Just six games into his Kentucky career back in 2017, Nick Richards managed a 25-point, 15-rebound double-double against Purdue Fort Wayne, also adding two blocks and an assist in the 86-67 victory.
From that point on, Richards broke the double-digit point barrier in just seven games out of a possible 68 through the 2018-19 season.
In the final ten games of his 2017-18 freshman campaign, Richards played more than ten minutes just once (19 minutes in a loss at Florida), scoring a total of 11 points in that span. And then as a sophomore, the Kingston, Jamaica native finished with ten minutes or less in 17 games, including a total of five minutes in Kentucky’s final two NCAA Tournament games against Houston in the Sweet 16 and Auburn in the Elite Eight.