Chris Mullin (basketball)

Chris Mullin (basketball)

Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963) is a retired American basketball player and former general manager of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. He is a two time Olympic Gold medalist and has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Mullin played shooting guard and small forward in the NBA from 1985 to 2001. After playing at St. John's University, during which time he won Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year three times and was a member of the 1984 U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball team, Mullin was chosen as the seventh pick by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1985 NBA Draft. He returned to the Olympics in 1992 as a member of the legendary Dream Team, which was the first American Olympic basketball team to include professional players.

He played with the Warriors from the 1985–86 until the 1996–97 seasons. Thereafter, Mullin played with the Indiana Pacers from 1997 until the 1999–2000 season. He retired after the 2000–01 season, playing for his original team, the Warriors.