Nov. 27, 2006
ST. LOUIS -
Directing the Illinois State men's basketball team to a pair of impressive wins, while averaging 16.5 points and six assists per game was enough for the Missouri Valley Conference office to name point guard Boo Richardson the league's newcomer of the week.
The Redbirds began the week with a 66-44 win over Cal State Northridge, while holding the Matadors to 55 points below their scoring average. Richardson finished with 15 points and eight assists in that win, while shooting 4-for-7 from the field. He was also instrumental in ISU's defensive effort which held Cal State Northridge to a Redbird Arena low field goal percentage of 25.9 percent.
On Saturday at St. John's, a member of the Big East Conference, Richardson controlled the game and guided the Redbirds to a 78-65 road win, snapping a 15-game road losing streak. He tossed in a game-high 18 points and dished out four assists in the victory.
Richardson is the second Redbird to win the league's newcomer of the week honor in the first three weeks of the season, joining Dom Johnson, who earned the award after week one.
