Mitch Richmond
Birth Name:
Mitchell James Richmond
Birth Place:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer
Fast Facts
- Won an Olympic gold medal in basketball in 1996
- Averaged 21 points and shot 46 percent in 976 career games
- Won his first Olympic medal, a bronze in basketball, in 1988
- Originally played for the Moberly Area Community College
- Transferred to Kansas State University
- Attended Boyd Anderson High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla
- Was drafted fifth overall in the 198 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors
- Made his name playing NBA basketball for the Sacramento Kings, representing them at six straight All-Star Games
- In 1998, he was traded to the Washington Wizards
- Signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001