MIAMI, FL – The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT guard Josh Richardson was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month, presented by Kia Motors, for games played in March 2016. This marks the sixth time in franchise history a HEAT player has earned Rookie of the Month honors and the first of Richardson’s career.
Richardson led all rookies during March in plus/minus (+66), three-point field goals made (33) and three-point field goal percentage (.589), with at least 10 attempts. He averaged 12.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.13 steals while shooting 53.2 percent from the field in 15 games.