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'''Richard Vincent Guerin''' (born May 29, 1932) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player and coach. He played with the [[National Basketball Association]]'s (NBA) [[New York Knicks]] from 1956 to 1963 and was a [[player-coach]] of the [[Atlanta Hawks|St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks]] franchise where he spent nine years.<ref name=stats>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gueriri01.html|title=Basketball-Reference statistics|access-date=February 13, 2008}}</ref> On February 15, 2013, the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] announced that Guerin had been elected as one of its 2013 inductees.<ref name=hof>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/news/2013/2/15/naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-of-fame-announces-12-final.html|title=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces 12 Finalists for 2013 Election|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218082808/http://www.hoophall.com/news/2013/2/15/naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-of-fame-announces-12-final.html|archive-date=February 18, 2013}}</ref>
 
HeGuerin served in the [[Marine Forces Reserve|Marine Corps Reserve]] from 1947 to 1954. While a reservist, Guerin attended [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]] from 1950 to 1954 where he scored 1,375 points in 67 games playing for coach Jim McDermott. After graduation, Guerin served on active duty at [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps Schools]], [[Quantico, Virginia]] for two years.<ref name=usmc/>
 
The Knicks drafted Guerin with the 8th pick in the second round of the [[1954 NBA draft]] while still on active duty. After leaving the Marine Corps, Guerin would begin his professional basketball career in 1956.<ref name=stats/>
 
AsRichie Guerin was a high-scoring point guard in the late 1950s and early 1960s,. RichieAs Guerina was onemember of the most talented and best-loved players ever to wear a New York Knicks, jersey. Hishis feisty on-court style and wisecracking off-court demeanor played wellcatered to [[Madison Square Garden]] crowds.<ref name=nbabio>{{cite web|url=http://nba.com/history/guerin_bio.html |title=NBA.com Bio|website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=February 13, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010211163726/http://nba.com/history/guerin_bio.html |archive-date = February 11, 2001}}</ref>
 
Guerin was a machinelikegifted scorer, a gifted [[Assist (basketball)|passer]], a smart [[Point guard|playmaker]], and was one of the bestmost successful [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounding]] and driving guards of his era. He led the Knicks in assists for five consecutive seasons and in [[Point (basketball)|scoring]] three times during his seven full seasons in the [[Big Apple]], and he tallied more than 20 points per game in four consecutive years. The explosive Guerin also set Knicks single-game records for scoring, with 57 points in 1959, and assists, with 21 in 1958.<ref name=nbabio/> His 57-point game stood as a Knicks record until [[Bernard King]] scored 60 on Christmas Day in 1984.<ref name=":1" />
 
A fan and media favorite, Guerin played in six consecutive [[NBA All-Star Game]]s. As a team, however, New York struggled, reaching the [[playoff]]s only once during Guerin's tenure. He was traded to the St. Louis Hawks midway through the [[1963–64 NBA season|1963–64 season]] and spent the next eight years as the team's player-coach and then head coach. With St. Louis (and eventually Atlanta), Guerin played alongside such greats as [[Bob Pettit]], [[Lou Hudson]], [[Lenny Wilkens]], and [[Cliff Hagan]]. Guerin helped the Hawks to nine consecutive playoff appearances and was named [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|NBA Coach of the Year]] for [[1967–68 NBA season|1967–68]].<ref name=nbabio/>
 
==NBAEarly careerlife==
Richard Vincent Guerin was born on May 29, 1932, in the [[Bronx, New York]], where he grew up. He attended [[Mount Saint Michael Academy]], where he excelled in [[basketball]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Rosenberg |first=I. J. |date=January 28, 2016 |title=WHATEVER HAPPENED TO … RICHIE GUERIN |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/whatever-happened-richie-guerin/Y9Cp17knbg5JLAClxmmnyJ/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English |issn=1539-7459}}</ref>
 
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Guerin grew up in the [[Bronx]] and stayed close to home when he enrolled atattended [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]] in 1950 where he played [[center (basketball)|center]] for coach [[Jim McDermott (basketball)|Jim McDermott]].<ref name=knicksguards>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/shooting_guards_050308.html|title=Greatest Knicks Shooting Guards|website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=February 13, 2008}}</ref> NewHe Yorkcommuted selectedto himschool indaily thefrom [[1954his NBAhome draft]]in Bayside, butLong GuerinIsland. couldHe notaveraged join20.5 thepoints Knicksper untilgame he hadin completedhis twothree years of servicevarsity inbasketball, and having set the [[Unitedfreshman Statesteam Marinescoring Corps|Marines]]record.<ref name=nbabio":0" />
==Professional career==
===New York Knicks (1956–1963)===
On April 24, 1954, the New York Knicks selected him in the [[1954 NBA draft]], but Guerin could not join the Knicks until he had completed two years of service in the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]].<ref name=nbabio/> He was drafted in the second round, the seventeenth overall pick.<ref name=":0" />
 
New York was struggling through the mid-1950s at or near the bottom of the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Division]]. Among the only brightsuccessful spotsplayers during that period were high-scoring guard [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]], point guard [[Dick McGuire]], and center [[Harry Gallatin]]. Turnover on the team was high.<ref name=nbabio/>
 
Guerin joined the club in 1956 and quickly established himself. In only his second season he made the [[NBA All-Star Game|NBA All-Star Team]] for the first of six straight years. In his third year Guerin led the Knicks in assists (5.1 apg) and ranked second in scoring (18.2 ppg). He dished outmade a (then) team-record 21 assists against St. Louis on December 12, 1958. The 21 assists he totaled were also [[Madison Square Garden]] high until [[John Stockton]] broke the record 41 years later.<ref name=assistsrecord>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6DF133AF933A15751C1A96F948260|title=Oakley Isn't Missed As Ewing Dominates|access-date=February 13, 2008 | work=The New York Times | first=Sam | last=Goldaper | date=December 20, 1989}}</ref> That year New York made its only postseason appearance with Guerin on the team, losing to the [[Syracuse Nationals]] in a first-round sweep.<ref name=nbabio/>
 
By Guerin's fourth year in the league he had established himself as a scoring machinescorer. He threwmade inboth outsidelong bombsshots and slashed inside for [[layup]]s on his way to a team-leading 21.8 points per game in [[1959–60 NBA season|1959–60]]. His 57 points against Syracuse on December 11 broke Braun's previous team record of 47.<ref name=nbabio/>
 
In [[1960–61 NBA season|1960–61]], Guerin again averaged 21.8 points, adding 7.9 rebounds and 6.4 assists per contest. He then had his finestbest season in 1961–62, averaging 29.5 points and a career-high 6.9 assists in a remarkable 42.9 minutes per game. Guerin ranked sixth in the league in scoring and fourth in assists, and he became the first Knicks player ever to score 2,000 points in a season (2,303). He ended that season as one of eight NBA players to ever have 2000+ points, 500+ rebounds and 500+ assists in a season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi|title=Player Season Finder|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref> By the end of the campaign Guerin had firmly established himself among the league's backcourt elite. He was named to the [[All-NBA Second Team]] for the third time in his first six seasons.<ref name=nbabio/>
 
GuerinIn had another fine season inthe [[1962–63 NBA season|1962–63]], averagingGuerin averaged a team-leading 21.5 points. He ranked seventh in the league in scoring, eighth in assists (4.4 apg), and second in [[free-throw]] percentage (.848). But two games into the [[1963–64 NBA season|1963–64]] season the Knicks traded their 31-year-old star to the [[St. Louis Hawks]] for cash and a second-round draft choice. When he left the Knicks, Guerin ranked second on the team's all-time scoring list behind Carl Braun. In his first appearance at the Garden in a Hawks uniform, Knicks fans showed their gratitude by giving Guerin a five-minute standing ovation.<ref name=nbabio/>
 
When he left the Knicks, Guerin ranked second on the team's all-time scoring list behind [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]].
===St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks===▼
 
===St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks (1963–1967, 1968–1970)===
[[File:Guerin and maravich hawks 1970.jpg|thumb|Guerin and star Pete Maravich in 1970]]
On October 18, 1963, two games into the [[1963–64 NBA season|1963–64]] season, the Knicks traded Guerin to the [[St. Louis Hawks]] for cash and a second-round draft pick ([[Howard Komives]] was later selected). In his first appearance at the Garden in a Hawks uniform, Knicks fans showed their gratitude by giving Guerin a five-minute standing ovation.<ref name=nbabio/>
Guerin joined a Hawks team loaded with offensive weapons, and his production dropped accordingly to 13.1 points per game in 1963–64. Midway through the [[1964–65 NBA season|1964–65]] campaign, Guerin became the Hawks' 10th coach in nine years, replacing Harry Gallatin as [[player-coach]]. St. Louis had gone 17–16 under Gallatin, and the team went 28–19 under Guerin. The Hawks earned a playoff spot but lost to the [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]] in a hard-fought division semifinal series. Under Guerin's direction the Hawks reached the playoffs in each of the next seven seasons.<ref name=nbabio/>▼
 
▲Guerin joined a Hawks team loaded with offensive weapons, and his production dropped accordingly to 13.1 points per game in 1963–64. MidwayHe throughbecame the Hawks' [[1964–65player-coach]] NBAon season|1964–65December 28, 1964, replacing [[Harry Gallatin]] campaign,who Guerinwas becamefired despite the Hawks' 10thbeing coachin second place in ninethe NBA Western Division. At the yearstime, replacinghe Harrywas Gallatinone asof two player-coaches in the NBA, with the [[playerDetroit Pistons]]' [[Dave DeBusschere]] being the other.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/29/archives/guerin-is-named-to-replace-gallatin-as-coach-of-st-louis-hawks.html "Guerin Is Named to Replace Gallatin as Coach of St. Louis Hawks," ''United Press International'' (UPI), Monday, December 28, 1964.]] Retrieved March 3, 2023.</ref> St. Louis had gone 17–16 under Gallatin, and the team went 28–19 under Guerin. The Hawks earned a playoff spot but lost to the [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]] in a hard-fought division semifinal series. Under Guerin's direction, the Hawks reached the playoffs in each of the next seven seasons.<ref name=nbabio/>
 
Guerin played two more full seasons, averaging 14.9 points in [[1965–66 NBA season|1965–66]] and 13.8 in [[1966–67 NBA season|1966–67]]. After the Seattle expansion team drafted him in 1967, he announced his retirement as a player,. preferringAs toa directcoach, all of his energies toward coaching,he guidingguided the Hawks to a 56–26 record and the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Division]] championship and being named [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|NBA Coach of the Year]] for 1967–1968.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347537&page=10|title = The GOAT List: 2014 Edition – Page 10}}</ref>▼
 
On May 1, 1967, Guerin was drafted by the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] from the St. Louis Hawks in the NBA expansion draft.
 
On November 15, 1968, Guerin was traded by the Seattle SuperSonics to the Atlanta Hawks for Dick Smith.
 
The Hawks moved to Atlanta prior to the [[1968–69 NBA season|1968–69 season]], and Seattle traded himGuerin back, allowing him to return to playing as a reserve player, guiding the Hawks to a 48–34 record while appearing as a player in 27 games. In the [[1969–70 NBA season|1969–70 season]], he guided them to another 48–34 record while appearing as a player in 8 games.▼
▲Guerin played two more full seasons, averaging 14.9 points in [[1965–66 NBA season|1965–66]] and 13.8 in [[1966–67 NBA season|1966–67]]. After the Seattle expansion team drafted him in 1967, he announced his retirement as a player, preferring to direct all of his energies toward coaching, guiding the Hawks to a 56–26 record and the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Division]] championship and being named [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|NBA Coach of the Year]] for 1967–1968.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347537&page=10|title = The GOAT List: 2014 Edition – Page 10}}</ref>
 
The fourth game of the 1970 Western Division Finals against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] on April 19, 1970 was Guerin's last game as a player,. and he managed to coax one more spectacular performance out of his 37-year-old body,He contributingcontributed 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, but it wasn't enough for his team failed to avoid a four-game sweep.<ref name=scoringrecord>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DF173DF932A15757C0A966958260|title=The Last Two-Handed Set Shooter|access-date=February 13, 2008 | work=The New York Times | first=Ira | last=Berkow | date=April 21, 1990}}</ref>▼
▲The Hawks moved to Atlanta prior to the [[1968–69 NBA season|1968–69 season]], and Seattle traded him back, allowing him to return to playing as a reserve player, guiding the Hawks to a 48–34 record while appearing as a player in 27 games. In the [[1969–70 NBA season|1969–70 season]] he guided them to another 48–34 record while appearing as a player in 8 games.
 
==Coaching career==
▲The fourth game of the 1970 Western Division Finals against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] on April 19, 1970 was Guerin's last game as a player, and he managed to coax one more spectacular performance out of his 37-year-old body, contributing 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, but it wasn't enough for his team to avoid a four-game sweep.<ref name=scoringrecord>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DF173DF932A15757C0A966958260|title=The Last Two-Handed Set Shooter|access-date=February 13, 2008 | work=The New York Times | first=Ira | last=Berkow | date=April 21, 1990}}</ref>
▲===St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks (1964–1972)===
Guerin stayed on as head coach for two more seasons, and Atlanta went 36&ndash;46 each year. He compiled a 327&ndash;291 career coaching record.<ref name=nbabio/> Notably, Guerin was [[Pete Maravich]]'s first pro head coach during those two seasons, and had been responsible for drafting Maravich (third overall) in the 1970 draft. Guerin thought Maravich was as skilled as anyone who ever played.<ref name=":0" />
 
Guerin stayed on as head coach for two more seasons, and Atlanta went 36&ndash;46 each year. He compiled a 327&ndash;291 career coaching record.<ref name=nbabio/> Notably, Guerin was Pete Maravich's first pro head coach during those two seasons. Guerin was promoted to general manager on April 24, 1972.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/25/archives/hawks-promote-guerin-to-general-manager.html "Hawks Promote Guerin To General Manager," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Tuesday, April 25, 1972.] Retrieved March 15, 2022.</ref> His successor as head coach was [[Cotton Fitzsimmons]] who was appointed just over five weeks later on May 31.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/01/archives/fitzsimmons-is-named-atlanta-hawks-coach.html "Fitzsimmons Is Named Atlanta Hawks' Coach," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Thursday, June 1, 1972.] Retrieved March 15, 2022.</ref> Guerin was fired on August 4, 1973 despite having four years remaining on a five‐year contract. Feeling the need for a [[Promoter (entertainment)|promoter]] as general manager, the Hawks replaced Guerin with [[Pat Williams (basketball)|Pat Williams]] two days later on August 6.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/05/archives/hawks-drop-guerin-hire-pat-williams-as-manager.html "Hawks Drop Guerin, Hire Pat Williams as Manager," ''United Press International'' (UPI), Saturday, August 4, 1973.] Retrieved March 15, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/07/archives/people-in-sports-guerin-no-promoter-needs-a-job.html Goldaper, Sam. "People in Sports: Guerin, No Promoter, Needs a Job," ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, August 7, 1973.] Retrieved March 15, 2022.</ref>
 
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==Marine Corps==
[[File:Quantico Marines Basketball 1955-56 Team P01.jpg|thumb|260 px|Richie Guerin on the 1955-56 basketball team at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia]]
Guerin enlisted in the [[Marine Forces Reserve|Marine Corps Reserve]] and served from 1947 to 1954. While a reservist Guerin attended [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]] from 1950 to 1954, and upon graduation was commissioned a [[second lieutenant]]. He served on active duty with the T&T RegtRegtiment, MCSMarine Corps Schools, [[Quantico, Virginia]] until his discharge as a [[first lieutenant]] in June 1956. He was awarded the [[National Defense Service Medal]] and the Organized MCRMarine Corps Rerserve Medal.<ref name=mccs>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmc-mccs.org/sports/hof/2004-guerin.cfm|title=Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame – Richard Vincent Guerin|access-date=February 13, 2008}}</ref>
 
Guerin was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref name=usmc>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmc-mccs.org/downloads/sports/Hall_Luncheon_Program-04.pdf|title=2004 U.S. Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony|access-date=February 13, 2008}}</ref>
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==Personal==
Following his retirement from professional basketball, Guerin became a Knicks [[sportscaster]] and a [[Wall Street]] [[stockbroker]].<ref name=nbabio/> Guerin retired in 2005 following a 31-year stint first as a broker, then as [[managing director]], for [[Bear Stearns|Bear, Stearns & Co]]. Guerin, who has four children and nine grandchildren, now resides in [[Palm Beach, Florida]] with his wife, Pat.<ref name=alumni>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/alumni/guerin_060413.html|title=Looking Back With the "Leatherneck"|website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=February 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225031811/http://www.nba.com/knicks/alumni/guerin_060413.html|archive-date=December 25, 2008}}</ref>
 
Guerin was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Richie Guerin, 1992 NYC Basketball Hall of Famer |url=https://hoopshallny.org/inductee/richie-guerin/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=The NYC Basketball Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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