Richardson is now a part of a playoff team with established standouts, including Franz and Moritz Wagner. The Wagner brothers starred at Michigan and beating the Wolverines in the regular-season finale at home before raising a Big Ten title banner at the Breslin Center last season remains Richardson’s top memory with the program.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Two players with Michigan ties went in the first round of Wednesday night’s 2025 NBA Draft. Michigan State University’s Jase Richardson and the University of Michigan’s Danny Wolf were taken two picks apart from each other near the end of the first round.

Michigan State’s Jase Richardson had his NBA dreams come true on Wednesday night. Richardson was selected by the with the No. 25 overall pick in the NBA Draft, becoming the first Spartan selected in the first round of the draft since 2018 – Jaren Jackson Jr.