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Richard Wayne Dumas (April 21, 1944 – November 19, 1991) was an American basketball player. A 6'5" shooting guard, he starred at Northeastern State before playing professionally for the Houston Mavericks in the American Basketball Association.

Rich Dumas

Personal information
Born	(1944-04-21)April 21, 1944 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Died	November 19, 1991(1991-11-19) (aged 47)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Sumner (Kansas City, Missouri)
College	Independence CC (1964–1966) Northeastern State (1966–1968)
NBA draft	1968 / Round: 7 / Pick: 83rd overall
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Position	Shooting guard
Number	25
Career history
1968	Houston Mavericks
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

Dumas was born in Oklahoma City but later moved to Kansas City[1] where he attended Sumner High School.[2][3] There he was the city's leading scorer during his senior season, scoring 408 points in 18 games.[4]

College career

After spending two years at Independence Community College, where he led the Jayhawk Junior College Conference in scoring in 1966,[5] Dumas joined Northeastern State University where he starred alongside future NBA player Charlie Paulk.[6] On February 1, 1968, he set the schools single game scoring record when he scored 50 points in a 96–84 victory against John Brown University, breaking Bob Edwards record of 47 points from 1962.[7]

Professional career

Dumas was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the seventh round of the 1968 NBA draft.[8] In June 1968, he signed with the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association (ABA).[9] During the preseason in October, he led all scorers with 22 points in the Rockets 119–113 exhibition victory against the New Orleans Buccaneers.[10] He later appeared in the Mavericks opening game of the 1968–69 regular season but was waived a week later, along with Bill Gaines.[11]

Later life and death

Following his basketball career, Dumas became a civilian recreational director for the United States Air Force. He died in a hospital in Berlin on November 19, 1991.[1]

Personal life

Dumas was the father of basketball player Richard Dumas.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com 

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