{"id":64764,"date":"2025-05-29T22:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T22:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/64764\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T22:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T22:19:11","slug":"jase-richardson-stays-in-nba-draft-wont-be-returning-to-michigan-state-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/64764\/","title":{"rendered":"Jase Richardson stays in NBA draft, won&#8217;t be returning to Michigan State basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The remote possibility of Jase Richardson returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/spartans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michigan State basketball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michigan State basketball<\/a> is now nil.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson will remain in the NBA draft pool after the NCAA\u2019s deadline to return for the 2025-26 season passed at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.com. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/college\/michigan-state\/spartans\/2025\/04\/08\/jase-richardson-michigan-state-basketball-nba-draft-decision-tom-izzo-jason-richardson\/82761246007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Richardson entered the draft in early April;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Richardson entered the draft in early April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In his one season with the Spartans, the 19-year-old combo guard averaged 12.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per games over 25.3 minutes. Richardson hit a team-leading 41.2% of his 3-point attempts and shot 49.3% overall. That included averaging 16.1 points and 30.5 minutes in starting MSU\u2019s final 15 games of its Big Ten regular-season championship season and run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He shot 42% from 3-point range while grabbing 4.6 rebounds and dishing out 1.7 assists per game over that span as the Spartans finished 30-7.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jase Richardson talks to the media during the 2025 NBA Draft Combine at Marriott Marquis Chicago.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dfe4e0df3791f5ab5f2c3ec921091180.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jase Richardson talks to the media during the 2025 NBA Draft Combine at Marriott Marquis Chicago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lansingstatejournal.com\/story\/sports\/columnists\/graham-couch\/2025\/05\/20\/msu-basketball-a-look-at-2025-26-team-and-roster-outlook\/83746344007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Couch: A look at next season&#039;s Michigan State basketball team and the possibilities for each player;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Couch: A look at next season&#8217;s Michigan State basketball team and the possibilities for each player<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the NBA Scouting Combine in Chicago earlier this month, Richardson measured at just 6-feet-1\/2 and weighed 178.4 pounds. Both were significantly lower than the 6-3 and 185 pounds he was listed at on MSU\u2019s roster for his freshman season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Those diminished measurements have dropped Richardson, the son of former MSU star and NBA player Jason Richardson, in a number of mock drafts out of the lottery \u2014 he had been projected as a potential top-10 pick before the combine \u2014 and toward the back half of the first round for the June 25 draft. ESPN, Yahoo! Sports and NBCSports.com dropped him to No. 16 (Orlando) in recent mock drafts, while Sports Illustrated and On3.com have him going at No. 20 (Miami). USA Today\u2019s For The Win on Thursday listed Richardson at No. 26 to Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Chris Solari: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/mailto:csolari@freepress.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:csolari@freepress.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">csolari@freepress.com<\/a>. Follow him\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrissolari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@chrissolari;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@chrissolari<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Subscribe to the &#8220;Spartan Speak&#8221; podcast for new episodes on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/spartan-speak\/id1031437107\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple Podcasts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1tGBBl1rEcS2ZxAywoLmGS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Spotify<\/a> or anywhere you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:freep.com\/podcasts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">freep.com\/podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lansingstatejournal.com\/story\/sports\/college\/msu\/mens-basketball\/2025\/05\/29\/jase-richardson-nba-draft-michigan-state-basketball-ncaa-deadline\/83929358007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jase Richardson stays in NBA draft, won&#039;t return to Michigan State;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jase Richardson stays in NBA draft, won&#8217;t return to Michigan State<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The remote possibility of Jase Richardson returning to Michigan State basketball is now nil. 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