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Tom Burleson
Center ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#16

Tom Burleson

Age74 BornFeb 24, 1952 FromUSA Height218 cm (7'2") Weight102 kg CollegeNorth Carolina State Draft1974 · #3
Career averages
7.5PPG
5.3RPG
1.2APG
282 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
5Seasons
282Games
2,117Career points
8.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 169 games · 1977-78 to 1979-80
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1974
All awards
Career highsSingle season
10.1PPG · 1974-75 · OKC
7.0RPG · 1974-75 · OKC
1.7APG · 1977-78 · SAC
8.5PER · 1980-81 · ATL
0.2Win shares · 1980-81 · ATL
Draft1974
1Round
3Overall pick
From North Carolina State
Position rank1978-79
#32PPG rank
#44PER rank
#43Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 53 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1980-81 - 1980-81 · 1 seasons
3.3 PPG 3.0 RPG 0.4 APG
31 games
Sacramento Kings
1977-78 - 1979-80 · 3 seasons
7.0 PPG 4.9 RPG 1.2 APG
169 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1974-75 - 1974-75 · 1 seasons
10.1 PPG 7.0 RPG 1.4 APG
82 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1974-75 OKC 82 0 23.0 10.1 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.9 41.7 0.0 68.7 - -
1977-78 SAC 76 0 20.1 8.6 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 43.4 0.0 79.4 - -
1978-79 SAC 56 0 16.6 7.8 5.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 45.9 0.0 71.6 - -
1979-80 SAC 37 0 7.4 2.6 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 34.6 0.0 57.5 - -
1980-81 ATL 31 0 11.7 3.3 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 41.4 0.0 48.8 8.5 0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1980 Sacramento Kings Atlanta Hawks season change
Oct 1977 Oklahoma City Thunder Sacramento Kings offseason From 1974-75 to 1977-78

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Born on February 24

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About Tom Burleson

Tom Loren Burleson is an American former professional basketball player. A 7′2″ center, Burleson played for North Carolina State University's 1974 NCAA national championship team.