Larry Costello PG

Born: Jul 2, 1931 (Passed away Dec 13, 2001, aged 70)

Birthplace/Hometown: Minoa, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-1 (185cm)     Weight: 186 (84kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1954 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 3, Philadelphia Warriors

Pre-Draft Team: Niagara (Sr)

High School: Minoa High School [Minoa, New York]

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Larry Costello Player Profile

NBA Career

12 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 6x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 PHI 19 - 24.4 6.21 2.42 7.32 .331 - - - 1.37 1.68 .813 - - 2.58 4.11 - - - 1.95
1956-57 PHI 72 - 29.3 7.60 2.58 6.90 .374 - - - 2.43 3.08 .788 - - 4.49 3.28 - - - 2.53
1957-58 ☆ SYR 72 - 38.1 14.94 5.25 12.33 .426 - - - 4.44 5.25 .847 - - 5.25 4.40 - - - 3.42
1958-59 ☆ SYR 70 - 39.3 15.83 5.91 13.54 .437 - - - 4.00 4.99 .802 - - 5.21 5.41 - - - 3.76
1959-60 ☆ SYR 71 - 34.8 13.99 5.24 11.58 .453 - - - 3.51 4.07 .862 - - 5.46 6.32 - - - 3.30
1960-61 ☆ SYR 75 - 28.9 14.45 5.43 11.25 .482 - - - 3.60 4.51 .799 - - 3.89 5.51 - - - 3.81
1961-62 ☆ SYR 63 - 29.4 13.76 4.92 11.52 .427 - - - 3.92 4.68 .837 - - 3.89 5.70 - - - 3.49
1962-63 SYR 78 - 26.5 11.00 3.65 8.46 .432 - - - 3.69 4.19 .881 - - 3.04 4.28 - - - 3.37
1963-64 PHL 45 - 25.3 11.76 4.24 9.07 .468 - - - 3.27 3.78 .865 - - 2.33 3.71 - - - 3.33
1964-65 ☆ PHL 64 - 30.7 13.45 4.83 10.86 .445 - - - 3.80 4.33 .877 - - 2.64 4.30 - - - 3.78
1966-67 PHL 49 - 19.9 7.76 2.65 5.98 .444 - - - 2.45 2.71 .902 - - 2.10 2.86 - - - 2.88
1967-68 PHL 28 - 17.6 7.18 2.39 5.29 .453 - - - 2.39 2.89 .827 - - 1.82 2.43 - - - 2.21
CAREER   706 - 30.0 12.21 4.38 10.01 .438 - - - 3.44 4.09 .841 - - 3.83 4.55 - - - 3.29

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 PHI 19 - 463 118 46 139 .331 - - - 26 32 .813 - - 49 78 - - - 37
1956-57 PHI 72 - 2,111 547 186 497 .374 - - - 175 222 .788 - - 323 236 - - - 182
1957-58 ☆ SYR 72 - 2,746 1,076 378 888 .426 - - - 320 378 .847 - - 378 317 - - - 246
1958-59 ☆ SYR 70 - 2,750 1,108 414 948 .437 - - - 280 349 .802 - - 365 379 - - - 263
1959-60 ☆ SYR 71 - 2,469 993 372 822 .453 - - - 249 289 .862 - - 388 449 - - - 234
1960-61 ☆ SYR 75 - 2,167 1,084 407 844 .482 - - - 270 338 .799 - - 292 413 - - - 286
1961-62 ☆ SYR 63 - 1,854 867 310 726 .427 - - - 247 295 .837 - - 245 359 - - - 220
1962-63 SYR 78 - 2,066 858 285 660 .432 - - - 288 327 .881 - - 237 334 - - - 263
1963-64 PHL 45 - 1,137 529 191 408 .468 - - - 147 170 .865 - - 105 167 - - - 150
1964-65 ☆ PHL 64 - 1,967 861 309 695 .445 - - - 243 277 .877 - - 169 275 - - - 242
1966-67 PHL 49 - 976 380 130 293 .444 - - - 120 133 .902 - - 103 140 - - - 141
1967-68 PHL 28 - 492 201 67 148 .453 - - - 67 81 .827 - - 51 68 - - - 62
CAREER   706 - 21,198 8,622 3,095 7,068 .438 - - - 2,432 2,891 .841 - - 2,705 3,215 - - - 2,326

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1954-55 PHI 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .052 - - 0.23 9 10 .474 -0.20 0.40 0.20
1956-57 PHI 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 - - 0.45 37 35 .514 2.10 1.30 3.40
1957-58 ☆ SYR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 - - 0.43 41 31 .569 6.40 2.90 9.20
1958-59 ☆ SYR 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 - - 0.37 34 36 .486 5.50 3.00 8.50
1959-60 ☆ SYR 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 - - 0.35 43 28 .606 5.40 2.60 8.00
1960-61 ☆ SYR 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 - - 0.40 37 38 .493 6.30 2.30 8.60
1961-62 ☆ SYR 63 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 - - 0.41 30 32 .484 3.30 2.60 5.90
1962-63 SYR 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 - - 0.50 46 32 .590 3.60 2.10 5.70
1963-64 PHL 45 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 - - 0.42 20 25 .444 2.80 0.70 3.50
1964-65 ☆ PHL 64 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 - - 0.40 34 30 .531 4.10 1.50 5.70
1966-67 PHL 49 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 - - 0.45 43 6 .878 1.70 0.90 2.50
1967-68 PHL 28 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 - - 0.55 20 8 .714 0.90 0.60 1.50
CAREER   706 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 - - 0.41 394 311 .559 41.90 20.90 62.70

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1954-55 PHI 19 - .385 .331 - - - - - - - - 114.34 - 0.85 - - 11.67
1956-57 PHI 72 - .460 .374 - - - - - - - - 116.25 - 1.10 - - 11.49
1957-58 ☆ SYR 72 - .510 .426 - - - - - - - - 127.22 - 1.21 - - 14.60
1958-59 ☆ SYR 70 - .503 .437 - - - - - - - - 123.90 - 1.17 - - 14.79
1959-60 ☆ SYR 71 - .523 .453 - - - - - - - - 131.41 - 1.21 - - 15.25
1960-61 ☆ SYR 75 - .546 .482 - - - - - - - - 128.10 - 1.28 - - 16.87
1961-62 ☆ SYR 63 - .507 .427 - - - - - - - - 126.43 - 1.19 - - 14.92
1962-63 SYR 78 - .534 .432 - - - - - - - - 131.26 - 1.30 - - 13.37
1963-64 PHL 45 - .548 .468 - - - - - - - - 133.28 - 1.30 - - 15.21
1964-65 ☆ PHL 64 - .527 .445 - - - 19.35 - - - - 132.19 - 1.24 - - 14.03
1966-67 PHL 49 - .541 .444 - - - 16.50 - - - - 134.59 - 1.30 - - 12.10
1967-68 PHL 28 - .547 .453 - - - 15.96 - - - - 127.99 - 1.36 - - 12.38
CAREER   706 - .517 .438 - - - 17.26 - - - - 127.91 - 1.22 - - 14.28

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NBA Transactions

Apr 24, 1954 - The Philadelphia Warriors selected Larry Costello in Round 2 with Pick 3 in the 1954 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1954 - Larry Costello signed a contract with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Jul 1, 1955 - Larry Costello, previously with the Philadelphia Warriors, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1956 - Larry Costello signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Oct 10, 1957 - Larry Costello was acquired by the Syracuse Nationals from the Philadelphia Warriors in a trade.
Jul 1, 1965 - Larry Costello, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1966 - Larry Costello signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.
May 6, 1968 - Larry Costello was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Expansion Draft from the Philadelphia Sixers.
Jul 1, 1968 - Larry Costello, previously with the , became a free agent.
Dec 13, 2001 - Larry Costello passed away. He was 70 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1967
All-NBA Second Team - 1961

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 PHI 2 - 8.0 3.00 1.50 4.00 .375 - - - 0.00 0.50 .000 - - 2.50 1.00 - - - 1.50
1957-58 SYR 3 - 44.7 11.33 3.33 11.33 .294 - - - 4.67 4.67 1.000 - - 8.33 4.00 - - - 2.00
1958-59 SYR 9 - 40.1 17.67 6.00 13.44 .446 - - - 5.67 6.78 .836 - - 5.89 6.00 - - - 4.44
1959-60 SYR 3 - 40.7 16.67 6.67 15.67 .426 - - - 3.33 4.00 .833 - - 4.67 6.67 - - - 5.00
1960-61 SYR 8 - 33.6 16.38 5.25 12.88 .408 - - - 5.88 6.88 .855 - - 4.38 6.50 - - - 4.88
1961-62 SYR 5 - 33.4 14.60 4.40 10.20 .431 - - - 5.80 6.60 .879 - - 3.20 5.60 - - - 4.20
1962-63 SYR 5 - 26.8 10.20 3.20 7.40 .432 - - - 3.80 4.60 .826 - - 0.80 4.60 - - - 5.40
1963-64 PHL 5 - 7.2 3.20 0.60 2.80 .214 - - - 2.00 2.00 1.000 - - 0.60 0.80 - - - 2.80
1964-65 PHL 10 - 20.7 5.50 2.20 5.30 .415 - - - 1.10 1.60 .688 - - 1.20 2.00 - - - 4.30
1966-67 PHL 2 - 12.5 8.50 3.00 4.00 .750 - - - 2.50 2.50 1.000 - - 2.00 1.50 - - - 1.00
CAREER   52 - 28.3 11.38 3.81 9.15 .416 - - - 3.77 4.42 .852 - - 3.29 4.19 - - - 4.04

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 PHI 2 - 16 6 3 8 .375 - - - 0 1 .000 - - 5 2 - - - 3
1957-58 SYR 3 - 134 34 10 34 .294 - - - 14 14 1.000 - - 25 12 - - - 6
1958-59 SYR 9 - 361 159 54 121 .446 - - - 51 61 .836 - - 53 54 - - - 40
1959-60 SYR 3 - 122 50 20 47 .426 - - - 10 12 .833 - - 14 20 - - - 15
1960-61 SYR 8 - 269 131 42 103 .408 - - - 47 55 .855 - - 35 52 - - - 39
1961-62 SYR 5 - 167 73 22 51 .431 - - - 29 33 .879 - - 16 28 - - - 21
1962-63 SYR 5 - 134 51 16 37 .432 - - - 19 23 .826 - - 4 23 - - - 27
1963-64 PHL 5 - 36 16 3 14 .214 - - - 10 10 1.000 - - 3 4 - - - 14
1964-65 PHL 10 - 207 55 22 53 .415 - - - 11 16 .688 - - 12 20 - - - 43
1966-67 PHL 2 - 25 17 6 8 .750 - - - 5 5 1.000 - - 4 3 - - - 2
CAREER   52 - 1,471 592 198 476 .416 - - - 196 230 .852 - - 171 218 - - - 210

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1956-57 PHI 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 - - 0.12 0 2 .000 - - -
1957-58 SYR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 - - 0.41 1 2 .333 0.10 0.30 0.40
1958-59 SYR 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 - - 0.50 5 4 .556 0.90 0.10 0.90
1959-60 SYR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 - - 0.26 1 2 .333 0.20 - 0.20
1960-61 SYR 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 - - 0.53 4 4 .500 0.70 0.30 0.90
1961-62 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 - - 0.65 2 3 .400 0.50 0.20 0.80
1962-63 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 - - 0.62 2 3 .400 0.20 - 0.20
1963-64 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 - - 0.71 2 3 .400 - - -
1964-65 PHL 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 - - 0.30 5 5 .500 - 0.10 0.20
1966-67 PHL 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .013 - - 0.62 1 1 .500 0.20 - 0.20
CAREER   52 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 - - 0.48 23 29 .442 2.80 1.00 3.80

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1956-57 PHI 2 - .355 .375 - - - 23.08 - - - - 37.50 - 0.75 - - 10.02
1957-58 SYR 3 - .423 .294 - - - 15.31 - - - - 129.41 - 1.00 - - 9.63
1958-59 SYR 9 - .538 .446 - - - 20.55 - - - - 128.23 - 1.31 - - 14.59
1959-60 SYR 3 - .478 .426 - - - 22.83 - - - - 125.89 - 1.06 - - 11.54
1960-61 SYR 8 - .515 .408 - - - 28.88 - - - - 126.23 - 1.27 - - 13.78
1961-62 SYR 5 - .557 .431 - - - 25.90 - - - - 131.02 - 1.43 - - 12.51
1962-63 SYR 5 - .541 .432 - - - 21.37 - - - - 125.85 - 1.38 - - 9.40
1963-64 PHL 5 - .435 .214 - - - 14.49 - - - - 121.43 - 1.14 - - 5.62
1964-65 PHL 10 - .458 .415 - - - 12.81 - - - - 110.26 - 1.04 - - 5.27
1966-67 PHL 2 - .833 .750 - - - 16.42 - - - - 175.00 - 2.12 - - 26.30
CAREER   52 - .513 .416 - - - 12.55 - - - - 126.81 - 1.24 - - 11.65

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958 East 1 - 17 1 0 6 .000 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 1 4 - - - 2
1959 East 1 - 18 7 3 8 .375 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 3 3 - - - 1
1960 East 1 - 20 10 5 9 .556 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 2 - - - 1
1961 East 1 - 5 2 1 2 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 0 0 - - - 2
1965 East 1 - 11 4 2 7 .286 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 1 2 - - - 2
TOTAL   5 - 71 24 11 32 .344 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 9 11 - - - 8
AVERAGES   5 - 14.2 4.80 2.20 6.40 .344 - - - 0.40 0.40 1.000 - - 1.80 2.20 - - - 1.60

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NCAA Career

College: Niagara (1954)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1950-51 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1951-52 Niagara So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1952-53 Niagara Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1953-54 Niagara Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Larry Costello?

Larry Costello is 92 years old.

What is the height of Larry Costello?

Larry Costello is 6-1 (185cm) tall.

What is the weight of Larry Costello?

Larry Costello is 186 lbs (84kg).

What is the birthday of Larry Costello?

Larry Costello was born on Jul 2, 1931.

What position does Larry Costello play?

Larry Costello plays the PG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Larry Costello?

Larry Costello was drafted out of Niagara.

What high school did Larry Costello attend?

Larry Costello attended Minoa High School in Minoa, New York.

What nationality is Larry Costello?

Larry Costello has a United States nationality.

Where was Larry Costello born?

Larry Costello was born in Minoa, New York.

How many NBA seasons has Larry Costello played?

Larry Costello played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Larry Costello?

Larry Costello had career averages 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists in 706 games.

What are the career totals of Larry Costello?

Larry Costello had career totals of 8,622 points, 2,705 rebounds, 3,215 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 706 games.

How many teams has Larry Costello been on?

Larry Costello played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Philadelphia Warriors, Philadelphia Sixers, Syracuse Nationals.

When was Larry Costello drafted?

Larry Costello was drafted in the 2nd round (#12 overall) of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors.

What is Larry Costello's career high in points?

Larry Costello averaged a career high 15.8 points per game in 1958-1959.

What is Larry Costello's career high in rebounds?

Larry Costello averaged a career high 5.5 rebounds per game in 1959-1960.

What is Larry Costello's career high in assists?

Larry Costello averaged a career high 6.3 assists per game in 1959-1960.

What is the career PER of Larry Costello's?

Larry Costello had a career PER of 14.3.

Is Larry Costello in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Larry Costello was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.

How many championships has Larry Costello won?

Larry Costello has won 1 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Larry Costello been on?

Larry Costello is a 6x All-Star.