Richard Morton (basketball)
Richard L. Morton an American professional basketball player who was cut from the NBA. Born in San Francisco, California, he was a 6'3" point guard, and played college basketball at California State University, Fullerton and had a brief stint in the National Basketball Association with the Indiana Pacers.
Morton played two games with the Pacers during the 1988–89 NBA season, registering six total points on 3-of-4 shooting. He spent several seasons in the Continental Basketball Association, Playing for the Topeka Sizzlers, Rochester Flyers, San Jose Jammers, Albany Patroons, Rapid City Thrillers, Tri-City Chinook and Quad City Thunder from 1988 to 1994. He averaged 18.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game for his career and was a CBA All-Star in 1990 and 1991.
Until February 2006, Morton was the head coach of the ABA's now-defunct San Francisco Pilots.
