Rich Dumas

Dumas was born in Oklahoma City but later moved to Kansas City[1] where he attended Sumner High School.[2][3] There he was the city's leading scorer during his senior season, scoring 408 points in 18 games.[4]

After spending two years at Independence Community College, where he led the Jayhawk Junior College Conference in scoring in 1966,[5] Dumas joined Northeastern State University where he starred alongside future NBA player Charlie Paulk.[6] On February 1, 1968, he set the schools single game scoring record when he scored 50 points in a 96–84 victory against John Brown University, breaking Bob Edwards record of 47 points from 1962.[7]

Dumas was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the seventh round of the 1968 NBA draft.[8] In June 1968, he signed with the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association (ABA).[9] During the preseason in October, he led all scorers with 22 points in the Rockets 119–113 exhibition victory against the New Orleans Buccaneers.[10] He later appeared in the Mavericks opening game of the 1968–69 regular season but was waived a week later, along with Bill Gaines.[11]

Following his basketball career, Dumas became a civilian recreational director for the United States Air Force. He died in a hospital in Berlin on November 19, 1991.[1]

Dumas was the father of basketball player Richard Dumas.

• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com