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{{short description|American basketball player & coach (born 1963)}}
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{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| name = Chris Mullin
| image = Chris Mullin.jpg
| width = 
| caption = Mullin in 2006
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|7|30|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S.
| high_school = 
*[[Power Memorial Academy|Power Memorial]]<br>(New York City, New York)
*[[Xaverian High School|Xaverian]]<br>(Brooklyn, New York)
| college = [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]] (1981–1985)
| draft_year = 1985
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 7
| draft_team = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| career_number = 17
| career_position = [[Small forward]] / [[shooting guard]]
| career_start = 1985
| career_end = 2001
| coach_start = 2015
| coach_end = 2019
| years1 = {{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}}
| team1 = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|1999|end}}
| team2 = [[Indiana Pacers]]
| years3 = {{nbay|2000|full=y}}
| team3 = Golden State Warriors
| cyears1 = 2015–2019
| cteam1 = [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]]
| highlights = 
* 5× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1989}}–{{nasg|1993}})
* [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|1991|end}})
* 2× [[All-NBA Second Team]] ([[1988–89 NBA season|1989]], [[1990–91 NBA season|1991]])
* [[All-NBA Third Team]] ([[1989–90 NBA season|1990]])
* No. 17 [[Golden State Warriors#Retired numbers|retired by Golden State Warriors]]
* [[John R. Wooden Award]] (1985)
* [[Oscar Robertson Trophy|USBWA Player of the Year]] (1985)
* [[UPI College Basketball Player of the Year|UPI College Player of the Year]] (1985)
* Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1985 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1985]])
* Consensus second-team All-American ([[1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1984]])
* Third-team All-American – [[United Press International|UPI]] ([[1983 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1983]])
* 3× [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Big East Player of the Year]] (1983–1985)
* 3× First-team [[List of All-Big East Conference men's basketball teams|All-Big East]] (1983–1985)
* Second-team All-Big East (1982)
* [[Big East men's basketball tournament|Big East tournament MVP]] ([[1983 Big East men's basketball tournament|1983]])
* 3× [[Haggerty Award]] winner (1983–1985)
* No. 20 [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball#Notable players and coaches|honored by St. John's Red Storm]]
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[1981 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1981]])
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 17,911 (18.2 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 4,034 (4.1 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 3,450 (3.5 apg)
| HOF_player = chris-mullin
| CBBASKHOF_year = 2011
| medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1984 Los Angeles]]| [[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1992 Barcelona]]| [[Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1983 Pan American Games|1983 Caracas]] | [[Basketball at the 1983 Pan American Games|Team competition]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIBA AmeriCup|FIBA Americas Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1992 Tournament of the Americas|1992 Portland]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150429204708/http://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/mens-tournament-of-the-americas-1992.aspx Men's Tournament of the Americas – 1992], USA Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.</ref>|[[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Men's basketball]]}}
}}

'''Christopher Paul Mullin''' (born July 30, 1963) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player, executive and coach. He is a five time [[NBA All-Star]] and four time [[All-NBA Team]] member. He is also two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee (in 2010 as a member of the [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team]]—"The Dream Team"—and in 2011 for his individual career).

Mullin played [[shooting guard]] and [[small forward]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) from 1985 to 2001. During his [[college basketball]] career for the [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's Redmen]], he was named [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Big East Player of the Year]] three times<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120607aan.html |title=St. John's Basketball All-Time Honors – REDSTORMSPORTS.COM – St. John's University Official Athletic Site |publisher=Redstormsports.Com |date=December 6, 2007 |access-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723123512/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120607aan.html |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was a member of the 1984 U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball team,<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/men_alpha_M.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124150755/http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/men_alpha_M.html|date=January 24, 2012}}</ref> 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 [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|"Dream Team"]], which was the first American Olympic basketball team to include professional players.

He played with the Warriors from [[1985–86 NBA season|1985]] until [[1996–97 NBA season|1997.]] Thereafter, Mullin played with the [[Indiana Pacers]] from 1997 until the [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–2000 season]]. He retired after the [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01 season]], playing for his original team, the Warriors. He later served as special advisor for the [[Sacramento Kings]] and [[general manager]] of the [[Golden State Warriors]].

Mullin served as the head coach of the Red Storm men's basketball team from 2015 to 2019.

==Early life==
Mullin was born in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]]. As a young player in New York, he studied the games of Knicks stars [[Walt Frazier]] and [[Earl Monroe]] while admiring [[Larry Bird]] and wearing #17 in honor of [[John Havlicek]].<ref name=WashPo>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/18/AR2006021801482.html An Issue That Follows the NBA Like a White Shadow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823075519/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/18/AR2006021801482.html |date=August 23, 2017 }}, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', February 19, 2006</ref> As a youth, he regularly traveled to [[the Bronx]] and [[Harlem]], in predominantly Black neighborhoods, to play against the best basketball players in New York City. His name began to spread while playing [[Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)|CYO]] basketball at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish on Flatlands Avenue.<ref name=WashPo/> He was also a winner of the 1974 "Elks Hoops Shoot" which is a national free throw contest for youth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elkshoopshoot.org/chris-mullin-1974/|title=Chris Mullin|website=Elks Hoop Shoot|access-date=May 6, 2019|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023234323/http://elkshoopshoot.org/chris-mullin-1974/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Along with playing CYO basketball at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Mullin attended Lou Carnesecca's basketball camp with future Xaverian teammates Roger McCready, Danny Treacy, Jimmy Howard, Gerard Shepard, Mike O'Reilly, Joe Cannizzo and Pete Cannizzo.<ref name=dog>{{cite web|title=Board of Trustees|url=http://www.xaverian.org/page.cfm?p=2716|access-date=November 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129093701/http://www.xaverian.org/page.cfm?p=2716|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mullin began his high school career at [[Power Memorial Academy]], where he was a teammate of [[Mario Elie]]. He transferred as a junior to [[Xaverian High School]] and led them to a New York Class A state championship in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2015/04/01/mullins-30-years-away-from-st-johns-full-of-twists-and-turns|title=Chris Mullin's NYC rise, struggle with demons and triumphant return home|publisher=nypost.com|date=April 1, 2015|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225003643/https://nypost.com/2015/04/01/mullins-30-years-away-from-st-johns-full-of-twists-and-turns/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== College career ==
Mullin was recruited by the Hall of Fame coach [[Lou Carnesecca]] to play for St. John's University<ref name=dog/> in nearby Queens. After signing, Mullin averaged 16.6 points per game in his freshman year (also setting the school freshman record for points scored). In his subsequent three years for the Redmen (now known as the Red Storm), he was named [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Big East Player of the Year]] three times, named to the All-America team three times, played for the gold medal-winning 1984 Olympic team, and received the 1985 [[John R. Wooden Award|Wooden Award]] and [[Oscar Robertson Trophy|USBWA College Player of the Year]].

As a senior who averaged 19.8 points per game, Mullin led St. John's to the 1985 Final Four and its first #1 ranking since 1951.<ref>{{cite web|title=St. John's University Celebrates Hall Of Famer Chris Mullin Oct. 19-20|url=http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101311aab.html|access-date=November 16, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129053251/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101311aab.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mullin, who averaged 19.5 points per game, finished his career as the Redmen's all-time leading scorer with 2,440 career points.<ref name=dog/> He also holds the distinction of being one of only three players in history to win the [[Haggerty Award]] (given to the best college player in the New York City area) three times (1983–1985). From 1983 to 1985, Mullin was also named the Big East conference's player of the year, making him the only men's basketball player to receive this award three different seasons.<ref name=yo />

==Professional career==
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=== Golden State Warriors (1985–1997) ===
In the [[1985 NBA draft]], the Golden State Warriors selected Mullin in the first round with the seventh pick.<ref name=yo/> In Mullin's first three seasons with the Warriors, he was primarily a spot-up shooting guard playing in the backcourt alongside [[Eric "Sleepy" Floyd]].

In his second season, 1986–87, the Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals under [[George Karl]], where they lost to the eventual NBA champion [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. The next season, [[Don Nelson]] became the Warriors' coach and had plans to move Mullin to small forward. During his third season in the NBA, Mullin admitted to Nelson that he was an alcoholic.<ref name=yo/> After missing several practices, Mullin was suspended, then entered an alcohol rehabilitation program.

For five consecutive seasons, from 1988 until 1993, Mullin scored an average of 25 or more points and five rebounds. Additionally, the Warriors made five straight playoff appearances. Mullin, [[Mitch Richmond]], and 1989 first-round draftee [[Tim Hardaway]] formed the trio "[[Run TMC]]" (the initials of the players' first names and a play on the name of the popular rap group [[Run–D.M.C.]]) that were the focal stars of this playoff run. Mullin was a five-time All-Star during his time in Golden State and won his second [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medal in 1992 as a member of the [[Dream Team (basketball)#1992 The Dream Team|Dream Team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=AP Was There: Dream Team rolls in Barcelona to Olympic gold |url=https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-nba-sports-basketball-scottie-pippen-e6b296a610fb9badcbe83174f425ee8c |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Christopher Paul Mullin |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/christopher-paul-mullin |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=olympics.com}}</ref>

In 1993, Nelson traded for [[Chris Webber]] on NBA Draft day, hoping to make the Warriors stronger in the frontcourt. Mullin's body began breaking down, and he began to miss significant numbers of games. The Warriors had a successful first season with Webber, but he and Nelson began to bicker over his use as a player. This led Nelson to resign, and subsequent coaches saw Mullin as injury-prone and began to center the team around [[Latrell Sprewell]].

=== Indiana Pacers (1997–2000) ===
Mullin was traded after the 1996–97 season to the [[Indiana Pacers]] for second-year center [[Erick Dampier]] and NBA journeyman [[Duane Ferrell]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Warriors Trade Mullin To Pacers|website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 13, 1997 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/08/13/warriors-trade-mullin-to-pacers/|access-date=November 18, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024725/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-08-13/sports/9708130129_1_kevin-garnett-chris-mullin-pacers-for-second-year-center|url-status=live}}</ref>

In his first season with the Pacers, coached by [[Larry Bird]], Mullin started all 82 games, averaged 11.3 points per game, and helped the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the [[Chicago Bulls]] in seven games. He had a career high in 3-point shots made (107) and led the NBA in free-throw percentage (.939) that season as well.  Bird began to phase Mullin out and give more time to [[Jalen Rose]] at small forward during his second season with the team. As a member of the Indiana Pacers, Mullin, who was primarily a bench player at this time, appeared in three games of the [[2000 NBA Finals]] against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and scored four points total.<ref name=yo>{{cite web|last1=Jue|first1=Nathaniel|title=Golden State Warriors Retire Chris Mullin's Jersey: 17 Facts About NBA HoFer|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1111584-golden-state-warriors-retires-chris-mullins-jersey-17-facts-about-nba-hofer|access-date=November 16, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225145753/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1111584-golden-state-warriors-retires-chris-mullins-jersey-17-facts-about-nba-hofer|url-status=live}}</ref> After that season, Mullin was waived by the Pacers.

=== Return to Golden State (2000–2001) ===
Mullin again signed with Warriors for the 2000–01 season, his last season as a player.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

=== Legacy ===
According to [[Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1952)|Jim O'Brien]], Mullin was similar to NBA legend Larry Bird because both players lacked speed, had a great outside shot and had the innate ability to put their defender off guard.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/12/sports/chris-mullin-grown-up-and-an-all-star-at-last.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes+Topics%2FPeople%2FM%2FMullin%2C+Chris|work=The New York Times|first=Sam|last=Goldaper|title=Chris Mullin: Grown Up, And an All-Star At Last|date=February 12, 1989|access-date=July 28, 2018|archive-date=July 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729051813/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/12/sports/chris-mullin-grown-up-and-an-all-star-at-last.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes+Topics%2FPeople%2FM%2FMullin%2C+Chris|url-status=live}}</ref> He was on the All-NBA second team (1989 and 1991), third team (1990), and first team (1992).{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

== National team career ==
During the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], Mullin, who started two games, averaged 12.9 points per game, shot 61.9% from the field and 53.8% from the three-point line.<ref name="yo" /> He was a member of the "[[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Dream Team]]," which is widely regarded as one of the greatest sports teams ever.

Mullin also won gold medals in the 1992 Tournament of the Americas with the "[[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Dream Team]]", the [[1984 Summer Olympics]], the [[Basketball at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983 Pan American Games]], the [[1982 William Jones Cup|1982 Jones Cup]], and the 1982 Seoul Invitational.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usab.com/history/additional-usa-basketball-history/mens-all-time-roster-m.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907034306/http://www.usab.com/history/additional-usa-basketball-history/mens-all-time-roster-m.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 7, 2015 | title=USA Basketball All-Time Men's Roster }}</ref>

==Coaching career==

=== St. John's (2015–2019) ===
On March 30, 2015, Mullin accepted the vacant head coaching position at [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|date=January 4, 2015|title=Chris Mullin to be St. John's Red Storm head coach|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12588736/chris-mullin-st-john-red-storm-head-coach|access-date=May 9, 2015|publisher=Espn.go.com|archive-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412034848/http://espn.go.com/new-york/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12588736/chris-mullin-st-john-red-storm-head-coach|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2018–19 season, his team reached the NCAA tournament as they went 21-13 and reached the First Four.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Mullin steps down as St. John's coach|date=April 9, 2019|url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2019/04/09/chris-mullin-st-johns-coach-steps-down|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410164131/https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2019/04/09/chris-mullin-st-johns-coach-steps-down|url-status=live}}</ref> The 21 wins matched their highest total since 1999–2000.

On April 9, 2019, Mullin [[resignation|resigned]] as head coach after compiling a 59–73 record in four seasons, including 20–52 in Big East play, citing a "personal loss" which was widely seen as the death of his brother.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-09|title=St John's Coach Chris Mullin Quits, Cites 'Personal Loss'|url=https://collegebasketball.ap.org/salisburypost/article/st-johns-coach-chris-mullin-quits-cites-personal-loss|access-date=2019-04-09|website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref name="sfchronicle.com" />

==Executive career==
After his playing days were over, Mullin was hired by the Warriors as a special assistant, dealing with daily business operations. On April 22, 2004, he was named Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the team.<ref>{{cite web|title=St. John's Legend Chris Mullin Named Executive V.P for Golden State|url=http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042704aaa.html|access-date=November 16, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129053110/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042704aaa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 11, 2009, the team announced that Mullin's expiring contract would not be renewed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/larry_riley_named_gm.html |title=Warriors Elect Not To Renew Chris Mullin's Contract; Promote Larry Riley To GM &#124; THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS |work=Nba.com |access-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-date=January 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131060255/http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/larry_riley_named_gm.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was replaced by [[Larry Riley (basketball)|Larry Riley]] as the Warriors' General Manager.

Mullin began working with the Sacramento Kings in May 2013 when [[Vivek Ranadivé]] became owner.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Amick|first1=Sam|title=Chris Mullin named an adviser for Sacramento Kings|website=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2013/09/05/chris-mullin-sacramento-kings/2771489/|access-date=November 16, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006024549/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2013/09/05/chris-mullin-sacramento-kings/2771489/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2013, the [[Sacramento Kings]] hired him as an advisor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-name-chris-mullin-advisor-chairman |title=Kings Name Chris Mullin Advisor to the Chairman &#124; Sacramento Kings |work=Nba.com |date=September 5, 2013 |access-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-date=May 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506050327/http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-name-chris-mullin-advisor-chairman |url-status=live }}</ref> As an advisor, Mullin's duties were not only to provide advice to Ranadive and D'Alessandro on player transactions, but to also supervise the organization's college and overseas scouting program.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hughes|first1=Grant|title=Sacramento Kings Reportedly Hire NBA Legend Chris Mullin for Front Office Role|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1761648-sacramento-kings-reportedly-hire-nba-legend-chris-mullin-for-front-office-role|access-date=November 16, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225145809/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1761648-sacramento-kings-reportedly-hire-nba-legend-chris-mullin-for-front-office-role|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Broadcasting career==
Mullin has worked as an NBA analyst for ESPN.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vanderberg|first1=Marcus|title=Chris Mullin Hired By ESPN As NBA Analyst|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/chris-mullin-hired-by-espn-as-nba-analyst/|access-date=November 7, 2014|archive-date=November 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107032605/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/chris-mullin-hired-by-espn-as-nba-analyst_b86503|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 22, 2010, Mullin made his network debut as an ESPN studio analyst on Kia NBA Countdown.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Mullin Joins ESPN as Studio Analyst|date=November 4, 2010|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2010/11/chris-mullin-joins-espn-as-studio-analyst/|access-date=November 16, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129052940/http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2010/11/chris-mullin-joins-espn-as-studio-analyst/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2011, Mullin worked with the ESPN broadcasting crew for Mark Jackson's coaching debut with the Golden State Warriors. Mullin joined his former television colleagues, [[Jeff Van Gundy]] and [[Mike Breen]] to announce the game against the Los Angeles Clippers in the season opener and Christmas finale.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Mullin back at Warriors game in new TV role|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=7389022|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217113122/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=7389022|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2019, after leaving St. John's University, Mullin was announced as a pregame and postgame studio analyst for Warriors games on [[NBC Sports Bay Area]].<ref name="sfchronicle.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/Chris-Mullin-back-with-Warriors-after-his-14499642.php|title=Chris Mullin back with Warriors after brother's death changes his path|date=2019-10-08|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-14|last1=Letourneau|first1=Connor|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014010612/https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/Chris-Mullin-back-with-Warriors-after-his-14499642.php|url-status=live}}</ref> He also will contribute to Warriors coverage on radio affiliate [[KNBR (AM)|KNBR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/190442/chris-mullin-joins-knbr-san-francisco-for-nba-seas|title=Chris Mullin Joins KNBR/San Francisco For NBA Season|website=All Access|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011185030/https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/190442/chris-mullin-joins-knbr-san-francisco-for-nba-seas|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honors==
In 2010, Mullin was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] as part of the "Dream Team".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/1992-united-states-olympic-team |title=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame – Hall of Famers |publisher=Hoophall.com |access-date=May 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818075707/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/1992-united-states-olympic-team |archive-date=August 18, 2010 }}</ref>

On February 28, 2011, Mullin was elected to the [[College Basketball Hall of Fame]].

On April 4, 2011, Mullin was inducted again to the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]], this time for his individual career.<ref name="hoophall">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/chris-mullin/ |title=Chris Mullin |date=n.d. |language=en-US |accessdate=2024-06-26}}</ref>

On March 19, 2012, Mullin's number 17 was retired by the [[Golden State Warriors]], making him the sixth player in team history to have his jersey retired.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7711659/golden-state-warriors-retire-chris-mullin-jersey |title=Golden State Warriors retire Chris Mullin's jersey despite boos for team's new owner |publisher=Espn.go.com |date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-date=June 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611153944/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7711659/golden-state-warriors-retire-chris-mullin-jersey |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mullin is a devout [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], and has stated that he relies upon his faith daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://organiccatholics.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/shula-mullin/|title=Don Shula & Chris Mullin|date=September 27, 2011|access-date=June 11, 2015|archive-date=June 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615183118/https://organiccatholics.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/shula-mullin/|url-status=live}}</ref> He and his wife, Elizabeth ("Liz"), live in [[Flower Hill, New York]].<ref>[http://villageflowerhill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-2021-Final-Roll.pdf 2020-2021 Village Tax Roll] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016172828/http://villageflowerhill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-2021-Final-Roll.pdf |date=October 16, 2020 }}. ''Village of Flower Hill.'' 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-09.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-02|title=Chris Mullin's House in Flower Hill, NY (Google Maps) (#2)|url=https://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chris-mullins-house-1/view/google/|access-date=2020-11-11|website=Virtual Globetrotting|language=en|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404035148/https://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chris-mullins-house-1/view/google/|url-status=live}}</ref> They have four children.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} Mullin was very good friends with former teammate, Sudanese NBA player [[Manute Bol]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/sports/basketball/for-chris-mullin-time-to-say-thanks.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|work=The New York Times|first=Harvey|last=Araton|title=For Chris Mullin, Time to Say Thanks|date=August 11, 2011|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213144507/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/sports/basketball/for-chris-mullin-time-to-say-thanks.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nba.com/media/warriors/GSW_2Staff.pdf Warriors staff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126165320/http://www.nba.com/media/warriors/GSW_2Staff.pdf |date=January 26, 2009 }}, Nba.com; accessed April 10, 2014.</ref> After Bol was badly injured in a taxi cab incident in 2004, Mullin and the Warriors offered to raise money for Bol's medical bills by organizing a fantasy camp. On November 19, 2004, the Warriors, Mullin and his former teammates Mitch Richmond and Tim Hardaway participated in the fantasy camp named "Run With TMC".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ortiz|first1=Jorge|title=Fellow Warriors reach out to aid a gregarious giant down on his luck/Manute Bol, the NBA's tallest player in his heyday, is broke and unable to walk after a June car crash -- old teammates rally to help|newspaper=Sfgate|date=September 23, 2004|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Fellow-Warriors-reach-out-to-aid-a-gregarious-2723079.php|access-date=November 16, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023545/http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Fellow-Warriors-reach-out-to-aid-a-gregarious-2723079.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2012, [[PG&E]] joined the Golden State Warriors to restore a pair of basketball courts in Mullin's honor. Both courts were named the "Chris Mullin Basketball Courts at Arroyo Recreation Center Presented by PG&E".
<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kligman|first1=David|title=Oakland: PG&E Helps Renovate Basketball Courts in Honor of Chris Mullin|url=http://www.pgecurrents.com/2012/03/08/oakland-pge-helps-renovate-basketball-courts-in-honor-of-chris-mullin|access-date=November 16, 2014|archive-date=June 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605232020/http://www.pgecurrents.com/2012/03/08/oakland-pge-helps-renovate-basketball-courts-in-honor-of-chris-mullin/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In July 2014, Mullin was featured at a wheelchair basketball charity and opportunity event hosted in Puerto Rico by Max International. Before the event, he was presented a jersey from Federacion de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas de Puerto Rico (FEBASIRU), the local wheelchair basketball team. In this event, Mullin participated in a wheelchair basketball game for the first time with Max International Associate [[Héctor Marcano]] Lopez and the local Puerto Rican wheelchair basketball team (FEBASIRU). He participated in "Max and Mullin Legends Classic Exhibition Game" with 20 local Puerto Rican basketball legends.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA Hall of Famer Chris Mullin Features in Wheelchair Basketball Charity and Opportunity Event|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/nba_hall_of_famer_chris_mullin_features_in_wheelchair_basketball_charity_and_opportunity_event/prweb12075477.htm|access-date=November 16, 2014|archive-date=December 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204085938/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/08/prweb12075477.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===NBA===

====Regular season====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1985}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1985–86 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 55 || 30 || 25.3 || .463 || .185 || .896 || 2.1 || 1.9 || 1.3 || 0.4 || 14.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1986}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1986–87 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| '''82''' || '''82''' || 29.0 || .514 || .302 || .825 || 2.2 || 3.2 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 15.1
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1987}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1987–88 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 60 || 55 || 33.9 || .508 || .351 || .885 || 3.4 || 4.8 || 1.9 || 0.5 || 20.2
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1988}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1988–89 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| '''82''' || '''82''' || 33.7 || .509 || .230 || .892 || '''5.9''' || '''5.1''' || '''2.1''' || 0.5 || '''26.5'''
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1989}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1989–90 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 78 || 78 || 36.3 || .536 || .372 || .889 || '''5.9''' || 4.1 || 1.6 || 0.6 || 25.1
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1990}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1990–91 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| '''82''' || '''82''' ||style="background:#cfecec;"| 40.4* || .536 || .301 || .884 || 5.4 || 4.0 || '''2.1''' || 0.8 || 25.7
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1991}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1991–92 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 81 || 81 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| '''41.3*''' || .524 || .366 || .833 || 5.6 || 3.5 || '''2.1''' || 0.8 || 25.6
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1992}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 46 || 46 || '''41.3''' || .510 || .451 || .810 || 5.0 || 3.6 || 1.5 || '''0.9''' || 25.9
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1993}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993–94 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 62 || 39 || 37.5 || .472 || .364 || .753 || 5.6 || '''5.1''' || 1.7 || '''0.9''' || 16.8
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1994}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 25 || 23 || 35.6 || .489 || .452 || .879 || 4.6 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 0.8 || 19.0
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1995}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 55 || 19 || 29.4 || .499 || .393 || .856 || 2.9 || 3.5 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 13.3
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1996}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 79 || 63 || 34.6 || '''.553''' || .411 || .864 || 4.0 || 4.1 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 14.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1997}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 26.5 || .481 || .440 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| '''.939*''' || 3.0 || 2.3 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 11.3
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1998}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || 23.6 || .477 || '''.465''' || .870 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 10.1
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| 47 || 2 || 12.4 || .428 || .409 || .902 || 1.6 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 5.1
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|2000}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 20 || 8 || 18.7 || .340 || .365 || .857 || 2.1 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 5.8
|- class="sortbottom"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 986 || 822 || 32.6 || .509 || .384 || .865 || 4.1 || 3.5 || 1.6 || 0.6 || 18.2
|- class="sortbottom"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| All-Star
| 4 || 2 || 19.5 || .500 || 1.000 || .875 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 8.3
{{S-end}}

====Playoffs====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1987 NBA Playoffs|1987]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1986-87 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|10||10||26.2||.500||'''.750'''||.750||1.5||2.3||0.9||0.2||11.3
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1989 NBA Playoffs|1989]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1988-89 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|8||8||42.6||.540||.125||.866||5.9||'''4.5'''||1.8||1.4||'''29.4'''
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1991 NBA Playoffs|1991]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1990-91 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|8||8||style="background:#cfecec;"|'''45.8*'''||.527||.692||.860||'''7.3'''||2.9||'''1.9'''||1.5||23.8
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1992 NBA Playoffs|1992]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1991-92 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|4||4||42.0||.429||.333||'''.929'''||3.0||3.0||1.3||0.5||17.8
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1994 NBA Playoffs|1994]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993-94 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|3||3||45.0||'''.588'''||.500||.909||4.7||3.7||0.0||'''1.7'''||25.3
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1998 NBA Playoffs|1998]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997-98 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
|'''16'''||'''16'''||25.8||.460||.385||.857||3.6||1.4||0.9||0.6||8.9
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[1999 NBA Playoffs|1999]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998-99 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
|13||13||21.8||.410||.400||.870||1.5||1.2||0.8||0.2||9.5
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|[[2000 NBA Playoffs|2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999-2000 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
|9||1||10.0||.476||.250||.818||1.6||0.6||0.7||0.1||3.4
|- class="sortbottom"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 71 || 63 || 29.0 || .495 || .409 || .859 || 3.3 || 2.1 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 13.8
{{S-end}}

===College===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1981–82]]
| align="left" | [[1981–82 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team|St. John's]]
| 30 || 30 || 35.4 || .534 || – || .791 || 3.2 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .2 || 16.6
|-
| align="left" | [[1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1982–83]]
| align="left" | [[1982–83 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team|St. John's]]
| 33 || 33 || 36.7 || '''.577''' || – || .878 || 3.7 || 3.1 || 1.2 || .2 || 19.1
|-
| align="left" | [[1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1983–84]]
| align="left" | [[1983–84 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team|St. John's]]
| 27 || 27 || '''39.6''' || .571 || – || '''.904''' || 4.4 || 4.0 || '''2.1''' || .4 || '''22.9'''
|-
| align="left" | [[1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1984–85]]
| align="left" | [[1984–85 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team|St. John's]]
| '''35''' || '''35''' || 37.9 || .521 || – || .824 || '''4.8''' || '''4.3''' || '''2.1''' || '''.5''' || 19.8
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 125 || 125 || 37.3 || .550 || –{{refn|group= |The NCAA did not introduce the three-point field goal statistic until the 1986-87 season.}} || .848 || 4.1 || 3.6 || 1.7 || .3 || 19.5
|-
{{s-end}}

==Head coaching record==
{{CBB Yearly Record Start}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name       = [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's Red Storm]]
 | conference = [[Big East Conference]]
 | startyear  = 2015
 | endyear    = 2019
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2015–16]]
 | name         = [[2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
 | overall      = 8–24
 | conference   = 1–17
 | confstanding = 10th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2016–17]]
 | name         = [[2016–17 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
 | overall      = 14–19
 | conference   = 7–11
 | confstanding = 8th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2017–18]]
 | name         = [[2017–18 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
 | overall      = 16–17
 | conference   = 4–14
 | confstanding = T–9th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19]]
 | name         = [[2018–19 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
 | overall      = 21–13
 | conference   = 8–10
 | confstanding = 7th
 | postseason   = [[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = St. John's
 | overall    = 59–73 ({{Winning percentage|59|73}})
 | confrecord = 20–52 ({{Winning percentage|20|52}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 59–73 ({{Winning percentage|59|73}})
 | legend  = no
}}

==Filmography==
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|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
!Ref
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Other Dream Team]]''
|Himself 
|Documentary about the [[Lithuania men's national basketball team]] at the [[Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1992 Summer Olympics]].
|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Other Dream Team |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/70229271 |website=[[Netflix]] |access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame]]
* [[List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders]]
* [[List of National Basketball Association career free throw percentage leaders]]
* [[List of National Basketball Association annual minutes leaders]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180725200400/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/chris_mullin_960930.html St. John's University coaching bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020203133418/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chris_mullin/bio.html NBA bio of Mullin (from 2000)]
*{{Basketballstats|nba_historical=chris_mullin|bbr=m/mullich01}}

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