Christopher Paul Mullin was born on July 30, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He is a retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and former general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. Mullin attended high school at Power Memorial Academy, where he played with former NBA player Mario Elie, before transferring to Catholic Xaverian High School. Upon graduating from, he was recruited to play at St. John's University in Queens, New York, where he averaged 16.6 points per game his freshman year, setting the school record for points.hoopedia.nba.com/index.php?title=Chris_Mullin

Prior to the end of his collegiate career, Mullin played for the 1984 US Olympic team.www.nba.com/history/players/mullin_summary.html Following was selected as the 7th pick in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, where he played until 1997, before playing for the Indiana Pacers until the 2000 season, and then concluding his career with the Warriors.www.nba.com/history/players/mullin_summary.html

During his tenure at St. John’s University, Mullin was selected as the Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year and named to the NCAA All-America team the following 3 consecutive years. These achievements culminated his senior year, where he received the 1985 Wooden Award for being the nation’s best player and named the USBWA College Player of the Year for leading St. John’s to the NCAA Men’s Final Four. Mullin finished his career at St. John’s as the school’s all-time leading scorer, an honor which earned him the Haggerty Award, given to the best college player in the New York City area, three consecutive years from 1983 to 1985.www.nba.com/playerfile/chris_mullin.html

Mullin was then selected to the gold-medal winning 1984 US Olympic Team prior to being selected 7th overall in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. In his first four seasons under coach George Karl, Mullin averaged 18.9 points per game, and appeared in the Western Conference finals in 1984. Following a coaching change under Don Nelson, Mullin went on to become an All-Star Game staple with 5 consecutive appearances from 1989 to 1993, averaging 25 or more points and five rebounds per game. In so doing, he became the only Warrior player besides Wilt Chamberlain to have five consecutive seasons averaging 25 points per game, leading the Warriors to five straight playoff appearances. During this time, he was also selected to the original Dream Team for the 1992 US Olympics, joining Michael Jordan and Larry Bird.nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30690852/

After 4 injury-plagued seasons from 1994 to 1997, Mullin was traded to the Indiana Pacers, where he averaged 11.3 points per game, helping the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls. Following this season, his minutes diminished and he was eventually released prior to the 2000 season. He re-signed with the Warriors and played in 18 games before retiring. Upon his retirement and two years as a special assistant, Mullin was named Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Warriors on April 22, 2004.