Jerome ‘Pooh’ Richardson is one of many NBA players born on May 14.
With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap day ballers. Our day-by-day breakdown of the players born on each day of the year continues.
Below are the most notable NBA players born on May 14.
Jerome “Pooh” Richardson (1966)
Richardson was the 10th overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft out of UCLA. The Minnesota Timberwolves took him with that Top 10 pick, with Richardson spending his first three seasons with Minnesota. He really broke out in his sophomore season, averaging a career-high 17.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 1.6 steals. Pooh also played all 82 games in all three years with Minnesota, joining the Indiana Pacers in 1992.
Richardson spent two years in Indy before being traded to the LA Clippers in 1994. He closed his career with five years in LA, officially retiring in 2000. This point guard averaged 11.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.3 steals throughout his 10-year career.
Want to see every NBA player born on May 14? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Vern Gardener (May 14, 1925)
- Mike Minor (May 14, 1950)
- Walter Berry (May 14, 1964)
- Voshon Lenard (May 14, 1973)
- Eddie House (May 14, 1978)
- Uros Slokar (May 14, 1983)
- Jon Leuer (May 14, 1989)
- Jalen Bridges (May 14, 2001)
- Zach Edey (May 14, 2002)
- Yves Missi (May 14, 2004)
