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Full Name: Thomas Gola

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jan 13, 1933 (91 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-6 (198cm)     Weight: 205 (93kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1955 NBA Draft

Drafted: 1955 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors

Pre-Draft Team: La Salle (Sr)

High School: La Salle High School [Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania]

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Tom Gola Player Profile

NBA Career

10 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 5x 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
1955-56 PHI 68 - 34.5 10.76 3.59 8.71 .412 - - - 3.59 4.90 .733 - - 9.06 5.94 - - - 4.00
1957-58 PHI 59 - 36.0 13.78 5.00 12.05 .415 - - - 3.78 5.07 .746 - - 10.83 5.54 - - - 3.81
1958-59 PHI 64 - 36.5 14.08 4.84 12.08 .401 - - - 4.39 5.58 .787 - - 11.09 4.20 - - - 3.80
1959-60 ☆ PHI 75 - 38.3 14.96 5.68 13.11 .433 - - - 3.60 4.53 .794 - - 10.39 5.45 - - - 4.15
1960-61 ☆ PHI 74 - 36.6 14.19 5.68 12.70 .447 - - - 2.84 3.80 .747 - - 9.35 3.95 - - - 4.34
1961-62 ☆ PHI 60 - 41.0 13.67 5.37 12.75 .421 - - - 2.93 3.83 .765 - - 9.78 4.92 - - - 4.45
1962-63 * ☆ All Teams 73 - 36.6 12.27 4.97 10.84 .459 - - - 2.33 3.00 .776 - - 7.08 4.08 - - - 4.04
1962-63 * ☆ NYK 52 - 35.5 12.00 4.85 10.54 .460 - - - 2.31 2.94 .784 - - 7.10 4.33 - - - 3.88
1962-63 * ☆ GOS 21 - 39.1 12.95 5.29 11.57 .457 - - - 2.38 3.14 .758 - - 7.05 3.48 - - - 4.43
1963-64 ☆ NYK 74 - 29.1 9.05 3.49 8.14 .429 - - - 2.08 2.86 .726 - - 6.34 3.47 - - - 3.76
1964-65 NYK 77 - 22.4 7.03 2.65 5.91 .448 - - - 1.73 2.34 .739 - - 4.14 2.86 - - - 3.49
1965-66 NYK 74 - 15.2 4.41 1.65 3.66 .450 - - - 1.11 1.42 .781 - - 3.91 2.58 - - - 2.80
CAREER   698 - 32.3 11.28 4.25 9.86 .431 - - - 2.78 3.66 .760 - - 8.05 4.24 - - - 3.85

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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
1955-56 PHI 68 - 2,346 732 244 592 .412 - - - 244 333 .733 - - 616 404 - - - 272
1957-58 PHI 59 - 2,126 813 295 711 .415 - - - 223 299 .746 - - 639 327 - - - 225
1958-59 PHI 64 - 2,333 901 310 773 .401 - - - 281 357 .787 - - 710 269 - - - 243
1959-60 ☆ PHI 75 - 2,870 1,122 426 983 .433 - - - 270 340 .794 - - 779 409 - - - 311
1960-61 ☆ PHI 74 - 2,712 1,050 420 940 .447 - - - 210 281 .747 - - 692 292 - - - 321
1961-62 ☆ PHI 60 - 2,462 820 322 765 .421 - - - 176 230 .765 - - 587 295 - - - 267
1962-63 * ☆ All Teams 73 - 2,670 896 363 791 .459 - - - 170 219 .776 - - 517 298 - - - 295
1962-63 * ☆ NYK 52 - 1,848 624 252 548 .460 - - - 120 153 .784 - - 369 225 - - - 202
1962-63 * ☆ GOS 21 - 822 272 111 243 .457 - - - 50 66 .758 - - 148 73 - - - 93
1963-64 ☆ NYK 74 - 2,156 670 258 602 .429 - - - 154 212 .726 - - 469 257 - - - 278
1964-65 NYK 77 - 1,727 541 204 455 .448 - - - 133 180 .739 - - 319 220 - - - 269
1965-66 NYK 74 - 1,127 326 122 271 .450 - - - 82 105 .781 - - 289 191 - - - 207
CAREER   698 - 22,529 7,871 2,964 6,883 .431 - - - 1,943 2,556 .760 - - 5,617 2,962 - - - 2,688

☆ 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
1955-56 PHI 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 - - 0.56 42 26 .618 4.00 2.50 6.50
1957-58 PHI 59 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 - - 0.42 31 28 .525 3.90 3.20 7.10
1958-59 PHI 64 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 - - 0.46 30 34 .469 3.80 3.60 7.40
1959-60 ☆ PHI 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 - - 0.35 49 26 .653 4.50 5.40 9.90
1960-61 ☆ PHI 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 - - 0.30 43 31 .581 3.50 3.30 6.80
1961-62 ☆ PHI 60 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 - - 0.30 38 22 .633 1.60 2.70 4.40
1962-63 * ☆ All Teams 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 - - 0.28 22 51 .301 2.60 1.70 4.40
1962-63 * ☆ NYK 52 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 - - 0.28 14 38 .269 2.00 1.10 3.10
1962-63 * ☆ GOS 21 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 - - 0.27 8 13 .381 0.70 0.60 1.30
1963-64 ☆ NYK 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 - - 0.35 21 53 .284 1.60 0.20 1.70
1964-65 NYK 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 - - 0.40 30 47 .390 2.20 1.20 3.40
1965-66 NYK 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 - - 0.39 29 45 .392 1.30 0.40 1.70
CAREER   698 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 - - 0.37 335 363 .480 26.40 22.50 48.90

☆ All-Star Season

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
1955-56 PHI 68 - .496 .412 - - - - - - - - 114.49 - 1.24 - - 16.13
1957-58 PHI 59 - .482 .415 - - - - - - - - 116.07 - 1.14 - - 17.57
1958-59 PHI 64 - .484 .401 - - - - - - - - 118.81 - 1.17 - - 16.33
1959-60 ☆ PHI 75 - .495 .433 - - - - - - - - 122.75 - 1.14 - - 14.34
1960-61 ☆ PHI 74 - .494 .447 - - - - - - - - 119.41 - 1.12 - - 12.97
1961-62 ☆ PHI 60 - .473 .421 - - - - - - - - 118.61 - 1.07 - - 11.29
1962-63 * ☆ All Teams 73 - .505 .459 - - - - - - - - 123.52 - 1.13 - - 11.82
1962-63 * ☆ NYK 52 - .507 .460 - - - - - - - - 124.42 - 1.14 - - 12.53
1962-63 * ☆ GOS 21 - .500 .457 - - - - - - - - 121.44 - 1.12 - - 10.55
1963-64 ☆ NYK 74 - .482 .429 - - - - - - - - 115.50 - 1.11 - - 11.85
1964-65 NYK 77 - .506 .448 - - - 17.26 - - - - 118.72 - 1.19 - - 12.25
1965-66 NYK 74 - .514 .450 - - - 20.80 - - - - 123.11 - 1.20 - - 12.83
CAREER   698 - .491 .431 - - - 18.58 - - - - 119.08 - 1.14 - - 13.77

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NBA Transactions

Apr 13, 1955 - The Philadelphia Warriors selected Tom Gola with a Territorial Pick in the 1955 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1955 - Tom Gola signed a contract with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Jul 1, 1956 - Tom Gola, previously with the Philadelphia Warriors, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1957 - Tom Gola signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Dec 5, 1962 - Tom Gola was acquired by the New York Knicks from the San Francisco Warriors in a trade.
Jul 1, 1966 - Tom Gola, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1956
All-NBA Second Team - 1958

* 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
1955-56 PHI 10 - 36.0 12.30 3.80 10.70 .355 - - - 4.70 6.00 .783 - - 10.10 5.80 - - - 4.70
1957-58 PHI 8 - 40.9 13.75 4.50 13.62 .330 - - - 4.75 6.38 .745 - - 10.50 4.00 - - - 3.00
1959-60 PHI 9 - 37.8 12.56 4.67 11.33 .412 - - - 3.22 4.00 .806 - - 10.56 5.56 - - - 4.56
1960-61 PHI 3 - 42.3 9.67 2.33 11.33 .206 - - - 5.00 6.67 .750 - - 12.33 5.00 - - - 4.67
1961-62 PHI 9 - 35.1 6.33 2.11 7.78 .271 - - - 2.11 2.78 .760 - - 8.22 2.67 - - - 4.22
CAREER   39 - 37.7 11.08 3.64 10.82 .336 - - - 3.79 4.92 .771 - - 10.03 4.59 - - - 4.21

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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
1955-56 PHI 10 - 360 123 38 107 .355 - - - 47 60 .783 - - 101 58 - - - 47
1957-58 PHI 8 - 327 110 36 109 .330 - - - 38 51 .745 - - 84 32 - - - 24
1959-60 PHI 9 - 340 113 42 102 .412 - - - 29 36 .806 - - 95 50 - - - 41
1960-61 PHI 3 - 127 29 7 34 .206 - - - 15 20 .750 - - 37 15 - - - 14
1961-62 PHI 9 - 316 57 19 70 .271 - - - 19 25 .760 - - 74 24 - - - 38
CAREER   39 - 1,470 432 142 422 .336 - - - 148 192 .771 - - 391 179 - - - 164

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
1955-56 PHI 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 - - 0.56 7 3 .700 0.40 0.60 1.00
1957-58 PHI 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 - - 0.47 3 5 .375 0.20 0.50 0.70
1959-60 PHI 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 - - 0.35 4 5 .444 0.50 0.60 1.10
1960-61 PHI 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 - - 0.59 0 3 .000 -0.20 0.30 0.10
1961-62 PHI 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .092 - - 0.36 5 4 .556 -0.40 0.50 0.10
CAREER   39 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 - - 0.45 19 20 .487 0.50 2.50 3.00

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
1955-56 PHI 10 - .461 .355 - - - 24.22 - - - - 113.85 - 1.15 - - 13.95
1957-58 PHI 8 - .418 .330 - - - 15.36 - - - - 107.54 - 1.01 - - 11.45
1959-60 PHI 9 - .479 .412 - - - 17.86 - - - - 121.73 - 1.11 - - 11.64
1960-61 PHI 3 - .339 .206 - - - 15.31 - - - - 95.59 - 0.85 - - 6.86
1961-62 PHI 9 - .352 .271 - - - 10.12 - - - - 103.14 - 0.81 - - 4.66
CAREER   39 - .426 .336 - - - - - - - - 110.73 - 1.02 - - 12.81

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

* 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
1960 East 1 - 20 12 5 13 .385 - - - 2 3 .667 - - 4 2 - - - 3
1961 East 1 - 25 14 6 13 .462 - - - 2 4 .500 - - 5 3 - - - 2
1963 East 1 - 18 2 1 3 .333 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 2 1 - - - 3
1964 East 1 - 7 1 0 0 .000 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 0 1 - - - 2
TOTAL   4 - 70 29 12 29 .414 - - - 5 9 .556 - - 11 7 - - - 10
AVERAGES   4 - 17.5 7.25 3.00 7.25 .414 - - - 1.25 2.25 .556 - - 2.75 1.75 - - - 2.50

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NCAA Career

College: La Salle (1955)

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
1951-52 La Salle Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1952-53 La Salle So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1953-54 La Salle Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1954-55 La Salle Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Helms Foundation Player of the Year - 1954
Consensus All-American First Team - 1954, 1955
AP All-American First Team - 1954, 1955
Look Magazine All-American First Team - 1954, 1955
UPI Player of the Year - 1955
UPI All-American First Team - 1954, 1955
NEA All-American First Team - 1954, 1955
International News Service All-American First Team - 1954, 1955
Collier's Magazine All-American First Team - 1954, 1955
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player - 1954
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1954, 1955
National Invitation Tournament MVP - 1952


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What is the age of Tom Gola?

Tom Gola is 91 years old.

What is the height of Tom Gola?

Tom Gola is 6-6 (198cm) tall.

What is the weight of Tom Gola?

Tom Gola is 205 lbs (93kg).

What is the birthday of Tom Gola?

Tom Gola was born on Jan 13, 1933.

What position does Tom Gola play?

Tom Gola plays the GF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Tom Gola?

Tom Gola was drafted out of La Salle.

What high school did Tom Gola attend?

Tom Gola attended La Salle High School in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania.

What nationality is Tom Gola?

Tom Gola has a United States nationality.

Where was Tom Gola born?

Tom Gola was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How many NBA seasons has Tom Gola played?

Tom Gola played 10 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Tom Gola?

Tom Gola had career averages 11.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists in 698 games.

What are the career totals of Tom Gola?

Tom Gola had career totals of 7,871 points, 5,617 rebounds, 2,962 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 698 games.

How many teams has Tom Gola been on?

Tom Gola played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors.

When was Tom Gola drafted?

Tom Gola was undrafted in 1955.

What is Tom Gola's career high in points?

Tom Gola averaged a career high 15.0 points per game in 1959-1960.

What is Tom Gola's career high in rebounds?

Tom Gola averaged a career high 11.1 rebounds per game in 1958-1959.

What is Tom Gola's career high in assists?

Tom Gola averaged a career high 5.9 assists per game in 1955-1956.

What is the career PER of Tom Gola's?

Tom Gola had a career PER of 13.8.

Is Tom Gola in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Tom Gola was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.

How many championships has Tom Gola won?

Tom Gola has won 1 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Tom Gola been on?

Tom Gola is a 5x All-Star.