Richard Washington

Richard Washington

No. 31
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	July 15, 1955 (1955-07-15) Portland, Oregon
Nationality	American
High school	Benson Polytechnic (Portland, Oregon)
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	UCLA (1973–1976)
NBA Draft	1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Kansas City Kings
Pro career	1976–1982
Career history
1976–1979	Kansas City Kings
1979–1980	Milwaukee Bucks
1980	Dallas Mavericks
1980–1982	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
NCAA Champion (1975) NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1975) Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1976)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,456 (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds	2,204 (6.3 rpg)
Assists	409 (1.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard Lee Washington (born July 15, 1955 in Portland, Oregon) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'11" center, Washington played high school ball at Benson Tech in Portland, Oregon before starring at UCLA in the 1970s, where he was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player following UCLA's 1975 championship. He played six professional seasons in the NBA as a member of the Kansas City Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers. In his NBA career, he scored 3,456 points and grabbed 2,204 rebounds.

External links

• Career statistics
• UCLA 1975 championship team