One of the team's best perimeter defenders, he appeared in all 34 games with nine starts ... Averaged 2.9 points and 1.4 assists in 16.0 minutes per game ... Had 19 blocks and 18 steals, and he scored at least five points in 11 different games ... Tied for second on the team with 66 deflections ... Started nine straight game in January and February ... Scored 10 points and set career-highs for field goals made (5) and attempted (9) in UT's NIT opener vs. Savannah State (3/13/12) ... Scored six points in Tennessee's upset win at No. 8 Florida (2/11/12) ... Finished with seven points and three rebounds in UT's home victory over South Carolina (2/8/12) ... Made his first career start when Tennessee hosted 13th-ranked Florida (1/7/12) and totaled seven points, two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in the upset win ... Played 31 minutes off the bench in the double-overtime loss to No. 8 Memphis at the Maui Invitational (11/22/11) and finished with eight points, a block and a pair of steals ... Totaled 11 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over ULM (11/16/11).

Graduated from Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Okla., where he was coached by Shawn Schenk ... As a senior in 2011, Richardson was named to The Oklahoman's Super 5 first team, and he also landed on the Oklahoma Coaches Association "Large West" All-State Team ... Averaged 16.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a senior after moving from the wing to be the team's primary point guard ... Richardson, who chose UT over Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, Penn State and TCU, played AAU ball for the Alabama Celtics and Athletes First programs.

Born Sept. 15, 1993, in Edmond, Okla. ... Full name is Joshua Micheal Richardson ... Academic major: Biology (Business minor) ... Parents are Micheal and Alice Richardson ... Micheal is a retired Oklahoma City firefighter, and Alice is a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Air Force reserves and an active ordained baptist minister ... Josh plays classical piano.