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Richard Hamilton
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American basketball player (born 1978)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1978-02-14 ) February 14, 1978 (age 48) , Coatesville, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Listed weight
- 193 lb (88 kg)
- High school
- Coatesville Area , (Coatesville, Pennsylvania)
- College
- UConn (1996–1999)
- Nba draft
- 1999 : 1st round, 7th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Washington Wizards
- Playing career
- 1999–2013
- Position
- Shooting guard / small forward
- 1999 2002
- Washington Wizards
- 2002 2011
- Detroit Pistons
- 2011 2013
- Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 15,708 (17.1 ppg)
- Rebounds
- 2,852 (3.2 rpg)
- Assists
- 3,125 (3.4 apg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Shooting Guard
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Hamilton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Coatesville
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Educated at
- University of Connecticut
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- 1999 Tournament of the Americas
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- UConn Huskies men's basketball
- Position played
- shooting guard
- Mass
- 84
- Official website
- www.ripcity32.com
- Image
- Richard Hamilton 180422-D-SW162-1588 (27762040388) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 198
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- Commons category
- Richard Hamilton (basketball)
- date of birth
- 1978-02-14
- drafted by
- Washington Wizards
- different from
- Richard Hamilton
- end of work period
- 2013-00-00
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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 college basketball for three years with the UConn Huskies. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Richard Hamilton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.