Player Profile
Mitch Richmond | 23
Position:  G
Born: 06/30/65
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 220  lbs. /  99,8  kg.
College - Kansas State '88

  NBA Playoffs
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
Conference Finals
  1 0 3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 .00 1.00 1.00 .0 .00 .00 1.00 .00 1.0
NBA Finals
  1 0 1.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 .00 .00 .00 .0 .00 .00 .00 .00 2.0
Cumulative Playoff Statistics
  2 0 2.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 .00 .50 .50 .0 .00 .00 .50 .00 1.5
 2001-02 Statistics
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  64 2 11.1 100-247 .405 18-62 .290 42-44 .955 .20 1.30 1.50 .9 .28 .09 .63 1.00 4.1
Career Highlights

  • Ranked 9th in the NBA in free-throw percentage (.876) in 1999-2000
  • Scored 20 points in Boston on 11/3/99, raising his career total to 18,380 moving him ahead of Julius Erving into 40th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list
  • Ranked 16th in the NBA in 1998-99 in points per game (19.7), 13th in the NBA in free-throw percentage (.857) and 13th in the NBA in minutes per game (38.2)
  • Scored his 18,000th career point, registering 16 points (2-4 3FG), 3 assists and 3 steals, in an 84-73 victory over the Orlando Magic on 3/31/99
  • Notched his 1,000th career steal, posting 19 points and 4 rebounds, against the Charlotte Hornets on 3/12/99
  • Named to the 1997-98 All-NBA Third Team
  • Led the Kings and finished 4th in the NBA in 1997-98 with 23.2 ppg, becoming only the 4th player (with (Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan and Robertson) in NBA history to top 21.0 ppg in each of his first 10 seasons
  • Led the Kings in scoring for the 7th straight season in 1997-98, as well as three-pointers made (130) and attempted (334), three-point percentage (.389), free-throw percentage (.864) and steals (1.26 spg)
  • Closed the 1997-98 season as the Kings' all-time franchise leader in three-pointers made (993) and attempted (2,460) and ranks 2nd in steals (670), 3rd in points (12,070) and 8th in assists (2,028)
  • Made his 6th consecutive All-Star appearance in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York and has averaged 9.5 ppg and 2.2 apg
  • Finished fourth, with Ruthie Bolton-Holifield of the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs, in the inaugural Nestle Crunch All-Star 2ball during All-Star Saturday
  • Won the Fleer Shootaround on All-Star Saturday during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland
  • Named MVP of the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, scoring 23 points in 22 minutes
  • Named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1993-94, 1994-95 and 1996-97 and to the All-NBA Third Team in 1995-96
  • Has appeared in 21 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 21.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 3.3 apg
  • Established an NBA single-season record in 1996-97 with 6 four-point plays, and has 9 in his career
  • Named NBA Player of the Week for the weeks ending 1/26/97 and 3/25/91
  • Notched his 3rd career triple-double, with 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, against the Detroit Pistons on 1/22/97
  • A member of the men's basketball "Dream Team" that won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and was also a member of the bronze-medal winning team at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul
  • Tied his career-high with 47 points, including a Kings' franchise-record 25 in the fourth quarter, against the Houston Rockets on 12/15/95
  • Named 1988-89 NBA Rookie of the Year, and to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, after averaging 22.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 4.2 apg
Personal

  • Full name is Mitchell James Richmond III
  • Mitch and his wife Juli have two sons, Phillip and Jerin
  • Earned his B.A. in social sciences from Kansas State
  • Established the "Solid As a Rock" Foundation in 1992, a college scholarship fund for high school student-athletes in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • An honorary board member for the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (NCPCA) and given the "Special Friend Award" by the NCPCA for his national PSA
  • Enjoys playing Sega video games and hosted the "NBA Live '95" Sega Genesis Celebrity Basketball Tournament in 1995
  • Portrayed a basketball playing murder suspect in a 1997 episode of The Sentinel
  • Enjoys bowling, his highest single game was a 215
 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2001-02 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points13 @ Denver 11/21/01 47 2 Times
 Field Goals Made4 7 Times18 vs. L.A. Clippers 4/08/95
 Field Goals Attempted9 2 Times34 vs. L.A. Clippers 4/08/95
 Three Point Field Goals Made 2 3 Times8 @ L.A. Clippers 2/25/94
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted4 vs. Houston 12/30/0113 @ L.A. Lakers 3/19/95
 Free Throws Made4 3 Times16 2 Times
 Free Throws Attempted4 4 Times19 vs. Sacramento3/04/89
 Offensive Rebounds2 @ Boston 4/05/027 2 Times
 Defensive Rebounds5 vs. Houston 3/03/0211 vs. Philadelphia 2/16/94
 Total Rebounds5 2 Times13 @ Denver 2/01/97
 Assists4 2 Times13 @ Vancouver 1/11/97
 Steals2 3 Times7 vs. L.A. Clippers 1/31/91
 Blocks1 6 Times3 4 Times
 Minutes Played23 vs. Phoenix 11/02/0154 @ L.A. Lakers 3/03/95
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 88-89 GSW 79 79 34.4 .468 .367 .810 2.00 3.90 5.90 4.2 1.04 .16 3.41 2.80 22.0
 89-90 GSW 78 78 35.9 .497 .358 .866 1.30 3.40 4.60 2.9 1.26 .31 2.58 2.70 22.1
 90-91 GSW 77 77 39.3 .494 .348 .847 1.90 4.00 5.90 3.1 1.64 .44 2.99 2.70 23.9
 91-92 SAC 80 80 38.7 .468 .384 .813 .80 3.20 4.00 5.1 1.15 .43 3.09 2.90 22.5
 92-93 SAC 45 45 38.4 .474 .369 .845 .40 3.00 3.40 4.9 1.18 .20 2.89 3.00 21.9
 93-94 SAC 78 78 37.1 .445 .407 .834 .90 2.80 3.70 4.0 1.32 .22 2.77 2.70 23.4
 94-95 SAC 82 82 38.7 .446 .368 .843 .80 3.50 4.40 3.8 1.11 .35 2.85 2.80 22.8
 95-96 SAC 81 81 36.4 .447 .437 .866 .70 2.70 3.30 3.1 1.54 .23 2.72 2.90 23.1
 96-97 SAC 81 81 38.6 .454 .428 .861 .70 3.20 3.90 4.2 1.46 .30 2.93 2.60 25.9
 97-98 SAC 70 70 36.7 .445 .389 .864 .70 2.60 3.30 4.0 1.26 .21 2.59 2.20 23.2
 98-99 WAS 50 50 38.2 .412 .317 .857 .60 2.80 3.40 2.4 1.28 .20 2.72 2.40 19.7
 99-00 WAS 74 69 32.4 .426 .386 .876 .50 2.40 2.90 2.5 1.49 .18 2.08 2.60 17.4
 00-01 WAS 37 30 32.9 .407 .338 .894 .40 2.50 2.90 3.0 1.16 .19 2.27 2.30 16.2
 01-02 LAL 64 2 11.1 .405 .290 .955 .20 1.30 1.50 .9 .28 .09 .63 1.00 4.1
 Career 976 902 35.2 .455 .388 .850 .90 3.00 3.90 3.5 1.24 .26 2.64 2.60 21.0
 Playoff 23 21 36.3 .479 .302 .869 1.00 4.30 5.30 3.0 .96 .30 2.48 2.80 19.5
 All-Star 5 1 22.0 .439 .500 .500 .80 1.60 2.40 2.6 .20 .00 1.00 .20 11.4

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