Jason Rich


Jason Rich is a retired American professional basketball player. Standing at, Rich played as a guard. He played collegiately for Florida State, until 2008.

Career

Rich played college basketball for Florida State. After graduating, he went to Italy to play for Pallacanestro Cantù. He then played in Israel with Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Jerusalem. After half a season in Belgium with Telenet Oostende, on January 31, 2013 he returned to Italy and signed a deal until the end of the season with Vanoli Cremona. Rich immediately became the leader of the team and helped the team win nine of the last thirteen games of the season, remaining undefeated at home. In these 14 games he averaged 16.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2 assists. After a year in Russia with Enisey Krasnoyarsk, he returned to Vanoli Cremona, signing a one-year deal. In October 2014, he signed with Élan Chalon.
On July 1, 2017, Rich signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian LBA. He was named the LBA Most Valuable Player of the season, while also being the league's scoring champion. In the 2018 LBA Playoffs, Rich and Avellino were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Trento, losing 1–3.
He has signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş Sompo Japan on October 17, 2018.
On October 24, 2019, he has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.
On June 29, 2020, he has signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A, but decided to withdraw right after.