Michael "Sugar" Ray Richardson

          

Michael "Sugar" Ray Richardson, born April 11, 1955, Lubbock, Texas, is an American former professional basketball player and currently head coach of the Oklahoma City Calvary of the Continental Basketball Association.  Richardson played college basketball for the Montana Grizzllies.  He also played in the NBA for eight years, most notably for the New York Knicks.

Richardson went on to play a few seasons in the Continental Basketball Association and United States Basketball League as well as 14 seasons in Europe.  There, he joined Virtus Bologna, a prominent European team, in 1988 and remained three seasons.  With the Virtus Bologna, he won the Winners' Cup in 1990.  In Italy, he stayed two seasons (1992-1993); Baker Livorno (1998-1999) and Montana Forli (1978-1982).

On December 14, 2004, he was named head coach of the Albany Patroons in the Continential Basketball Association.  This is Richardson's second stint with the Patroons; he played for the team during the 1987-88 season in which Albany won its second CBA championship.

On May 24, 2007, he was named head coach of the reincarnaed Oklahoma City Cavalry of the Continental Basketball Association.