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Benson Polytechnic High School.
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Richard Washington
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A 6"11" center born in Portland, Oregon, Washington played high school ball at Portland"s Benson Technology An all-around athlete and agile big man, Washington was a three-time all-state and first-team all-tournament selection and led Benson to state championships in 1971 and 1973. Benson was a combined 77-6 those three seasons.
Washington was also a hurdler in track and, as a defensive end-receiver, was Most Valuable Player on the Techmen football team his junior year (the last year he played football).
In Washington"s sophomore season of 1974-1975, the Bruins captured the National Collegiate Athletic Association title in 1974-1975. The Bruins went 28-3 and, powered by the front line of future National Basketball Association players Washington, Dave Meyers and Marques Johnson, and defeated Kentucky 92-85 in the title game, which would also be coach Wooden"s final game.
He earned first-team All-American honors as a junior in 1975-1976. Washington was declared eligible for the 1976 National Basketball Association Draft due to hardship status.
In his, he scored 3,456 points and grabbed 2,204 rebounds.
Achievements
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Washington was highly recruited out of high school and seriously considered the University of Hawaii, but he decided to play college basketball for perennial national champion University of California, Los Angeles and legendary coach John Wooden. In his three seasons at University of California, Los Angeles, the Bruins went 26-4, 28-3 and 28-4, won three Pac-8 championships and made three Final Fours. Washington was named National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player following University of California, Los Angeles"s 1975 championship.
Membership
He played six seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Kansas City Kings, Milwaukee Buckinghamshire, Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers.
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