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Larry Costello
Point Guard ·Philadelphia 76ers ·NBA ·#21

Larry Costello

Age95 BornJul 2, 1931 FromUSA Height185 cm (6'1") Weight84 kg CollegeNiagara University Draft1954 · #12
Career averages
12.1PPG
4.0RPG
4.4APG
519 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

PHI hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
519Games
6,292Career points
14.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 428 games · 1957-58 to 1967-68
Honors and awards7 total
6×
All-Star Selection1964, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957
1×
All-NBA Team1960
All awards
Career highsSingle season
15.8PPG · 1958-59 · PHI
5.5RPG · 1959-60 · PHI
6.3APG · 1959-60 · PHI
15.1PER · 1963-64 · PHI
5.7Win shares · 1964-65 · PHI
Draft1954
2Round
12Overall pick
Selected by Golden State Warriors · from Niagara University
Position rank1964-65
#2PPG rank
#2PER rank
#1Win shares rank
Point GuardPosition
Among 11 Point Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Philadelphia 76ers
1957-58 - 1967-68 · 7 seasons
13.1 PPG 3.9 RPG 4.6 APG
428 games
Golden State Warriors
1954-55 - 1956-57 · 2 seasons
7.3 PPG 4.1 RPG 3.5 APG
91 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1954-55 GSW 19 0 24.4 6.2 2.6 4.1 0.0 0.0 33.1 0.0 81.3 - -
1956-57 GSW 72 0 29.3 7.6 4.5 3.3 0.0 0.0 37.4 0.0 78.8 - -
1957-58 PHI 72 0 38.1 14.9 5.3 4.4 0.0 0.0 42.6 0.0 84.7 - -
1958-59 PHI 70 0 39.3 15.8 5.2 5.4 0.0 0.0 43.7 0.0 80.2 - -
1959-60 PHI 71 0 34.8 14.0 5.5 6.3 0.0 0.0 45.3 0.0 86.2 - -
1962-63 PHI 78 0 26.5 11.0 3.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 43.2 0.0 88.1 - -
1963-64 PHI 45 0 25.3 11.8 2.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 46.8 0.0 86.5 15.1 3.5
1964-65 PHI 64 0 30.7 13.5 2.6 4.3 0.0 0.0 44.5 0.0 87.7 14.0 5.7
1967-68 PHI 28 0 17.6 7.2 1.8 2.4 0.0 0.0 45.3 0.0 82.7 12.8 1.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1957 Golden State Warriors Philadelphia 76ers

All entries are season change.

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Born on July 2

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About Larry Costello

Lawrence Ronald Costello was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia Warriors and the Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, and the Wilkes-Barre Barons of the EPBL. He served as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls.