Mitchell James Richmond III was born on June 30,1965 and is an American former professional basketball player.
18 Facts About Mitch Richmond
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Mitch Richmond played collegiately at Moberly Area Community College and Kansas State University.
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Mitch Richmond was a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team member, and a former NBA Rookie of the Year.
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In 976 NBA games, Richmond averaged 21.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game.
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Mitch Richmond was voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Mitch Richmond began his college career playing for the Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds.
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Mitch Richmond scored 1,023 points from 1984 to 1986, before joining the Kansas State Wildcats.
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Mitch Richmond was drafted 5th overall in the 1988 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, following two years at Kansas State, where he averaged 20 points per game, and two years at Moberly Area Community College.
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Mitch Richmond was a key part of Don Nelson's fast-paced offense, focusing on Richmond and teammates Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin which was dubbed "Run TMC".
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Between 1993 and 1998, Mitch Richmond was a fixture on the Western Conference's All-Star team, and he won MVP honors at the All-Star Game in Phoenix, in 1995.
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Mitch Richmond was traded by the Kings, along with Otis Thorpe, to the Washington Wizards for Chris Webber in May 1998, a move that keyed the Kings' transformation from perennial doormat to an elite title contender.
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Mitch Richmond signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he played the final year of his career.
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Mitch Richmond earned an NBA championship ring with the Lakers in 2002 but played sparingly in the postseason, logging 4 minutes overall.
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In game 4 of the finals, just seconds after making the last basket of his career, Mitch Richmond dribbled out the clock to win the title with the Lakers.
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Mitch Richmond became a member of the team again at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, US and won the gold medal along with David Robinson, who was on the US men's national basketball team in 1988.
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Mitch Richmond is the cousin of NFL defensive back Lardarius Webb.
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Mitch Richmond was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for 2014, and formally entered the Hall on August 8.
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Mitch Richmond was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in San Francisco, California in 2016.