Hall of Fame
Patrick Richard helped lead the Cowboys' basketball team to the 2011 Southland Conference regular season championship and back-to-back national postseason berths (NIT in 2011 and CIT in 2012).
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He earned Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention honors as a senior after he averaged 17.9 points per game to lead the team and the Southland Conference. In addition to his All-America honors, he was named the league's player of the year and garnered NABC District 23 All-Star First Team honors
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In his career (2009-12), Richard scored 1,625 points (12th on the all-time scoring list) and dished out 299 assists (10th on the career list). He earned all-conference honors three times with two first-team appearances and was a two-time all-tournament team selection.
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The 2010-11 McNeese Athlete of the Year, Richard is currently playing professional basketball overseas.
