Jason Rich

Jason Rich
Rich with Paris-Levallois in 2017
No. 25 – Sidigas Avellino
Position Guard
League LBA
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1986-05-05) May 5, 1986
Pensacola, Florida
Nationality American
Listed height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
High school Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Florida)
College Florida State (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Cantù
2009–2010 Maccabi Haifa
2010–2011 Hapoel Jerusalem
2011 Oostende
2012 Vanoli Cremona
2012–2013 Enisey
2013–2014 Vanoli Cremona
2014–2015 Élan Chalon
2015–2017 Paris-Levallois
2017–present Felice Scandone
Career highlights and awards

Jason Rich (born May 5, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Sidigas Avellino of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), Rich plays as guard. He played collegeliately for Florida State, until 2008.

Career

Rich played college basketball for Florida State. After graduating, he went to Italy to play for Pallacanestro Cantù.[1] He then played in Israel with Maccabi Haifa[2] and Hapoel Jerusalem.[3] After half a season in Belgium with Telenet Oostende,[4] on January 31, 2013 he returned to Italy and signed a deal until the end of the season with Vanoli Cremona.[5] Rich immediately became the leader of the team and helped the team win nine of the last thirteen games of the season, remaining undefeated at home. In these 14 games he averaged 16.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2 assists.[6] After a year in Russia with Enisey Krasnoyarsk,[7] he returned to Vanoli Cremona,[8] signing a one-year deal. In October 2014, he signed with Élan Chalon.[9]

On July 1, 2017, Rich signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian LBA.[10] He was named the LBA Most Valuable Player of the season, while also being the league's scoring champion.[11] In the 2018 LBA Playoffs, Rich and Avellino were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Trento, losing 1–3.

References

  1. ↑ "Cantù, the first U.S. player is Jason Rich". Pianetabasket.com. July 7, 2008. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jason Rich signs for Maccabi Haifa". Sportando.net. August 3, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Three signings for Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando.net. August 6, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Oostende adds also Jason Rich". Sportando.net. July 8, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Vanoli Cremona announces Jason Rich". Sportando.net. January 31, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Jason Rich stats". Sportando.net.
  7. ↑ "Enisey lands Jason Rich". Sportando.net. July 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Vanoli Cremona officially signs Jason Rich". Sportando.net. August 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Chalon tabs Jason Rich, ex Vanoli CR". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sidigas Avellino, accordo con Jason Rich". Sidigas Avellino (in Italian). July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Jason Rich of Scandone Avellino named Serie A MVP of the season". Sportando.com. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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