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Richard Hamilton
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2009 Playoffs Statistics

PPG: 13.3
RPG: 2.80
APG: 5.0
EFF: + 10.25

Born: Feb 14, 1978

Height: 6-7 / 2,01

Weight: 193 lbs. / 87,5 kg.

College: Connecticut

Years Pro: 10

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2007-08:
Appeared in 72 games (all starts), averaging a team-leading 17.3 points (.484 FG, .440 3FG, .833 FT), 3.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.01 steals in 33.7 minutes per game…Averaged 21.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 38.6 minutes in 17 playoff games (all starts)…Among NBA leaders, ranked T-5th in three-point percentage (.440), 31st in assists (4.2 apg) and 34th in free-throw percentage (.833)…Teamed with Chauncey Billups to form the fifth highest scoring guard tandem in the league at 34.6 points per game and became first guard tandem in NBA history to lead their team in scoring for six consecutive seasons (2002-03 thru 2007-08)…Named an NBA All-Star for the third time, scoring nine points and dishing two assists…Led the team in scoring 26 times, rebounds once and assists 18 times…Scored 10-plus points in 65 games, 20-plus points 24 times and 30-plus points three times…Ranked second on the club in assists (4.2 apg)…Tallied five or more assists on 26 occasions, including a season-high 10 assists twice [vs. L.A. Clippers (11/9 and vs. Washington (4/11)]…Scored a season-high 39 points (16-22 FG, 5-6 3FG, 2-3 FT) vs. Toronto (1/15)…Tallied a season-high four steals four times [at Seattle (11/11), vs. Indiana (12/28), vs. L.A. Lakers (1/31) and vs. Minnesota (4/15)]…Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Orlando (1/25)…Shot 60% or better from the field 18 times, with the Pistons recording a 15-3 record in those games…Shot 50% or better from the field 35 times…Had his best scoring month of the season in January, averaging 20.4 points per game in 15 games…Had a six-game stretch from January 15 to January 25 where he averaged 25.3 points (.633 FG, .632 3FG, .727 FT), 3.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 38.8 minutes per game…Ended the season as the ninth leading scorer in franchise history with 8,749 points…Missed eight games while on the inactive list with a sore left hip (3/24-3/27 and 4/1-4/9) and two games to begin the season while tending to the birth of his son (Richard Clay Jr.).

PRO CAREER:
Drafted: Selected by the Washington Wizards in the first round (#7 overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft.

Transactions: Acquired by Detroit from Washington along with Hubert Davis and Bobby Simmons in exchange for Jerry Stackhouse, Brian Cardinal and Ratko Varda (9/11/02).

Honors: Was an NBA All-Star selection in 2006, 2007 and 2008…Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice [(1/22/06) and (12/16/01)].

Career Averages/Milestones: In 675 career NBA games has averages of 17.9 points on .455 (4,578-10,072 FG) shooting with 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 33.3 minutes per game…Became the first player in NBA history to lead his team in scoring in a game without making a field goal with 14 points (0-10 FG, 0-1 3FG, 14-14 FT) vs. Memphis (1/6/05)…Scored a career-high 51 points (career-high 19-37 FG, 1-1 3FG, 12-12 FT) in a career-high 55 minutes at New York (12/27) becoming the fifth Pistons’ player [Jerry Stackhouse, Kelly Tripucka, Dave Bing and George Yardley (twice)] to score 50-plus points in a game…Has recorded nine career double-doubles…Is the Pistons’ all-time leading scorer in playoff history (2,414) and franchise leader in postseason games played (116)…Is one of only 11 players in Pistons franchise history to reach the 8,000-point plateau.

Year-By-Year Key Notes:
2006-07 (Detroit): Appeared in 75 games (all starts), averaging a team-leading 19.8 points (.468 FG, .341 3FG, .861 FT), 3.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.79 steals in 36.8 minutes per game…Ranked ninth among NBA two-guards in scoring (19.8 ppg)…Teamed with Chauncey Billups to become first guard tandem in NBA history to lead their team in scoring for five consecutive seasons (2002-03 thru 2006- 07)…Named an NBA All-Star for the second time…Scored a career-high 51 points (career-high 19-37 FG, 1-1 3FG, 12-12 FT) in a career-high 55 minutes at New York (12/27)…Became the fifth Pistons player [Jerry Stackhouse, Kelly Tripucka, Dave Bing and George Yardley (twice)] to score 50-plus points in a game…Had an 11-game stretch from December 26 to January 15 where he averaged 28.2 points (.480 FG, .353 3FG, .875 FT), 4.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 40.3 minutes per game.

2005-06 (Detroit): Appeared in 80 games (all starts), averaging a career-high and team-leading 20.1 points (career-high .491 FG, career-high .458 3FG, .845 FT), 3.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 0.65 steals in 35.2 minutes per game…Scored playoff career-high 40 points in Game 5 of the first round vs. Milwaukee (5/3)…Among NBA leaders, ranked first in threepoint field goal percentage (.458 3FG)…Teamed with Chauncey Billups to form the fifth highest scoring guard tandem in the league at 38.6 points per game - trailing Kobe Bryant and Smush Parker (LA Lakers), Allen Iverson and Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia), Baron Davis and Jason Richardson (Golden State) and Dwyane Wade and Jason Williams (Miami).

2004-05 (Detroit): Appeared in 76 games (all starts), averaging a team-leading 18.7 points (.440 FG, .305 3FG, .858 FT), 3.9 rebounds, a career-high 4.9 assists and 1.01 steals in 38.5 minutes per game…Appeared in 25 playoff games (all starts), averaging a team-high 20.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 43.2 minutes per game…Ranked ninth among NBA two-guards in scoring (18.7 ppg) and third in assists (4.9 apg).

2003-04 (Detroit): Appeared in 78 games (all starts), averaging a team-leading 17.6 points (career-high .455 FG, .265 3FG, .868 FT), 3.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists and a career-high 1.32 steals in 35.5 minutes per game…Played in 23 playoff games (all starts) averaging a team-leading 21.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.17 steals in 40.2 minutes per game.

2002-03 (Detroit): Appeared in 82 games (82 starts), averaging a team-high 19.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.78 steals in 32.2 minutes per game…Averaged a team-leading 22.5 points with 3.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 38.8 minutes in 17 playoff games (all starts).

2001-02 (Washington): Averaged 20.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game...Finished the season ranked second in the NBA in free-throw percentage (.890)…Wizards were 10-0 when he and Michael Jordan each scored 20 or more points.

2000-01 (Washington): Doubled his scoring average from his rookie season (9.0 ppg to 18.1 ppg)…Finished the season ranked 12th in the NBA in free throw percentage (.868).

1999-00 (Washington): Started in 12 games, and averaged 13.2 points as a starter...Scored in double figures 27 times and scored 20-plus points five times.

COLLEGE:
Named the Most Outstanding Player in the 1999 NCAA Final Four…Scored 27 points as UConn defeated Duke for the National Championship…Averaged 21.5 points during his junior season…Named First Team All-America by The Associated Press…Named co-Big East Player of the Year…Ranks second in UConn scoring history with 2,036, and is the only Husky to score at least 700 points twice.

	Personal

Personal


	Full name is Richard Clay Hamilton, nickname is “Rip”…Celebrated the arrival of his first child, Richard Clay II, in October 2007…One of three college players named to the 1999 USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team...Majored in Communication Sciences…Named as one of The Sporting News’ 2004 and 2005 “Good Guys” in sports for his community initiatives in Detroit and his hometown of Coatesville, PA… Joined the Pistons in opening the Richard Hamilton Reading and Learning Center at Gunn Elementary School in Detroit in March 2005…Holds an annual “Rip City” Celebration in Coatesville, PA during one summer day each year to help promote learning and enrich the lives of local area youth…Has worked with Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit as well as the Salvation Army the last three years to help the city’s less fortunate during the Thanksgiving Holiday.