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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...

https://vasportshof.com/inductee/rick-mahorn/ Rick Mahorn played college basketball for Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) from 1976 to 1980, where he owns 18-school records and earned NAIA All-American honors.  Mahorn also earned All-CIAA honors in 1977-78, 1978-79, and 1979-80, as well as being named the 1978-79 CIAA Player of the Year.  Among his school records at Hampton, Mahorn is the all-time leader in career points with 2,418, career rebounds with 1,465, career scoring average with 20.3, most points in a single game with 48, and most points in a single season with 855.  After his senior year, Mahorn was drafted by the Washington Bullets with the 35th overall pick in the 1980 draft.   His most memorable years came with the Detroit Pistons after being trad ed in 1985. There he joined Isaiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer, and Dennis Rodman.  The team’s physical and intimidating play led them to become known as the “Bad Boys”, with Piston announc...

https://hamptonpirates.com/honors/hampton-athletics-hall-of-fame/derrick-rick-mahorn/4 Hampton Athletics Hall of Fame Choose a Hall Of Fame Member: DERRICK "RICK" MAHORN CLASS INDUCTION 2009 SPORT(S) Men's Basketball One of the most noted names to ever grace the court in either college or professional basketball, Derrick “Rick” Mahorn is a true legend of the game. From 1976-80, he evolved into one of the nation’s premiere college hoopsters while matriculating as an Education major at Hampton University. A three-time All-American, Mahorn scored an amazing 2,418 points while playing for the Pirates, averaging 20.3 points per contest as a collegian. Both his points total and scoring average remain an all-time career best at HU. Following a modest freshman year in 1976-77 that saw him average 5.7 points, he surged as a sophomore while averaging 24.0 points in 1977-78 and followed that season by posting averages of 22.8 points a game as a junior in 1978-79 and 27.6 points a ...