Happy Draft-iversary!: HoopsHD interviews former Hampton star Rick Mahorn
https://hoopshd.com/2020/11/13/happy-draft-iversary-hoopshd-interviews-former-hampton-star-rick-mahorn/ Posted on November 13, 2020 by Jon Teitel With the 2020 NBA draft taking place next week we will spend the days ahead taking a walk down memory lane with a choice collection of players who are celebrating an awesome anniversary this year. From the 1st player in NBA history to score 2000 PTS in a season (70th anniversary) through the 2000 Pac-10 POY (20th anniversary), these stars have all seen their dreams come true in past drafts. We continue our series with Rick Mahorn. He led all of D-2 in RPG in 1980, was a 3-time All-American, and won an NBA title with Detroit in 1989. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel got to speak with Rick about the 40th anniversary of getting drafted. - You averaged 6 PPG/6 RPG as a freshman at Hampton, then averaged 22+ PPG/12+ RPG over your next 3 seasons: what changed after your freshman year that allowed you to become a star? I just learned how to play basketbal...