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American basketball player and coach

Richard Vincent Guerin (born May 29, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963 and was a player coach of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise where he spent nine years. On February 15, 2013, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Guerin had been elected as one of its 2013 inductees. Guerin served in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1947 to 1954. While a reservist, Guerin attended Iona College from 1950 to 1954 where he scored 1,375 points in 67 games playing for coach Jim McDermott. After graduation, Guerin served on active duty at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia for two years. Guerin was a gifted scorer, passer, playmaker, and was one of the most successful rebounding and driving guards of his era. He led the Knicks in assists for five consecutive seasons and in scoring three times during his seven full seasons in the Big Apple, and he tallied more than 20 points per game in four consecutive years. Guerin also set Knicks single game records for scoring, with 57 points in 1959, and assists, with 21 in 1958.

On April 24, 1954, the New York Knicks selected him in the 1954 NBA draft, but Guerin could not join the Knicks until he had completed two years of service in the Marines. That year New York made its only postseason appearance with Guerin on the team, losing to the Syracuse Nationals in a first round sweep. By the end of the campaign Guerin had firmly established himself among the league's backcourt elite. He was named to the All NBA Second Team for the third time in his first six seasons. St. Louis had gone 17–16 under Gallatin, and the team went 28–19 under Guerin. The Hawks earned a playoff spot but lost to the Baltimore Bullets in a division semifinal series. Under Guerin's direction, the Hawks reached the playoffs in each of the next seven seasons. On May 1, 1967, Guerin was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics from the St. Louis Hawks in the NBA expansion draft. On November 15, 1968, Guerin was traded by the Seattle SuperSonics to the Atlanta Hawks for Dick Smith. The Hawks moved to Atlanta prior to the 1968–69 season, and Seattle traded Guerin back, allowing him to return to playing as a reserve player, guiding the Hawks to a 48–34 record while appearing as a player in 27 games. In the 1969–70 season, he guided them to another 48–34 record while appearing as a player in 8 games. The fourth game of the 1970 Western Division Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 19, 1970 was Guerin's last game as a player. He contributed 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, but his team failed to avoid a four game sweep.

Guerin stayed on as head coach for two more seasons, and Atlanta went 36–46 each year. He compiled a 327–291 career coaching record. His successor as head coach was Cotton Fitzsimmons who was appointed just over five weeks later on May 31. Guerin was fired on August 4, 1973 despite having four years remaining on a five‐year contract. Feeling the need for a promoter as general manager, the Hawks replaced Guerin with Pat Williams two days later on August 6.

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG1956–57New York7224.9.368.6204.62.59.71957–58New York6337.6.354.6917.85.016.51958–59New York7136.0.424.8027.35.118.21959–60New York7432.8.420.7736.86.321.81960–61New York7938.3.396.7927.96.421.81961–62New York7842.9.442.8206.46.929.51962–63New York7934.3.432.8484.24.421.51963–64New York213.0.688.8001.52.013.01963–64St. Louis7830.0.410.8193.24.813.11964–65St. Louis5729.4.446.7672.64.814.41965–66St. Louis8029.5.415.8123.94.914.91966–67St. Louis8028.4.436.7312.44.313.71968–69Atlanta2717.5.423.7702.23.75.61969–70Atlanta88.0.2731.0000.31.50.9Career84832.4.416.7805.05.017.3All Star620.3.411.6543.23.010.5

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG1959New York238.5.257.8579.07.515.01964St. Louis1235.7.444.7884.24.118.11965St. Louis431.3.385.7602.05.317.31966St. Louis1039.9.453.8163.7s7.920.61967St. Louis925.3.419.8002.64.310.71969Atlanta310.7.250.5001.72.31.01970Atlanta228.0.6191.0004.02.016.5Career4232.0.429.8033.55.115.6

Guerin enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve and served from 1947 to 1954. While a reservist Guerin attended Iona College from 1950 to 1954, and upon graduation was commissioned a second lieutenant. He served on active duty with the T&T Regtiment, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia until his discharge as a first lieutenant in June 1956. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Organized Marine Corps Rerserve Medal. Guerin was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Following his retirement from professional basketball, Guerin became a Knicks sportscaster and a Wall Street stockbroker.