2028/29 Senior Farewell
RICHARD PRAY
Last December, I thought I'd have fun writing Richard's Farewell. I planned on telling the story of how, after voicing his displeasure about his playing time and seriously considering leaving our program, Richard decided to stay, worked hard, and was rewarded with a big role on this year's team.
Unfortunately, when Richard's first semester grades came out, his story's ending changed.
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#13 SF Richard Pray - Villanova - Senior
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 183
High School: Glen Burnie Senior
Hometown: Glen Burnie, MD
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 72 71 54 37 35 37 50 24 52 50 62 45 72 48 58 100
2027: 68 67 53 36 33 34 46 22 50 46 57 43 71 47 57 92
2026: 63 60 49 34 32 31 41 20 47 41 50 40 70 45 55 78
2025: 59 56 47 33 30 28 37 18 45 37 44 38 70 43 54 64
2024: 53 50 43 31 28 24 31 16 42 31 36 35 68 39 52 31
Potential: B B C C D C B D C C B C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Academic Suspension
Academics: 70
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2025 31 0 5.9 2.5 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.92 0.3 0.1 0.2
2026 38 0 9.3 3.7 0.6 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.91 0.6 0.2 1.0
2027 37 0 4.1 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.71 0.2 0.1 0.3
2028 13 13 24.0 9.5 2.1 4.5 2.0 1.8 1.08 1.2 0.2 1.8
Career 119 13 8.4 3.4 0.6 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.08 0.4 0.1 0.7
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2025 0.9 1.9 .483 0.5 0.7 .727 0.1 0.2 .400 1.27 1.00
2026 1.5 3.2 .475 0.6 0.8 .759 0.1 0.4 .250 1.17 0.71
2027 0.7 1.4 .500 0.3 0.6 .571 0.1 0.1 .400 1.27 1.19
2028 3.8 8.8 .430 1.6 2.2 .750 0.3 1.2 .267 1.08 10.92
Career 1.4 2.9 .465 0.6 0.8 .710 0.1 0.3 .293 1.17 2.05
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2025 31 0 183 76 10 28 11 12 8 3 7
2026 38 0 354 140 22 53 29 32 21 6 39
2027 37 0 153 66 13 31 10 14 8 2 10
2028 13 13 312 123 27 59 26 24 15 2 24
Career 119 13 1002 405 72 171 76 82 52 13 80
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2025 29 60 16 22 2 5 31
2026 57 120 22 29 4 16 27
2027 26 52 12 21 2 5 44
2028 49 114 21 28 4 15 142
Career 161 346 71 100 12 41 244
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 18 5 8 4 4 1 4 7 14 4 4 1 4
Career 18 5 8 5 4 2 4 7 14 5 6 2 4
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 2
2024 High School: Rated **** and #65 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2024 High School: All-State (Maryland)
2027 NCAA Champion
A consensus Top 100 player coming out of Glen Burnie, Maryland, Richard also boasted strong academic credentials, and he did well in school for three years. He also made progress on the court, and earned a starting job his senior season. Richard validated our decision, averaging nearly ten points a game in pre-conference play.
Then came the news of the academic suspension that would end his season and, along with it, his Villanova career.
Richard's roommates say he didn't go out all that much. Instead, he spent hours at his gaming console, and more hours simply scrolling through his phone and texting. We hope he'll return to campus and complete his Political Science degree; he can do so with one more semester's worth of work.
Thanks for the memories, Richard.