Mitch Richmond
Mitch Richmond was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States on June 30th, 1965 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 59, Mitch Richmond biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Mitchell James Richmond (born June 30, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball player.
He attended Moberly Community College 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.
Richmond scored 21.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game in 976 NBA games.
In 2014, Richmond was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
"The Rock" is one of his nicknames.
His jersey No. 94 is on sale now. The Sacramento Kings renamed two players in his honor, after he appeared in seven seasons.
Personal life
Mitch Richmond is the cousin of NFL defensive back Lardarius Webb.
Phillip, Jerin, and Shane Richmond, Richmond's three sons, and Tearra Jones has a daughter Tearra Gates. Shane died in 2019.
Phillip was a walk-on for the Oregon Ducks from 2014-2016.
College career
Richmond began his college career by playing for the Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds. Before joining the Kansas State Wildcats, he scored 1,023 points from 1984-1986.
Mitch Richmond, one of Kansas State's most well-known players, served as a two-year letterman for head coach Lon Kruger from 1986-88. He was instrumental in the Wildcats' 454-206 (.692) record, which included two NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the 1988 NCAA Midwest Regional Finals. His 1,327 points are the most by a player in a two-year career.
Professional career
The Golden State Warriors selected Richmond fifth overall in the 1988 NBA draft, after two years in Kansas State, where he averaged 20 points per game, and two years at Moberly Area Community College.
Since scoring 22 points per game for the Warriors, Richmond claimed the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in the 1988–89 season. He was a central part of Don Nelson's high-paced offense, focusing on Richmond and teammates Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin, also known as "Run TMC" (the initials of the players' first names and a play on the word of the famous rap group Run-DMC). He complimented Hardaway's passing and quick break abilities as well as Mullin's shooting abilities by slashing to the hoop as part of the Warriors' assault, adding to the shooting.
On November 1, 1991, the Sacramento Kings were traded (along with Les Jepsen) for the right to Billy Owens, and was possibly the team's first star since the franchise was relocated to Sacramento. Richmond was the team's top scorer in each of his seven seasons, averaging no fewer than 21.9 points a game each season while keeping with the Kings until 1998. Richmond was a regular on the Western Conference's All-Star squad from 1993 to 1998, and he earned MVP awards at the All-Star Game in Phoenix in 1995. Richmond was selected to the United States Olympic team (Dream Team III), winning a gold medal in Atlanta during his prime, and was a member of the National Guard Association. Richmond was named one of basketball's all-time top shooters during his tenure.
In May 1998, Richmond was traded by the Kings, along with Otis Thorpe, to the Washington Wizards for Chris Webber, a change that characterized the Kings' transformation from perennial doormat to an elite title contender. However, Richmond's activities did not go as smoothly. He lost a lot of the shooting touch he displayed as a King in three years with the Wizards, and his days as a regular were numbered following the 2000–01 season's missing half. Richmond's release from Washington coincided with the Wizards' signing of Michael Jordan, Richmond's perennial rival for the shooting guard position.
Richmond also signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he spent the last year of his career. He played strictly off the bench, scoring 4 points per game. In 2002, he earned his first NBA championship ring with the Lakers, but he saw nothing in the postseason, logging 4 minutes. Richmond dribbled out the clock to win the title with the Lakers in game 4 of the finals, just seconds after making the last basket of his career.
National team career
He competed for the United States national team in Seoul, South Korea, winning the bronze medal before heading to the NBA. He returned to the team in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, in 1996, winning the gold medal with David Robinson, who was also on the U.S. national basketball team in 1988.
Richmond played in the NBA Challenge 2010 at Araneta Coliseum in Manila, an exhibition game that pitted NBA stars and NBA Development League players against Philippine Basketball Association stars and legends.