During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Richardson wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 12.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 3.1 steals per game.
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the ninth of 29 players who wore the No. 20 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State guard alum Michael Ray Richardson. After ending his college career at Montana, Richardson was picked up with the fourth overall selection of the 1978 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.
The Lubbock, Texas native would play the first four seasons of his pro career with the Knicks before he was dealt to the Dubs in 1982. His stay with the team would span just 33 games, coming to an end when he was traded to the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets in 1983.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Richardson wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 12.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 3.1 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 20 - Michael Ray Richardson (1982-83)
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