1. Richard Barnett was born on October 2,1936 and is an American former professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association for the Syracuse Nationals, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks.
15 Facts About Dick Barnett
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Dick Barnett was a member of the Cleveland Pipers in the American Basketball League.
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Dick Barnett attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in a segregated society.
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Dick Barnett was known for his trademark "question mark" jump shot, with an unusual technique of kicking his legs back as he released the ball with his left hand, taunting the defenders by saying, "Too late; Fall back baby".
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Dick Barnett became a three-time Associated Press Little College All-American, helping the Tigers to a 36-game winning streak and three consecutive NAIA national championship titles.
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Dick Barnett received back-to-back championship MVP honors in 1958 and 1959.
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Dick Barnett graduated as the school's All-time scorer with 3,209 points for a 23.6 average in 136 games, while recording 1,571 career rebounds for an 11.6 average, a career shooting percentage of 44.8 and 80.0 from the free throw line.
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Dick Barnett was selected by the Syracuse Nationals in the first round of the 1959 NBA draft.
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Dick Barnett was used in a sixth man role behind guards Larry Costello and Hal Greer.
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Dick Barnett was used in a sixth man role with the Lakers, behind Elgin Baylor and Jerry West.
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Dick Barnett helped the team win the Western Division title after West missed 27 games with a leg injury.
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Dick Barnett averaged 16.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists during his 3 seasons with the team.
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Dick Barnett scored 15,358 regular season points in his career.
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Dick Barnett, who holds a PhD in education from Fordham University, is retired from teaching Sports Management at St John's University in New York as of 2007.
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Dick Barnett was the subject of the 2022 documentary The Dream Whisperer.