For other people, see Richard Dumas (disambiguation).
Richard Dumas
Height6 ft
Height in7
Weight lb234
Birth dateMay 19, 1969 (age 57)
Birth placeTulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
High schoolBooker T. Washington
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
CollegeOklahoma State (1987–1990)
Draft year1991
Draft round2
Draft pick46
Draft teamPhoenix Suns
Career start1990
Career end2003
Career number21, 12, 7
Years 11990–1991
Team 1Hapoel Holon
Years 21991–1992
Team 2Oklahoma City Cavalry
Years 31992
Team 3Treasure Coast Tropics
Years 4,
Team 4Phoenix Suns
Team 5Philadelphia 76ers
Years 61997
Team 6Atléticos de San Germán
Years 71997–1998
Team 7Montpellier
Years 81998–1999
Team 8Znicz Pruszków
Years 91999
Team 9New Hampshire Thunder Loons
Years 101999–2000
Team 10HKK Široki
Years 112000
Team 11Derby Storm
Years 122000
Team 12Fargo-Moorhead Bees
Years 132001
Team 13Oklahoma Storm
Years 142001–2002
Team 14Wilmington Wave Rockers
Years 152002–2003
Team 15Frontier City River Dogz
Years 162003
Team 16Westchester Wildfire
Highlights
Stats leagueNBA
Stat1labelPoints
Stat1value1,080 (10.6 ppg)
Stat2labelRebounds
Stat2value351 (3.4 rpg)
Stat3labelAssists
Stat3value111 (1.3 apg)

Richard Wayne Dumas Jr. (born May 19, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he is the son of former American Basketball Association (ABA) player Rich Dumas.[1]

Basketball career

Dumas, a 6' 7" small forward from Oklahoma State University, was selected with the 46th pick of the 1991 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. Just before the start of the 1991–92 season, however, Dumas was suspended from the NBA for violating its substance abuse policy.[2][3] Dumas played in Israel for Hapoel Holon during his suspension. His rookie campaign commenced 19 games into the Suns' stellar 1992–93 season, averaging 15.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while helping the team to a league-best 62 wins and an NBA Finals appearance. Because of his performance during his first season in the NBA, Dumas received NBA All-Rookie Second Team honors.

Following a stint in rehab, he returned in 1995 to the Phoenix Suns, averaging just 5.5 points in 15 games in his final season with that team. Under the influence of head coach John Lucas, Dumas averaged 6.2 points in 39 games for the Philadelphia 76ers. After the season, Dumas violated his contractual terms regarding use of alcohol and due to his previous substance abuse violations and suspensions, this infraction led to his permanent banning from the NBA with no possibility of return.

He then continued his professional career overseas, playing for Gymnastikos S. Larissas in Greece, Pekaes Pruszków (1998–99) in Poland, as well as for the Westchester Wildfire of the United States Basketball League.

Dumas retired from basketball in 2003.[citation needed]

NBA player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 48 || 32 || 27.5 || .524 || .333 || .707 || 4.6 || 1.3 || 1.8 || 0.8 || 15.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 15 || 1 || 11.1 || .507 || .000 || .500 || 1.9 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 5.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia | 39 || 14 || 18.9 || .468 || .222 || .700 || 2.5 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 6.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 102 || 47 || 21.8 || .509 || .231 || .694 || 3.4 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 10.6

Playoffs

|- |style="text-align:left;"|1993 |style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix |23||20||21.7||.525||.000||.755||2.8||1.0||0.9||0.6||10.9 |- |style="text-align:left;"|1995 |style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix |3||0||1.7||.250||—||—||0.3||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 26 || 20 || 19.4 || .519 || .000 || .755 || 2.5 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 9.4

Personal life

Dumas was arrested by federal agents December 19, 2013, on eight felony charges of alleged Organized Retail Theft. He was taken into federal custody at his Dumas Youth Sports Club in Litchfield Park, Arizona. Dumas was one of 151 people taken into custody by the Federal Marshal's Service.[4] His trial was scheduled for September 15, 2014.[5] On December 11, 2014, Dumas pleaded guilty to theft. On January 20, 2015, he was sentenced under a plea agreement with prosecutors to three years of probation. According to the Associated Press, "Authorities say Dumas stole about $800 worth of merchandise from a Luke Air Force Base store while working with a janitorial service. They say Dumas was seen on surveillance cameras taking cigarettes, alcohol, food, DVDs and shoes."[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Like father, like son: Former Phoenix Suns forward Richard Dumas' NBA fizzle has roots". AZCentral.com. May 24, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "NBA suspends ex-Poke Dumas for NBA season". The Daily Oklahoman. 1 November 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 2 April 2022. – via Newspapers.com
  3. ^ "Richard Dumas on'93". NBA.com. June 13, 2003. Archived from the original on June 20, 2003. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  4. ^ "U.S. Marshals arrest 151 in Operation Grinch Stopper 2". AZFamily.com. December 26, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sept. 15 trial set for former Phoenix Suns player Richard Dumas". Associated Press. June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Probation for ex-Sun Richard Dumas". ESPN. January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.