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Richard Hamilton

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Richard Clay "Rip" Hamilton (born February 14, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and current basketball analyst for CBS Sports HQ. Hamilton played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is best known for his nine-year stint with the Detroit Pistons, where he was a three-time All-Star. He helped lead the Pistons to six straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances, back to back NBA Finals appearances, their best record in franchise history (64–18 in 2005–06) and the 2004 NBA championship. Born and raised in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, a city 40 miles (64 km) west of Philadelphia, Hamilton played college basketball for three years with the UConn Huskies. In his third and final year, Hamilton was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player en route to an upset NCAA Championship win over the favored Duke Blue Devils. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Hamilton is the 663rd most popular basketball player (down from 556th in 2024), the 16,117th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,883rd in 2019) and the 366th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Richard Hamilton ranks 663 out of 1,757. Before him are Fernando Arcega, Nemanja Bjelica, Erazem Lorbek, Shane Larkin, Bruce Bowen, and Mindaugas Kuzminskas. After him are Nikola Kalinić, Fred Brown, Lusia Harris, Chris Andersen, Džanan Musa, and Arvydas Macijauskas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Richard Hamilton ranks 661. Before him are Ruhollah Zam, Ricky Hatton, Ali Ezzine, Patrice Abanda, Diego Pozo, and Saša Stanišić. After him are Matthew Conger, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Björn Ferry, Barry Ferguson, Dhani Harrison, and Nikki Cox.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Hamilton ranks 16,124 out of 20,380. Before him are John R. Dilworth (1963), Chuck Stevenson (1919), Thom Tillis (1960), T-Pain (1985), Wynonna Judd (1964), and Audrey Wells (1960). After him are Hugh Beaumont (1909), André Sogliuzzo (1966), Lisa Nicole Carson (1969), Allison Tolman (1981), Josh Green (1970), and Matthew Conger (1978).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Richard Hamilton ranks 366. Before him are Reggie Lewis (1965), Latrell Sprewell (1970), Marvin Bagley III (1999), Delonte West (1983), Shane Larkin (1992), and Bruce Bowen (1971). After him are Fred Brown (1948), Lusia Harris (1955), Chris Andersen (1978), Eddie Jones (1971), Seth Curry (1990), and Tyson Chandler (1982).

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