Raymond Townsend, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Raymond Townsend

American professional basketball player

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1955

Place of Birth: San Jose, California, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States, Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Raymond Anthony Townsend (born December 20, 1955) is a Filipino-American retired professional basketball player.
He played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors and the Indiana Pacers.
Townsend played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins, earning all-conference honors in the Pacific-8 (known later as the Pac-12).
He was selected by the Warriors in the first round of the 1978 NBA draft, with the 22nd overall pick, and became the first Filipino-American to play in the NBA.
During his playing career, he was listed at 6'3" (1.91 m) tall and 175 lbs.
(79 kg).
He played at the point guard position.