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Hall of Fame

Duane

Duane "Duke" Richardson

  • Class
    1982
  • Induction
    2019
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
A two-year letterwinner who joined the Canisius program after starting his playing career at Niagara County Community College.
Played in 53 games during the 1978-79 and 1979-80 campaigns, and led the Griffs in minutes per game average in both seasons, playing better than 36.0 minutes per contest in those two years.
• He is the only player in school history to dish out more than 200 assists in a season (215 in 1978-79).
Still holds the program's record for career assists per game average (7.0) and single-season assists per game average (8.3 per game in 1978-79).
Averaged better than 12.0 points per game in each of his two seasons as a Griff, thanks to a career 47.3 percent shooting percentage from the field.
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