Richard Solomon (basketball)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Solomon
Richard Solomon (basketball) 0 Uşak Sportif 20171224 (2) (cropped).jpg
Solomon with Uşak Sportif in 2017
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1992-06-18) June 18, 1992 (age 29)
Inglewood, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeCalifornia (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Oklahoma City Blue
2015–2016Toyota Alvark Tokyo
2016–2017BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2017–2018Uşak Sportif
2018–2019Oklahoma City Blue
2019–2020JDA Dijon Basket
2020–2021Toyama Grouses
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard Solomon III (born June 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for California.

High school career[]

Solomon began in Bishop Montgomery High School, but transferred to Frederick K. C. Price High School, where he averaged 16.9 points, 9.0 rebounds and a team-best 3.0 blocks, making all-state and the All-CIF first team. When he graduated, he was listed No. 20 among power forwards, according to Rivals. com.[1]

College career[]

Solomon played his collegiate career for California, where he played in 109 games and averaged 8.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 22.5 minutes with a 51.2 percent shooting.[1][2] His best season was as a senior, where he averaged 11 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per contest.[1][3]

Professional career[]

Oklahoma City Blue (2014–2015)[]

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Solomon signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on September 29, 2014.[4] However, on October 24, he was waived by the Thunder after three preseason games.[5] On November 4, he signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League.[6] In 28 games, he averaged 8.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks.[7]

Alvark Tokyo (2015–2016)[]

In July 2015, Solomon joined the Thunder for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[8] On July 25, he signed with Toyota Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese National Basketball League.[9] In 59 games, he averaged 11.3 points and 8.8 rebounds.[7]

Gravelines-Dunkerque (2016–2017)[]

In July 2016, Solomon spent time with the Thunder and the Phoenix Suns on the 2016 NBA Summer League.[10][11] On September 20, 2016, Solomon signed with the Atlanta Hawks,[2] but was waived on October 1.[12] Five days later, he signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A.[13]

Uşak Sportif (2017–2018)[]

On June 21, 2017, Solomon signed with Uşak Sportif of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[14] In 19 games, Solomon averaged 9.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, shooting 58.7 percent from the floor.

Second stint with Oklahoma City Blue (2018–2019)[]

On September 23, 2018, Solomon signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[15] On October 10, 2018, Solomon was waived by the Thunder.[16] Solomon was added to the Oklahoma City Blue training camp roster on October 23, 2018.[17]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2019)[]

On February 14, 2019 he signed a 10 day contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder,[18]

Third stint with Oklahoma City Blue (2019)[]

Solomon was not offered a second 10-day contract after his first one expired thus returned to the Oklahoma City Blue.[19]

JDA Dijon Basket (2019–2020)[]

On August 7, 2019, Solomon signed with JDA Dijon Basket of the LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League.[20] He averaged 12 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.[21]

Toyama Grouses (2020–2021)[]

On September 18, 2020, Solomon signed with the Toyama Grouses of the B.League.[21]

Personal life[]

He is the son of Richard Jr. and Sheryl Solomon and has three older sisters.[1]

On April 9, 2021, while in Japan, Solomon was arrested for suspicion of possessing cannabis.[22] Solomon arrested again in June 2, 2021 for another suspicion of importing cannabis liquid.[23]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "California bio". CalBears.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hawks Sign Three Free Agents; Training Camp Roster Finalized". NBA.com. September 20, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  3. ^ Reichert, Chris (July 3, 2015). "Richard Solomon: The D-League's next breakout star you need to know". UpsideMotor.com. Fansided. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "OKC Thunder training camp: Michael Jenkins, Richard Soloman, Lance Thomas, Talib Zanna added to roster". InsideHoops.com. September 29, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Thunder Waives Jenkins, Solomon and Zanna". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "RealGM profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Thunder Announces Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 3, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "Richard Solomon signs in Japan with Toyota Alvark". Sportando.com. July 25, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Thunder Announces Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "Suns Announce NBA Summer League 2016 Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Request Waivers On Richard Solomon". NBA.com. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  13. ^ "RICHARD SOLOMON REJOINT LA RAQUETTE MARITIME". BCMBasket.com (in French). October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  14. ^ "Richard Solomon signs with Usak Sportif with an NBA out". Sportando.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  15. ^ "Thunder Adds Alford, Gaddy, McDaniels and Solomon to Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 23, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  16. ^ "Thunder Waives Three". NBA.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  17. ^ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 23, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  18. ^ "Scotty Hopson and Richard Solomon Signed to 10-Day Contracts". NBA.com. February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  19. ^ "Thunder do not re-sign Solomon, Hopson at end of 10-day contracts". usatoday.com. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  20. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 7, 2019). "JDA Dijon lands Richard Solomon". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "Richard Solomon signs with Toyama Grouses". Sportando. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  22. ^ B1富山が契約解除のソロモン元選手逮捕を発表 大麻取締法違反の疑い (in Japanese) Nikkan Sports, April 9, 2021.
  23. ^ 大麻リキッド密輸入で元米国人選手再逮捕 (in Japanese) NTV News 24, June 2, 2021.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""