Richard S. Congo (born May 17, 1961)[1] is an American former basketball player for Lafayette College and Drexel University.

[4] He took a break for personal reasons midway through the season,[5] though he came back and helped the Leopards gain a berth into the 1980 NIT where they lost in the first round to Virginia.

He chose to leave the program after one season, contributed in part due to cultural adjustment difficulties.

[5] Due to NCAA transfer rules, Congo had to redshirt (sit out) his sophomore season, which was his first playing for the Drexel Dragons.

[1] He was cut after rookie camp before appearing in a regular season game, however,[10] and then spent time playing professionally in Birmingham, England.