Richard Dick Barnett was a professional basketball player playing as a Point Guard and Forward for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association. He is 6 feet and 4 inches tall weighing at 190 lbs.

Dick Barnet did his schooling from the Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana. He later attended the Tennessee State University where he played for the college basketball team called the Tennessee State University Tigers who won the NAIA National Championship for three straight years. Barnet was the NAIA MVP in 1958 and 1959. In 1959, Barnet was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals. After playing for the Nationals for two seasons, Barnet was playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1962. He was traded to the New York Knicks in 1966 where he went on to win the NBA Championships in 1970 and 1973. Barnet did not play basketball in the NBA after the 1973-74 season.

In a total of 971 games that Barnet played in the NBA, he averaged at 15.8 points per game, 2.8 assists per game and 2.9 rebounds per game.

Career Highlights

NBA Champion, 1970 and 1973.