Richard Dean Oruche (born August 30, 1987) is an American professional basketball player of Nigerian descent. He is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall, and he plays at the shooting guard position. Oruche played with the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The 6-foot-4 guard played professional basketball in Portugal for two years. Oruche averaged 15.4 points and 3.3 rebounds with the Portuguese League Associacao Academica de Coimbra, during the 2011–12 season.