prominent figure in the NCAA since his freshman season.

A Brooklyn native who committed to Syracuse, he was ranked as the fourth-best high school recruit in New York by ESPN. Listed at 6-foot-5 coming out of Brewster Academy, he quickly proved himself to be a smooth two-way playmaker. In what was just his second game, he recorded 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four blocks, and three steals as the Orange won by 30.

Since then, the biggest change has been his jersey.

After his freshman season, he transferred to Seton Hall, where he was a full-time starter. He might not have had that same role had he stayed at Syracuse, where Joseph Girard and Buddy Boeheim were entrenched as starters. In 2024, he transferred to St. John’s to play for Pitino on a NIL contract in the high-six figures.

With that being said, his counting stats progressed steadily in that time. As a freshman, he averaged 6.3 points, 3.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game. His senior season, he averaged 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game.

In the 2024-25 regular season, he averaged 12.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 2.1 steals per game. Yet, his turnovers were down and his blocks were up. He also recorded the program’s first triple-double since Ron Artest (now known as Metta Sandiford-Artest) in 1999.