Rich Laurel

Rich Laurel

Personal information
Born	(1954-07-11) July 11, 1954 (age 70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Hofstra (1973–1977)
NBA draft	1977: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Drafted by	Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1977–1986
Position	Shooting guard
Number	5, 12
Career history
1977–1978	Milwaukee Bucks
1978–1981	Hurlingham Trieste
1982–1984	AS Monaco Basket
1985–1986	Basket Groot Willebroek
Career highlights
Haggerty Award winner (1977) ECC Player of the Year (1977) No. 21 retired by Hofstra Pride
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Richard Laurel (born July 11, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Hofstra Pride and played one season for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A 6'6" shooting guard born in Philadelphia, Laurel played college basketball at Hofstra University. ^[1] He played one season (1977–78) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. ^[2] Laurel scored 24 points in ten games. ^[3] The following season he signed with the New Jersey Nets but was waived before the start of the season. ^{[4] [5]} He later played in Italy (Hurlingham Trieste), ^[6] France and Belgium.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source ^[3]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1977–78	Milwaukee	10	5.7	.328	1.000	1.0	.3	.3	.1	2.4

References

1. Bill Nack (February 17, 1977). "He can taste the money, the fame and the success". Newsday . p. 143. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. Mark Eickhorst (January 1, 1978). "The past holds no laurels". The Journal Times . p. 3D. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Rich Laurel NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
4. "Rich Laurel on waivers". The Town Talk. Associated Press. October 4, 1978. p. 21. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. Thom Greer (February 10, 1978). "Rich Laurel: A different route to the top?". Philadelphia Daily News . p. 72. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. Rich Laurel stats at Lega Basket Serie A