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Pooh Richardson
Guard ·Los Angeles Clippers ·NBA

Pooh Richardson

Age60 BornMay 14, 1966 FromUSA Height185 cm (6'1") Weight82 kg CollegeUCLA Draft1989 · #10
Career averages
11.1PPG
2.8RPG
6.6APG
639 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

LAC hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
639Games
7,086Career points
13.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Clippers · 282 games · 1994-95 to 1998-99
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1989
All awards
Career highsSingle season
17.1PPG · 1990-91 · MIN
3.7RPG · 1991-92 · MIN
9.0APG · 1990-91 · MIN
18.1PER · 1990-91 · MIN
5.9Win shares · 1990-91 · MIN
Draft1989
1Round
10Overall pick
From UCLA
Position rank1997-98
#87PPG rank
#65PER rank
#72Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 106 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Clippers
1994-95 - 1998-99 · 5 seasons
8.0 PPG 2.2 RPG 5.0 APG
282 games
Indiana Pacers
1992-93 - 1993-94 · 2 seasons
10.3 PPG 3.4 RPG 7.3 APG
111 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
1989-90 - 1991-92 · 3 seasons
15.0 PPG 3.3 RPG 8.1 APG
246 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1989-90 MIN 82 48 31.5 11.4 2.6 6.8 1.6 0.3 46.1 27.7 58.9 15.8 4.4
1990-91 MIN 82 82 38.5 17.1 3.5 9.0 1.6 0.2 47.0 32.8 53.9 18.1 5.9
1991-92 MIN 82 82 35.6 16.5 3.7 8.4 1.5 0.3 46.6 34.2 69.1 17.4 4.1
1992-93 IND 74 73 32.4 10.4 3.6 7.7 1.3 0.2 47.9 10.3 74.2 14.5 4.0
1993-94 IND 37 25 27.6 10.0 3.0 6.4 0.9 0.1 45.2 25.0 61.0 13.3 1.4
1994-95 LAC 80 77 35.8 10.9 3.3 7.9 1.6 0.2 39.4 35.7 64.8 12.6 2.1
1995-96 LAC 63 61 32.0 11.7 2.5 5.4 1.2 0.2 42.3 38.4 74.3 14.5 3.8
1996-97 LAC 59 18 18.1 5.6 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.1 38.1 32.8 60.5 11.8 1.0
1997-98 LAC 69 17 18.1 4.2 1.4 3.3 0.6 0.0 37.2 19.3 69.8 10.3 0.2
1998-99 LAC 11 0 11.8 2.5 1.2 2.7 0.4 0.0 33.3 0.0 100.0 10.7 -0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1994 Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Clippers
Jul 1992 Minnesota Timberwolves Indiana Pacers

All entries are season change.

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Born on May 14

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About Pooh Richardson

Jerome "Pooh" Richardson Jr. is an American former basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 1989 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, the first draft pick in franchise history. He would also play for the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers during his 10-year NBA career from 1989 to 1999.