Richard Hamilton (basketball) | richard hamilton
AmericanbasketballplayerRichardClay"Rip"Hamilton(bornFebruary14,1978)isanAmericanformerprofessionalbasketballplayer.Hamiltonplayed14seasonsintheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)andisbestknownforhisnine-yearstintwiththeDetroitPistons,wherehewasathree-timeAll-Star.HehelpedleadthePistonstosixstraightEasternConferenceFinalsappearances,backtobackNBAFinalsappearances,theirbestrecordinfranchisehistory(64–18in2005–06)andthe2004NBAchampionship.BornandraisedinCoatesville,Pennsylvania,asuburb40miles(6...
American basketball player
Richard Clay "Rip" Hamilton (born February 14, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. 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 suburb 40 miles (64 km) west of Philadelphia, Hamilton played three years for the University of Connecticut. In his third and final year, Hamilton was named the Final Fours 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.
Named a consensus first-team All-American, Hamilton decided to forgo h...