SPB 2024 - Gaiteros add Ryan Richards to their roster

Ryan Richards

Gaiteros de Zulia (SPB) added to their roster 33-year old British-Jamaican ex-international center Ryan Richards (212cm-115kg-1991) for new 2024 season. Richards moved there from Shinagawa City Basketball Club in Japanese B3 League. In 9 games he had 9.8ppg and 3.3rpg last season. The last season he played at Pats Five (also in B3 League) where in 41 games he recorded very impressive stats: 18.1ppg, 11.5rpg (#2 in the league) and 2.7apg. Great season as he was named to Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese B League D3 Honorable Mention.
In 2010 he was drafted by San Antonio Spurs (NBA) in second round (49th overall).
He was also a member of British international program for some years. Richards played for British Senior National Team between 2011 and 2018 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2011.
He represented United Kingdom at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2021 Pre-Qualifiers five years ago.
Richards is quite experienced player. His career allowed him to visit five different continents, while he played in nineteen different countries. He tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and of course North America. Richards has played previously professionally also in Austria (BC Vienna), Bahrain (Al-Ahli and Al-Hala), Belgium (Circus Brussels), China (Guangxi), Estonia (Kalev/Cramo), Georgia, Greece (AE Kallitheas), Hungary (Kormend), Iran (Gorgan, Azad and Naft Abadan), Italy, Lebanon (Sagesse), Mexico (Soles), Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Angola (Atletico Petroleos de Luanda), United Kingdom (Plymouth Patriots and Scorchers) and North Macedonia (Karpos Sokoli). He played in the final of Iranian Superleague in 2015 and 2017. Richards was voted to Asia-Basket.com Iranian Superleague All-Imports Team back in 2015 and 2016.