Pooh Richardson

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Jerome Richardson
No. 24, 2
Point guard
Personal information
Born May 14, 1966 (1966-05-14) (age 45)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
High school Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College UCLA (1985–1989)
NBA Draft 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Pro career 1989–2000
Career history
1989–1992 Minnesota Timberwolves
1992–1994 Indiana Pacers
1994–1999 Los Angeles Clippers
1999–2000 Adecco Milano (Italy)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 7,083 (11.1 ppg)
Rebounds 1,807 (2.8 rpg)
Assists 4,180 (6.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jerome "Pooh" Richardson (born May 14, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. he was selected in the first round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, their first draft pick in franchise history. He would also play for the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers during his 10-year NBA career from 1989 to 1999.

Richardson played college basketball for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1985 to 1989. He set school records for assists and three-point field goal percentage.

His nickname came from his grandmother, who thought he resembled Winnie the Pooh.

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[edit] Early life

Richardson grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and played basketball in the Sonny Hill League. He was a McDonald’s All-American while playing at Ben Franklin High School. He led Ben Franklin to the Public League championship in 1984. The Philadelphia Tribune called Richardson a "a basketball legend in [Philadelphia]."[1]

[edit] College

UCLA head coach Walt Hazzard recruited Richardson to play for the Bruins.[1] He was a four-year starter at UCLA from 1985–1989.[2] In his freshman year, he was honored as the team's most valuable freshman player and outstanding defensive player.[3] The following season, he was named to the first-team All-Pac-10 team.[4] In his junior year, he was named the team's most valuable player (MVP)[5] and again was first-team All-Pac-10.[4] In Richardson's senior year, he was the team's MVP for the second consecutive year,[5] first-team All-Pac-10 for the third year in a row,[4] and the Bruins' outstanding defensive player for the second time in his career.[3]

As of 2010, Richardson still held UCLA records for most assists in a career (833), most assists in a season (236) and highest career three-point field goal percentage (46.4).[6]

[edit] NBA career

The 6'1" point guard was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the tenth overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft out of UCLA. He was their first ever draft choice[1] and played for them for their first three seasons until 1992 when he was traded along with Sam Mitchell to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Chuck Person and Micheal Williams in the offseason. In 1994, the Pacers dealt him to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Malik Sealy and 1994 draft pick Eric Piatkowski in exchange for Mark Jackson and the draft rights to Greg Minor.

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[edit] References

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Specific
  1. ^ a b c Hunt, Donald (September 30, 2010). "76ers' Holiday has mentor, 'Pooh'". Philadelphia Tribune. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60BoAelGT. 
  2. ^ Finney 2010, pp.113, 115
  3. ^ a b Finney 2010, p.111
  4. ^ a b c Finney 2010, p.105
  5. ^ a b Finney 2010, p.110
  6. ^ Finney, Ryan (2010). "2010–11 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide (Records)". UCLA Athletic Department. p. 80. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60BuUs84u. 

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