|
|
|
|
Richard Hamilton (basketball)
|
| |
|
| |
Richard "Rip" Hamilton (born February 14, 1978 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons. He is 6 ft 7 in, 193 pounds (2.01 m, 87.5 kg) and plays shooting guard and small forward.
lton played college basketball at the University of Connecticut from 1996-99. He was named the 1999 NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after UConn's run to that year's national title.
Hamilton was a lottery pick in that year's NBA draft and played for the Washington Wizards for his first three seasons as a professional.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Richard Hamilton (basketball)' Start a new discussion about 'Richard Hamilton (basketball)' Answer questions from other users |
Encyclopedia
Richard "Rip" Hamilton (born February 14, 1978 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons. He is 6 ft 7 in, 193 pounds (2.01 m, 87.5 kg) and plays shooting guard and small forward.
Playing career
Hamilton played college basketball at the University of Connecticut from 1996-99. He was named the 1999 NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after UConn's run to that year's national title.
Hamilton was a lottery pick in that year's NBA draft and played for the Washington Wizards for his first three seasons as a professional. Hamilton, Hubert Davis and Bobby Simmons were then traded to the Detroit Pistons for Jerry Stackhouse, Brian Cardinal and Ratko Varda. Since the trade, Richard has become one of the NBA's top shooting guards, and helped the Pistons win the NBA Championship in 2004. Also, Hamilton was the leading scorer on the team.
After fracturing his nose three times in the 2003-2004 season, Hamilton began wearing a protective mask. He has continued to wear the mask since it has become a symbol of strength. Hamilton says, "It's like my Superman cape."
Hamilton is the only player in NBA history to lead his team in scoring in a game despite not making a single field goal. On January 6, 2005, Hamilton was 0-for-10 from the field, but hit 14-of-14 from the line to pace the Pistons in a 101-79 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
On February 9, 2006, Hamilton earned his first selection to the 2006 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve guard for the Eastern Conference.
On December 27, 2006, Hamilton scored a career-high 51 points with 19-for-37 field goal shooting in a 151-145 triple-overtime Pistons loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
He represented the Eastern Conference for the second time at the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.
On February 17, 2008, Hamilton represented the Eastern Conference for the third consecutive season at the 2008 NBA All-Star Game. On February 6, Hamilton was selected to be a part of the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout, held on February 16 during All Star Weekend in New Orleans. He was defeated, however, by defending champion Jason Kapono.
On May 13, 2008, Hamilton surpassed Isiah Thomas as the Pistons' all-time leading scorer in the playoffs.
On November 3, 2008 Hamilton signed a three-year, $34 million contract extension with the Pistons. The first two years of the contract is guaranteed and the third is partially.
On February 7, 2009, Hamilton scored 38 points off the bench against the Milwaukee Bucks, the most by a Piston reserve in history.
Career transactions
Media appearances
In the 2006-07 NBA season Hamilton appeared in the NBA Fundamentals series, hosted by TNT, where basketball players showcase certain aspects of the game. Hamilton explained the topic "movement without the ball" to shake off your defender.
He was also a contestant on a recent episode of the game show series Wanna Bet?.
He has also worked with many charities, including the Read to Achieve* program and reading books to children.
Personal
On October 31, 2007, Hamilton's girlfriend TJ Lottie gave birth to Richard Clay Hamilton II.
Early in the 2003-04 season, Hamilton suffered a fractured nose. His nose was fractured again in late February and underwent nasal reconstructive surgery. He now wears a protective mask so as to prevent further injury.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|-
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Washington
| 71 || 12 || 19.3 || .420 || .364 || .774 || 1.8 || 1.5 || .4 || .1 || 9.0
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Washington
| 78 || 42 || 32.3 || .438 || .274 || .868 || 3.1 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .1 || 18.1
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Washington
| 63 || 57 || 35.0 || .435 || .381 || .890 || 3.4 || 2.7 || .6 || .2 || 20.0
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Detroit
| 82 || 82 || 32.2 || .443 || .269 || .833 || 3.9 || 2.5 || .8 || .2 || 19.7
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Detroit
| 78 || 78 || 35.5 || .455 || .265 || .868 || 3.6 || 4.0 || 1.3 || .2 || 17.6
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Detroit
| 76 || 76 || 38.5 || .440 || .305 || .858 || 3.9 || 4.9 || 1.0 || .2 || 18.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Detroit
| 80 || 80 || 35.3 || .491 || .458 || .845 || 3.2 || 3.4 || .6 || .2 || 20.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Detroit
| 75 || 75 || 36.8 || .468 || .341 || .861 || 3.8 || 3.8 || .8 || .2 || 19.8
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Detroit
| 72 || 72 || 33.7 || .484 || .440 || .833 || 3.3 || 4.2 || 1.0 || .1 || 17.3
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 675 || 574 || 33.3 || .455 || .345 || .853 || 3.3 || 3.3 || .8 || .1 || 17.9
|-
| align="left" | All-Star
| align="left" |
| 3 || 0 || 15.3 || .458 || .500 || .000 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .0 || .0 || 7.7
Playoffs
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Detroit
| 17 || 17 || 38.8 || .442 || .333 || .906 || 3.9 || 2.6 || .8 || ..3|| 22.5
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Detroit
| 23 || 23 || 40.2 || .447 || .385 || .848 || 4.6 || 4.2 || 1.2 || .0 || 21.5
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Detroit
| 25 || 25 || 43.2 || .453 || .294 || .798 || 4.3 || 4.3 || .8 || .1 || 20.0
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Detroit
| 18 || 18 || 38.3 || .413 || .350 || .851 || 2.9 || 2.7 || .9 || .3 || 20.4
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Detroit
| 16 || 16 || 39.9 || .429 || .400 || .865 || 4.3 || 3.8 || .9 || .1 || 18.8
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Detroit
| 17 || 17 || 38.6 || .470 || .308 || .911 || 4.2 || 3.9 || 1.4 || .5 || 21.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 116 || 116 || 40.1 || .443 || .344 || .861 || 4.1 || 3.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 20.8
External links
|
| |
|
|
