Pooh Richardson

infobox NBA Player


name = Jerome Richardson
nickname = "Pooh"
position = Point guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1
weight_lbs = 180
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1966|5|14
birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
college = UCLA
draft = 10th overall
draft_year = 1989
draft_team = Minnesota Timberwolves
career_start = 1989
career_end = 1999
former_teams = Minnesota Timberwolves (1989–1992) Indiana Pacers (1992–1994) Los Angeles Clippers (1994–1999)
awards = 1989-90 NBA All-Rookie First Team

Jerome "Pooh" Richardson (born May 14 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. His nickname came from his grandmother, who thought he resembled Winnie the Pooh.

The 6'1" point guard was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the tenth overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft out of UCLA. He was their first ever draft choice and played for them for their first three seasons until 1992 when he was traded along with Sam Mitchell to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Chuck Person and Micheal Williams in the offseason. In 1994, the Pacers dealt him to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Malik Sealy and 1994 draft pick Eric Piatkowski in exchange for Mark Jackson and the draft rights to Greg Minor.

External links

* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RICHAPO01 NBA statistics] @ basketballreference.com