Richard Wayne Dumas (born May 19 1969 in
Tulsa, OklahomaTulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-largest in the United States. With an estimated population of 385,635 in 2008, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 916,079 residents projected to reach one million between 2010...
) is a retired
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professional
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10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
player.
Dumas, a 6'8"
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from Oklahoma State University, was selected with the 46th pick of the
1991 NBA DraftThe 1991 NBA Draft took place on June 26, 1991 in New York City, New York. Three of the top 12 picks were from UNLV. As of 2008, two players are deceased...
by the
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. During the 1991-92 season, while suspended from the NBA for violating it's substance abuse policy, Richard Dumas played in Israel, in
Hapoel HolonHapoel Holon is an basketball club based in Holon, Israel. They play in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. The club won their first championship in 2008, beating perennial champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final four final...
.
His rookie campaign commenced 19 games into the Suns' stellar
1992-93 seasonThe 1992–93 NBA season was the 47th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third-straight NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.-Notable occurrences:...
, averaging 15.8 points and 4.6
reboundA rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made....
s per game while helping the team to a league-best 62 wins and an
NBA FinalsThe 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992-93 NBA season, featuring the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and the Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley...
appearance.
Following a stint in rehab, he returned in 1995 to the Phoenix Suns, averaging just 5.5 points in 15 games in his final season with that team.
Richard Wayne Dumas (born May 19 1969 in
Tulsa, OklahomaTulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-largest in the United States. With an estimated population of 385,635 in 2008, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 916,079 residents projected to reach one million between 2010...
) is a retired
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
player.
Dumas, a 6'8"
small forwardThe small forward, or, colloquially, the three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
from Oklahoma State University, was selected with the 46th pick of the
1991 NBA DraftThe 1991 NBA Draft took place on June 26, 1991 in New York City, New York. Three of the top 12 picks were from UNLV. As of 2008, two players are deceased...
by the
Phoenix SunsThe Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Their home arena is the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix at Copper Square.The Suns have been generally...
. During the 1991-92 season, while suspended from the NBA for violating it's substance abuse policy, Richard Dumas played in Israel, in
Hapoel HolonHapoel Holon is an basketball club based in Holon, Israel. They play in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. The club won their first championship in 2008, beating perennial champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final four final...
.
His rookie campaign commenced 19 games into the Suns' stellar
1992-93 seasonThe 1992–93 NBA season was the 47th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third-straight NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.-Notable occurrences:...
, averaging 15.8 points and 4.6
reboundA rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made....
s per game while helping the team to a league-best 62 wins and an
NBA FinalsThe 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992-93 NBA season, featuring the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and the Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley...
appearance.
Following a stint in rehab, he returned in 1995 to the Phoenix Suns, averaging just 5.5 points in 15 games in his final season with that team. Under the influence of head coach
John LucasJohn Harding Lucas is a retired American professional basketball player and coach.Lucas attended the University of Maryland where he was an all-American in basketball as well as tennis. He played for the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal...
, Dumas concluded his brief NBA career with a season with the 76ers, averaging 6.2 points in 39 games.
He then continued his professional career overseas, for Gymnastikos S. Larissas in
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, Pekaes Pruszkow(1998/1999) in
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, as well as for the Westchester Wildfire of the
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.
Dumas retired from basketball in 2003.
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