With Syracuse basketball tipping off its regular season on Friday, The Daily Orange profiles each of the three scholarship freshmen on the team. First up is wing Malachi Richardson, followed by forward Tyler Lydon and guard Frank Howard.
The facial expression didn’t change. One hundred twenty-five makes each from five different spots. Sometimes it would take an hour and a half, sometimes an hour more. With his friend, Rob Hines, rebounding and his mother feeding him pass after pass, Malachi Richardson honed a craft that now defines him.
Malachi has been known as a shooter since eighth grade.