John Richter

John Richter
	Richter with NC State
Personal information
Born	March 12, 1937; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 1, 1983 (aged 45)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Frankford; (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	NC State (1956–1959)
NBA draft	1959: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Drafted by	Boston Celtics
Playing career	1959–1972
Position	Power forward
Number	16
Career history
1959–1960	Boston Celtics
1961–1971	Sunbury Mercuries
1971–1972	Scranton Apollos
Career highlights
	NBA champion (1960); 2× All-EPBL/EBA First Team (1969, 1971); Second-team All-American – NABC, NEA (1959); First-team All-ACC (1959); 2× Second-team All-ACC (1957, 1958); No. 24 jersey honored by NC State Wolfpack;
Career NBA statistics
Points	285 (4.3 ppg)
Rebounds	312 (4.7 rpg)
Assists	27 (0.4 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

John Fritz Richter (March 12, 1937 – March 1, 1983) was an American basketball player. He attended Frankford High School in Philadelphia.

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A 6'9" power forward from North Carolina State University, Richter played one season (1959–60) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Boston Celtics. He averaged 4.3 points per game and earned an NBA championship ring when the Celtics defeated the St. Louis Hawks in the 1960 NBA Finals.

Following his NBA career, Richter moved to the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) playing for the Sunbury Mercuries in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Richter possessed a formidable hook shot and was frequently one of the EBA's top rebounders.^{[citation needed]} He was selected to the All-EPBL/EBA First Team in 1969 and 1971.^[1]

Career statistics