Former UA assistant coach Book Richardson, shown with then-Wildcat forward Talbott Denny, is well-connected in club and college basketball circles.

Former Arizona assistant coach Book Richardson has been named a sports editor for Silver Waves Media, scheduled to do Zoom podcasts and help with the site's NBA mock drafts.

"Book will have his own corner on Silver Waves," said Ryan Silver, president of Silver Waves and head of the West Coast Elite club where many UA players have passed through.

Silver Waves covers eight different sports, providing rankings, video highlights, podcasts, scouting reports and rankings. Silver said 10 NBA teams subscribe to its scouting reports.

Richardson, who was fired by UA in 2018 and served three months in federal prison in connection with the federal investigation into college basketball, had previously agreed to work with the New York Gauchos club-ball program. He remains well-connected in amateur basketball circles.


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