Richard Hamilton

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Born
1978 (47 years old)

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Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Position
Shooting Guard

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
Black

Team Number
32

Height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Weight
193 lb (88 kg)

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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 Four's 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 his senior year and enter the NBA draft. Drafted seventh overall by the Washington Wizards where he would spend the next three seasons, Hamilton notably averaged 20 points per game starting next to Michael Jordan. Traded to Detroit for Jerry Stackhouse in 2002, Hamilton played with the Pistons for nine seasons before ending his career with two final seasons with the Chicago Bulls. The Pistons retired his No. 32 jersey on February 26, 2017.

Career Honours

NBA All Star 2008 Detroit Pistons	NBA All Star 2007 Detroit Pistons	NBA All Star 2006 Detroit Pistons	NBA 2004 Detroit Pistons
NCAA Basketball 1999 Connecticut