Dick Barnett
American basketball player (born 1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Barnett (born October 2, 1936) is an American former basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks. He won two NBA championships with the Knicks. Barnett was also a member of the Cleveland Pipers in the American Basketball League. He played college basketball at Tennessee A&I College. In 2024, it was announced that Barnett would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1936-10-02) October 2, 1936 (age 87) Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Theodore Roosevelt (Gary, Indiana) |
College | Tennessee State (1955–1959) |
NBA draft | 1959: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals | |
Playing career | 1959–1973 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 5, 12 |
Career history | |
1959–1961 | Syracuse Nationals |
1961–1962 | Cleveland Pipers |
1962–1965 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1965–1973 | New York Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 15,358 (15.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,812 (2.9 rpg) |
Assists | 2,729 (2.8 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2007 | |
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