Mitch Richmond

Mitch Richmond
Richmond in 2010
Personal information
Born (1965-06-30) June 30, 1965 (age 59)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolBoyd Anderson
(Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
College
NBA draft1988: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1988–2002
PositionShooting guard
Number23, 2
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
19881991Golden State Warriors
19911998Sacramento Kings
19982001Washington Wizards
2001–2002Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
20152019St. John's (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points20,497 (21.0 ppg)
Rebounds3,801 (3.9 rpg)
Assists3,398 (3.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team competition
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb Team competition

Mitchell James Richmond III (born June 30, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Moberly Area Community College[1] and Kansas State University. He was a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team member, and a former NBA Rookie of the Year. In 976 NBA games, Richmond averaged 21.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. Richmond was voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.[2] His jersey No. 2 was retired in his honor by the Sacramento Kings, for whom he played seven seasons.

  1. ^ "Hounds in the NBA". Moberly Area Community College Sports Information website. 2012. Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  2. ^ Winderman, Ira (April 7, 2014). "It's official: Mourning, Richmond to enter Hall; Zo: 'I'm humbled'". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.