Richard Hamilton (basketball)

Richard Hamilton
	Hamilton speaking at a USO event in 2018
Personal information
Born	February 14, 1978 (age 46); Coatesville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Coatesville Area; (Coatesville, Pennsylvania)
College	UConn (1996–1999)
NBA draft	1999: 1st round, 7th overall pick
	Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career	1999–2013
Position	Shooting guard
Number	32
Career history
1999–2002	Washington Wizards
2002–2011	Detroit Pistons
2011–2013	Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (2004); 3× NBA All-Star (2006–2008); No. 32 retired by Detroit Pistons; NCAA champion (1999); NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1999); Consensus first-team All-American (1999); Consensus second-team All-American (1998); 2× Big East Player of the Year (1998, 1999); 2× First-team All-Big East (1998, 1999); No. 32 retired by UConn Huskies; McDonald's All-American (1996); Second-team Parade All-American (1996);
Career statistics
Points	15,708 (17.1 ppg)
Rebounds	2,852 (3.2 rpg)
Assists	3,125 (3.4 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2022
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA Americas Championship

Richard Clay "Rip" Hamilton (born February 14, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and current basketball analyst for CBS Sports HQ. Hamilton played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is best known for his nine-year stint with the Detroit Pistons, where he was a three-time All-Star. He helped lead the Pistons to six straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances, back to back NBA Finals appearances, their best record in franchise history (64–18 in 2005–06) and the 2004 NBA championship.

Born and raised in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, a city 40 miles (64 km) west of Philadelphia, Hamilton played three years for the University of Connecticut. In his third and final year, Hamilton was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player en route to an upset NCAA Championship win over the favored Duke Blue Devils. He is the second-leading scorer in Connecticut Huskies history.

Named a consensus first-team All-American, Hamilton decided to forgo his senior year and enter the NBA draft. Drafted seventh overall by the Washington Wizards where he would spend the next three seasons, Hamilton notably averaged 20 points per game starting next to Michael Jordan. Traded to Detroit for Jerry Stackhouse in 2002, Hamilton played with the Pistons for nine seasons before ending his career with two final seasons with the Chicago Bulls. The Pistons retired his No. 32 jersey on February 26, 2017.