Rich Laurel

Rich Laurel
Personal information
Born (1954-07-11) July 11, 1954 (age 70)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolOverbrook
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeHofstra (1973–1977)
NBA draft1977: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1977–1986
PositionShooting guard
Number5, 12
Career history
1977–1978Milwaukee Bucks
1978–1981Hurlingham Trieste
1982–1984AS Monaco Basket
1985–1986Basket Groot Willebroek
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Richard Laurel (born July 11, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Hofstra University and played one season for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A 6'6" shooting guard born in Philadelphia, Laurel played college basketball at Hofstra University.[1] He played one season (1977–78) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks.[2] Laurel scored 24 points in ten games.[3] The following season he signed with the New Jersey Nets but was waived before the start of the season.[4][5] He later played in Italy (Hurlingham Trieste),[6] France and Belgium.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Bill Nack (February 17, 1977). "He can taste the money, the fame and the success". Newsday. p. 143. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Mark Eickhorst (January 1, 1978). "The past holds no laurels". The Journal Times. p. 3D. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Rich Laurel NBA stats at basketball-reference.com
  4. ^ "Rich Laurel on waivers". The Town Talk. Associated Press. October 4, 1978. p. 21. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Thom Greer (February 10, 1978). "Rich Laurel: A different route to the top?". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 72. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Rich Laurel stats at Lega Basket Serie A