Rick Mahorn
 Mahorn in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 21, 1958 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Weaver (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| College | Hampton (1976–1980) |
| NBA draft | 1980 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall |
| Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
| Playing career | 1980–1999 |
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| Number | 44, 4 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1980–1985 | Washington Bullets |
| 1985–1989 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1989–1991 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1991–1992 | Virtus Roma (Italy) |
| 1992–1996 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1996–1998 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1999 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| As coach: | |
| 1999–2000 | Rockford Lightning (CBA) |
| 2005–2009 | Detroit Shock (assistant) (WNBA) |
| 2009 | Detroit Shock (interim) (WNBA) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As player: As assistant coach:
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 7,763 (6.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,957 (6.2 rpg) |
| Blocks | 1,007 (0.9 bpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Derrick Allen "Rick" Mahorn (born September 21, 1958) is a retired American NBA basketball player who, at 6'10", played power forward and center. He is currently a radio analyst for the Detroit Pistons.[1]
Mahorn was dubbed by Piston announcer George Blaha the "Baddest Bad Boy of them all." Mahorn gained a reputation for physical play, which he used to compensate for his relatively limited leaping ability. He served as a team leader of the Detroit Bad Boys teams of the late 1980s, winning his only NBA Championship in 1989 along with captain Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and Dennis Rodman among others.
College career
Mahorn played college basketball at Hampton University. He was a three-time NCAA Division II champion and NAIA All-American and owned 18 school records.[1]
Professional career
In 1989, Mahorn won his only NBA championship with the Pistons. Though the Bad Boys went on to repeat in 1990, Mahorn was picked up in the 1989 NBA expansion draft only days after hoisting the '89 trophy, as teams were only able to protect 8 of their players from being "drafted." After he was selected by the new Minnesota Timberwolves, Pistons general manager Jack McCloskey tried in vain to trade to get him back. In ESPN's 30 for 30 feature film about the Detroit teams in this era, Mahorn shed a tear when talking about being dealt away from the Pistons. Despite being out of Detroit, Mahorn never played for Minnesota, being traded instead to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he teamed with superstar Charles Barkley (despite previous rivalries with him) to form the top-rebounding duo of "Thump N' Bump." After two seasons, Mahorn moved to the Italian Serie A for the 1991–92 season.
Mahorn later played for the New Jersey Nets for four seasons, before returning to the Pistons in 1996–97 under coach Doug Collins. He retired after the 1999 season, after a second stint with the 76ers. Mahorn then served as a color commentator for Pistons radio broadcasts, and as an assistant coach under former teammate Bill Laimbeer with the WNBA's Detroit Shock. Laimbeer and Mahorn led the Shock to multiple WNBA titles.
On July 22, 2008, at a Sparks-Shock game, Mahorn attempted to break up a brawl. When attempting to restrain Lisa Leslie, he put his left hand out and Leslie fell to the ground. Mahorn was suspended for two games.[2]
On June 15, 2009 he became the head coach of the Shock, a position he held until the franchise moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma after the season. Shortly afterwards, Mahorn continued his work with Pistons radio, doing color commentary alongside Mark Champion.
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Mahorn won an NBA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | Washington | 52 | 0 | 13.4 | .507 | .000 | .675 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .8 | 4.8 |
| 1981–82 | Washington | 80 | 80 | 33.3 | .507 | .000 | .632 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 12.2 |
| 1982–83 | Washington | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | .490 | .000 | .575 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 1983–84 | Washington | 82 | 82 | 32.9 | .507 | .000 | .651 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 1984–85 | Washington | 77 | 63 | 26.9 | .499 | .000 | .653 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
| 1985–86 | Detroit | 80 | 12 | 18.0 | .455 | .000 | .681 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .8 | 4.9 |
| 1986–87 | Detroit | 63 | 6 | 20.3 | .477 | .000 | .821 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .8 | 6.1 |
| 1987–88 | Detroit | 67 | 64 | 29.3 | .574 | .500 | .756 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .6 | 10.7 |
| 1988–89† | Detroit | 72 | 61 | 24.9 | .517 | .000 | .748 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .9 | 7.3 |
| 1989–90 | Philadelphia | 75 | 66 | 30.3 | .497 | .222 | .715 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia | 80 | 74 | 30.5 | .467 | .000 | .788 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .7 | 8.9 |
| 1992–93 | New Jersey | 74 | 9 | 14.6 | .472 | .333 | .800 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .4 | 3.9 |
| 1993–94 | New Jersey | 28 | 0 | 8.1 | .489 | .000 | .650 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .2 | 2.1 |
| 1994–95 | New Jersey | 58 | 7 | 10.9 | .523 | .333 | .796 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .2 | 3.4 |
| 1995–96 | New Jersey | 50 | 0 | 9.0 | .352 | .000 | .723 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .3 | 2.4 |
| 1996–97 | Detroit | 22 | 7 | 9.9 | .370 | .000 | .727 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .1 | 2.5 |
| 1997–98 | Detroit | 59 | 0 | 12.0 | .457 | .000 | .676 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .1 | 2.4 |
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia | 16 | 0 | 7.9 | .278 | .000 | .375 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .1 | 0.8 |
| Career | 1117 | 613 | 23.1 | .493 | .132 | .704 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .9 | 6.9 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Washington | 7 | 7 | 34.6 | .438 | .000 | .714 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .7 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 38.5 | .600 | .000 | .800 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 1985 | Washington | 4 | 1 | 10.3 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .8 | 3.0 |
| 1986 | Detroit | 4 | 0 | 15.3 | .385 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .0 | 3.0 |
| 1987 | Detroit | 15 | 15 | 32.2 | .541 | .000 | .800 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .7 | 9.7 |
| 1988 | Detroit | 23 | 21 | 17.8 | .344 | .000 | .684 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .4 | 3.3 |
| 1989† | Detroit | 17 | 17 | 21.2 | .580 | .000 | .654 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .8 | 5.7 |
| 1990 | Philadelphia | 10 | 10 | 34.2 | .430 | .000 | .769 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .8 | 9.4 |
| 1991 | Philadelphia | 8 | 8 | 26.0 | .556 | .000 | .786 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .5 | 6.4 |
| 1993 | New Jersey | 4 | 2 | 15.8 | .400 | .000 | .000 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .5 | 2.0 |
| 1994 | New Jersey | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .3 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | Detroit | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | Philadelphia | 5 | 0 | 5.8 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Career | 106 | 86 | 22.9 | .427 | .000 | .750 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .6 | 5.8 | |
References
- 1 2 Pistons Announcers
- ↑ Arritt, Dan. "Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie suspended after WNBA fight". Los Angeles Times. July 25, 2008.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rick Mahorn. |
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- WNBA.com profile