Richard Morton (basketball)

Richard Morton (born February 2, 1966 in San Francisco, California) an American professional basketball player who was cut from the NBA. He was a 6'3" 190 lb (86 kg) guard, and played college basketball at California State University, Fullerton and had a brief stint in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers.

Morton played two games with the Pacers during the 1988–89 NBA season, registering six total points on 3-of-4 shooting. He spent several seasons in the Continental Basketball Association, Playing for the Topeka Sizzlers, Rochester Flyers, San Jose Jammers, Albany Patroons, Rapid City Thrillers, Tri-City Chinook and Quad City Thunder from 1988 to 1994. He averaged 18.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game for his career and was a CBA All-Star in 1990 and 1991.[1]

Until February 2006, Morton was the head coach of the ABA's now-defunct San Francisco Pilots.[2]

References

  1. 1994-95 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 321
  2. Something in the air: Reborn ABA comes to S.F. by Tom FitzGerald, sfchronicle.com, published November 14, 2005

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