Michael Ray Richardson Dead at 70

Multiple outlets have confirmed that former Montana Grizzly and NBA star Michael Ray Richardson passed away this week at age 70.

Richardson played for the Montana Grizzlies from 1974-1978 under legendary head coach Hud Heathcote. Richardson's Grizzlies made the 1975 NCAA tournament and defeated Utah State in the first round 69-63, and won the Big Sky Regular Season Championship in his Senior year in 1977-1978.

He finished second on the all-time leading scorers list at UM. After his Grizzly days, Richardson had a great career in the NBA with the Knicks, Nets, and Warriors. He was drafted by the Knicks, where he was a 3x all-star in 4 seasons. He played less than one season with Golden State in 1982-1983 before playing for the New Jersey Nets for his final 4 years. He didn't play in 1986-1987 thanks to a year-long suspension