November 2016, he parted ways with Sokoli after appearing in four games. On 3 December 2016, he signed with Sanat Naft Abadan of the Iranian Super League. On 9 March 2018 Richards signed with Hallmann Vienna of the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga. On 26 April 2018 Richards was reported to have parted way with the team without playing a game due to shoulder injury. On 6 July 2020 Richards signed with the Phoenix Brussels of the Pro Basketball League. On 28 November 2020 Richards signed with the Surrey Scorchers for the 2020–21 BBL season. This will be Richards second stint with the club in Great Britain. In April 2021, Richards signed with Angolan club Petro de Luanda to play in the 2021 BAL season. Since September 2021, Richards plays for Aomori Wat's in the Japanese B.League. On 29 June 2022, Richards signed with Yamaguchi Patriots in the Japanese B.League. ESPN "The Basketball Tournament" appearances In summer 2016, Richards joined Overseas Elite to participate in ESPN's The Basketball Tournament. The team repeated as champions of the South region, and eventually went on to defend their title defeating Team Colorado and bringing home an increased $2 million prize. He joined Ram Nation (VCU Alumni) for the 2018 ESPN's The Basketball Tournament. BAL career statistics |- |style="text-align:left;"|2021 |style="text-align:left;"|Petro de Luanda | 6 || 0 || 17.4 || .438 || .500 || .714 || 4.0 || .8 || 1.2 || .0 || 8.5 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 6 || 0 || 17.4 || .438 || .500 || .714 || 4.0 || .8 || 1.2 || .0 || 8.5 References External links Ryan Richards at euroleague.net Ryan Richards at fiba.com 1991 births Living people Asseco Gdynia players Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players Basketball players from Greater London BBC Monthey players BC Kalev/Cramo players BC Körmend players Aomori Wat's players BC Zepter Vienna players Belfius Mons-Hainaut players English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland English men's basketball players Expatriate basketball people in Estonia Ikaros B.C. players Lugano Tigers players Power forwards (basketball) San Antonio Spurs draft picks Sagesse SC basketball players Yamaguchi Patriots players