Richard Atha
Encyclopedia
Richard E. "Dick" Atha is a retired American basketball
player.
.
He was selected by the New York Knicks
in the 1953 NBA Draft
.
He played for the Knicks (1955–56) and Fort Wayne Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons
) (1957–58) in the NBA
for 43 games.
, in the 1970s and '80s, taking the athletic director post in the summer of 1986.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
Basketball career
He played collegiately for the Indiana State UniversityIndiana State University
Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S...
.
He was selected by the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
in the 1953 NBA Draft
1953 NBA Draft
The 1953 NBA Draft was the seventh annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 24, 1953 before the 1953–54 season. In this draft, nine remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In each round, the teams select in reverse...
.
He played for the Knicks (1955–56) and Fort Wayne Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
) (1957–58) in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
for 43 games.
Later career
Richard Atha was the principal of Benton Central High School in Oxford, IndianaOxford, Indiana
Oxford is a town in Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana. The population was 1,162 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, in the 1970s and '80s, taking the athletic director post in the summer of 1986.
External links
- Richard Atha Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame http://hoopshall.com/hall/a/dick-atha/