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Richard Laurel (born July 11, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player.

Rich Laurel

Personal information
Born	(1954-07-11) July 11, 1954 (age 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the 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 and awards
Haggerty Award winner (1977) ECC Player of the Year (1977) No. 21 retired by Hofstra Pride
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'6" 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]}

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