Duke guard [autotag]Reigan Richardson[/autotag] played some of the best basketball of her career this past week, and the Blue Devils star earned national recognition for the performances.
Richardson was named the AP women’s basketball player of the week on Tuesday after she helped Duke sweep the Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, and Columbia Lions.
Those first two wins, both over top-10 programs, came at the Ball Dawgs Classic out in Nevada. Richardson scored 16 points against the Wildcats, but she earned the award for her performance against the Sooners.
In a 109-99 overtime victory over Oklahoma, Richardson scored a career-high 35 points after she made 13 of her 22 attempts and five of her nine 3-point looks. She added seven assists, directly contributing to nearly half of the Blue Devils’ points, with three rebounds.
With 19 more points against the Lions at home on Sunday, Richardson ended the week averaging 23.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists for the week. She connected on 53.8% of her shots on 50.0% of her 3-point attempts.
Richardson led the Blue Devils with 12.4 points per game in 2023-24, but the senior has taken her game to another level so far this year. She’s produced 15.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists, all personal bests if she maintains that pace, and she’s made 42.9% of her triples.