QUEENS, N.Y. – St. John’s men’s basketball guard Kadary Richmond was one of 15 players from across the country to be named to The Sporting News Midseason All-America Team, the organization announced on Wednesday morning. 
 
The 2024-25 Preseason All-BIG EAST selection landed on the third team alongside Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr., Gonzaga’s Graham Ike, Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis, and Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier. Richmond joins Marquette’s Kam Jones (First Team) and Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner (Second Team), as the three BIG EAST players to be selected. 
 
Richmond has started 18 of 19 games for the Johnnies this season and made an instant impact in his first season in Queens. The graduate student is averaging 10.6 points, 4.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per contest. He ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in helpers per game and eighth in swipes per contest. 
 
The Seton Hall transfer has filled the box score as of late, logging 10.8 points, 6.2 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 steals over the Johnnies’ five game winning streak. He has finished in double-figures in  13 games and added five or more assists in 11 contests this season. 
 
The point guard is 12 points and one assist shy of becoming the fourth active player in NCAA Division I to record 1,500 career points and 600 total assists. Richmond would join- Ace Baldwin IV (Penn State), Steven Ashworth (Creighton) and Dayvion McKnight (Xavier). 
 
Richmond arrived at St. John’s after three seasons at Seton Hall and began his collegiate career at Syracuse in 2020-21. The 6-foot-6 playmaker exploded for the Pirates last season registering 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.2 steals per game en route to leading the Pirates to an NIT Championship. The Brooklyn native was named All-BIG EAST First Team and All-MET First Team following his breakout 2023-24 campaign. 
            
The Red Storm will be back in action tonight at Madison Garden, when it meets Xavier for a 7 p.m. tip-off on FS1.