Eastern Michigan Athletics
2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Nov 11 (Wed)
6:30 p.m.
Roster
Emanuel Richards
- Eligibility:
- Y-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Irmo, S.C.
- High School:
- Christ School
- Prev School:
- Longwood
EMU: 2026-27: Arrived at EMU as an incoming transfer from Longwood.
LONGWOOD: 2025-26: Played in all 32 games making 31 starts… Averaged 26.0 minutes, 9.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game… Scored a career-high 22 points against Binghamton on Nov. 15… Added 31 steals and 6 blocks… Shot 73.5% from the free throw line… Made 8 of 11 free throws against UNC Asheville on Mar. 6… Scored in double figures in 14 games… Had a notable performance against Radford on Feb. 28 with 19 points and season-best 7 rebounds… Also had a standout game at Gardner-Webb on Feb. 4 with 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals… Led the way for the Lancers against conference champion High Point on Jan. 3 with 16 points.
2024-25: Played in 21 games…Made his first career start against Morgan State, Nov. 9..Averaged 20.5 minutes per game…Shot 41.1% from the floor and 73.9% from the free throw line…Averaged 5.5 points per game to go with 3.0 rebounds per game…Tallied 20 assists, 15 steals and two blocks…Scored in double figures for the first time with 11 points against McNeese, Nov. 24...Tallied 11 points against Regent, Dec. 1...Had a season-high six rebounds against Campbell, Dec. 18, while also scoring eight points…Scored a season-best 12 points at SMU, Dec. 29.
2023-24: Big South All-Freshman Team selection…Physical, rugged wing defender who played in all 35 games …Averaged 4.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.8 steals per game to help Longwood win its second Big South title in three seasons and 20 or more games for the a third straight season, the longest streak in team history…Helped the team advance to the NCAA Tournament for a third time in three seasons…Scored in double figures four times, with three coming in Big South play or Big South Tournament play…Scored a career best 13 points, Feb. 29, at Gardner-Webb and added five rebounds…Scored 12 points, Nov. 25, vs. Lamar, his first game scoring in double figures…Posted 11 points, Feb. 3, with a career high six rebounds…Notched 11 points, March 8 against Winthrop in the first round of the Big South Tournament…Scored eight points in the NCAA Tournament against No. 1 seed Houston.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Christ School in Arden, N.C....Imposing wing who helped team win the NCISA 4A State Championship...Averaged 12.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game, all top three marks on his team...Helped team to a 31-4 overall record on the way to the state title...As a junior, averaged 19.9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game while engineering a 13-win improvement from the year prior...All-Region selection as a junior.
