Richard Laurel (born July 11, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'6" guard born in Philadelphia, Laurel played college basketball at Hofstra University, He played one season (1977–78) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Laurel scored 24 points in ten games.
He later played in Italy (Hurlingham Trieste), France and Belgium.