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Tom Gola

Career (regular season)

GP
698
PTS
11.3
REB
8.0
AST
4.2

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) · 93 kg (205 lb)
Born
January 13, 1933
Died
† January 26, 2014 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Filadelfia, Estados Unidos
School / club
La Salle
Draft
1955
NBA career
1955-1965 · 10 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1955-56 PHW 68 732 616 404 2,346 — — — 41.2 — 73.3
1957-58 PHW 59 813 639 327 2,126 — — — 41.5 — 74.6
1958-59 PHW 64 901 710 269 2,333 — — — 40.1 — 78.7
1959-60 PHW 75 1,122 779 409 2,870 — — — 43.3 — 79.4
1960-61 PHW 74 1,050 692 292 2,712 — — — 44.7 — 74.7
1961-62 PHW 60 820 587 295 2,462 — — — 42.1 — 76.5
1962-63 NYK 73 896 517 298 2,670 — — — 45.9 — 77.6
1963-64 NYK 74 670 469 257 2,156 — — — 42.9 — 72.6
1964-65 NYK 77 541 319 220 1,727 — — — 44.8 — 73.9
1965-66 NYK 74 326 289 191 1,127 — — — 45.0 — 78.1
Career 698 7,871 5,617 2,962 22,529 — — — 43.1 — 76.0

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1955-56 PHW 10 123 101 58 360 — — — 35.5 — 78.3
1957-58 PHW 8 110 84 32 327 — — — 33.0 — 74.5
1959-60 PHW 9 113 95 50 340 — — — 41.2 — 80.6
1960-61 PHW 3 29 37 15 127 — — — 20.6 — 75.0
1961-62 PHW 9 57 74 24 316 — — — 27.1 — 76.0
Career 39 432 391 179 1,470 — — — 33.6 — 77.1

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 1976 (as a player)
  • NBA champion: 1955-56
  • All-NBA Second Team: 1957-58
  • All-Star (5): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

Championship rings (1)

  • Drawing of the Philadelphia Warriors championship ring, 1955-5619561955-56

    Anillo «World Championship» de oro de 14 quilates. Es tan raro que la casa de subastas dice haber visto vender solo otro igual.

    Philadelphia Warriors

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Draft

  • 1955 · territorial pick · Philadelphia Warriors · La Salle

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The San Francisco Warriors traded Tom Gola to the New York Knicks for Willie Naulls and Kenny Sears.

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