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ISO Scouting Spotlight: DiDi Richards

Feb 18, 2021, 7:00 PM

One of the nation's best defenders resides in Waco, but what's DiDi Richards' upside on offense?

ISO Scouting Spotlight: DiDi Richards

(Photo: Photo by Pat Carrigan)

On October 24th, Baylor guard DiDi Richards collided with teammate Moon Ursin during practice. Richards suffered a spinal cord injury that left her briefly paralyzed, but when the Lady Bears took on South Florida on December 1, Richards was ready to go, playing 30 minutes off the bench. She's been in the starting lineup ever since and has looked just like her old self.

And what was that old self? Richards is easily the best on-ball guard/wing defender in the country.

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