2024 guard Jase Richardson talks Michigan State legacy & dream school
Jase Richardson might be the son of former Michigan State star and longtime NBA player Jason Richardson, but he’s carving his own path and doesn’t feel any pressure to live up to his father’s name.
“No pressure at all, I just keep my head level during the game. I don’t think about outside stuff. I just continue to hoop,” Richardson said to On3.
However, Jase’s father has been a huge help along the way.
“He’s told me everything about this process. He’s been guiding me throughout it, giving me tips. Just an overall leader during this process,” Richardson said.
The 6-foot-2 sophomore point guard out of Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman has already earned scholarship offers from Arizona State, UNLV, Western Illinois, Washington, Eastern Michigan, and his father’s alma mater, Michigan State. He’s also started gathering interest from the likes of USC, UCLA, Stanford, Arizona, and Cincinnati.
On3 has not begun ranking the class of 2024, but Richardson projects as a four-star recruit. Richardson is athletic with long arms. He plays with effort on both ends and can score or play make. He’s also a skilled passer that can play on or off the ball. Richardson says the main priority right now is to improve his jump shot.
Richardson has a dream school
The elder Richardson might’ve attended Michigan State, causing Jase to grow up in a Spartan household, but he actually grew up a fan of another school: Florida. Why the Gators, you ask?
“When I was little I watched this highlight video and Florida was on there a lot,” Richardson said. “So I was just watching them play and I said to myself, ‘yeah, I want to play there‘. Then, I got some Florida custom headphones as a gift one year as well and I just told my parents Florida is my dream school.”
Richarson says he’d love to visit Florida sometime, as well as UCLA and USC.
The Michigan State legacy
Jase’s dad, Jason Richardson, grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. During his senior year of high school, Richardson was Mr. Basketball of Michigan and a McDonald’s All-American.
Richarson decided to stay in-state and move just about an hour down the road to East Lansing to play for Tom Izzo. During his freshman year, he averaged just 5.1 points per game, but the Spartans went on to win the NCAA Tournament in 2000. During his sophomore year, Richarson went on to score `14.7 points per game. With a strong performance during his second season at MSU, Richarson declared for the NBA draft and the Golden State Warriors selected him as the 5th overall pick. Richardson went on to play in the NBA for over 10 years before retiring in 2015.
As you can imagine, Michigan State fans are already all over Jase and he says he’s gotten a lot of fan love from the Spartans. “Growing up watching them…it’s interesting that they’re recruiting me now so it’s like, ‘wow, what do we do from here?’