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Tom Boswell
Forward ·Boston Celtics ·NBA ·#33

Tom Boswell

Age72 BornOct 2, 1953 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight100 kg CollegeSouth Carolina Draft1975 · #17
Career averages
9.3PPG
5.2RPG
1.9APG
340 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

BOS hub
Career snapshot
4Seasons
340Games
3,176Career points
13.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 99 games · 1979-80 to 1983-84
Draft1975
1Round
17Overall pick
From South Carolina
Career highsSingle season
11.5PPG · 1979-80 · UTA
6.8RPG · 1978-79 · DEN
3.1APG · 1978-79 · DEN
14.6PER · 1978-79 · DEN
5.6Win shares · 1978-79 · DEN
Position rank1979-80
#39PPG rank
#28PER rank
#36Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 74 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Utah Jazz
1979-80 - 1983-84 · 2 seasons
7.8 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.3 APG
99 games
Denver Nuggets
1978-79 - 1979-80 · 2 seasons
10.7 PPG 6.7 RPG 3.0 APG
97 games
Boston Celtics
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
7.1 PPG 4.4 RPG 1.1 APG
65 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 BOS 65 0 17.7 7.1 4.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 51.8 0.0 75.6 12.9 2.7
1978-79 DEN 79 0 27.9 10.6 6.8 3.1 0.6 0.6 53.2 0.0 69.7 14.6 5.6
1979-80 NBA 79 0 26.3 11.4 5.6 2.0 0.4 0.5 56.4 50.0 75.5 - -
1979-80 DEN 18 0 29.0 11.3 6.3 2.6 0.3 0.4 53.3 50.0 82.9 13.5 1.1
1979-80 UTA 61 0 25.5 11.5 5.4 1.9 0.4 0.5 57.3 50.0 72.9 14.6 2.6
1983-84 UTA 38 0 6.9 1.9 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 53.8 100.0 76.2 10.2 0.6

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1979 Denver Nuggets Utah Jazz
Jul 1978 Boston Celtics Denver Nuggets

All entries are season change.

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Born on October 2

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About Tom Boswell

Tommy G. Boswell is an American former professional basketball player.