Richard Dumas

Dumas in 2020
Personal information
Born	(1969-05-19) May 19, 1969 (age 54) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school	Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
College	Oklahoma State (1987–1990)
NBA draft	1991: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1990–2003
Position	Small forward
Number	21, 12, 7
Career history
1990–1991	Hapoel Holon
1991–1992	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1992	Treasure Coast Tropics
1992–1993, 1995	Phoenix Suns
1995–1996	Philadelphia 76ers
1997	Atléticos de San Germán
1997–1998	Montpellier
1998–1999	Znicz Pruszków
1999	New Hampshire Thunder Loons
1999–2000	HKK Široki
2000	Derby Storm
2000	Fargo-Moorhead Bees
2001	Oklahoma Storm
2001–2002	Wilmington Wave Rockers
2002–2003	Frontier City River Dogz
2003	Westchester Wildfire
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1993) Third-team Parade All-American (1987)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,080 (10.6 ppg)
Rebounds	351 (3.4 rpg)
Assists	111 (1.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard Wayne Dumas (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 concluded his brief NBA career with a season playing for the 76ers, averaging 6.2 points in 39 games.

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]}

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]