Richard Oruche

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Oruche
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 30, 1987(1987-08-30)
Age	37
Birthplace	Oak Park
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Virgo

Richard Oruche Biography

Richard Oruche is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 30, 1987 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.

Oruche began his professional career in 2010 with the Portuguese League club Ginasio. In 2011, he moved to the Portuguese League club Académica. Richard Oruche (191-G-87, agency KMG Sports Management) a Nigerian-American guard, was named a top performer for Round 1 in Portugal in his first professional season with Casino Figueira Ginasio. In his first game Oruche recorded an impressive 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Ginasio cruised to an 86–75 win over Ovarense (0–1). Oruche (191-G-87, agency KMG Sports Management) was again named number One in Portugal for Round 2, and put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked Casino Figueira Ginasio. Oruche received the Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for Round 2. The 23-year- old player was the main contributor (24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists) to his team’s victory, helping Ginasio edge out Academica (#3, 1–1) 81–80. The game was between two of the league’s top four teams and allowed Ginasio to consolidate first place in the Portuguese LPB.

Oruche played college basketball at Northern Illinois University, and at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He graduated from UIS in 2010 with a degree in Business Administration and is believed to be the first UIS athlete to play in the Olympic Games. Oruche, who grew up in Bensenville, Illinois, was a scoring threat and go-to player for the 2009–2010 UIS team that went 11–13 overall and 7–11 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Oruche averaged team highs and led the Prairie Stars in scoring (19.8 points per game) and rebounding (5.8 rebounds per game) during the 2009–10 season, the inaugural year of Great Lakes Valley Conference GLVC membership. Oruche was the first UIS student-athlete to earn postseason accolades from the GLVC by being named second team All-GLVC. Oruche averaged 2.3 assists per game and had an 80.5 free-throw percentage. He scored in double figures in all but one game. Oruche was also the first Prairie Star student-athlete to earn the league’s Player of the Week award in December 2009. He spent two seasons at Northern Illinois University as a red shirt freshman before transferring to UIS. Oruche graduated from Bensenville, Illinois, Fenton High School – located in Chicago’s western suburbs. Richard Oruche is Fenton’s all-time leading scorer with 1,196 points.

Richard Oruche Net Worth

Richard Oruche is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Oruche 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Richard Dean Oruche (born August 30, 1987) is an American professional basketball player of Nigerian descent. He is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall, and he plays at the shooting guard position. Oruche played with the senior men’s Nigerian national basketball team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Richard Oruche height 6 ft 4 in Robert weight 98 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richard Oruche celebrates birthday on August 30 of every year.