Tom Gola
Career averages
10.8PPG
7.6RPG
4.2APG
637 games · 8 seasons
At a glance
GSW hubCareer snapshot
8Seasons
637Games
6,908Career points
12.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 287 games · 1955-56 to 1962-63
Honors and awards6 total
5×
All-Star Selection1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959
1×
All-NBA Team1957
Career highsSingle season
15.0PPG · 1959-60 · GSW
11.1RPG · 1958-59 · GSW
5.9APG · 1955-56 · GSW
12.7PER · 1962-63 · NYK
3.4Win shares · 1964-65 · NYK
Draft1955
-Round
-Overall pick
From La Salle
Position rank1965-66
#27PPG rank
#8PER rank
#11Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 30 Guard players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | GSW | 68 | 0 | 34.5 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.2 | 0.0 | 73.3 | - | - |
| 1957-58 | GSW | 59 | 0 | 36.0 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.5 | 0.0 | 74.6 | - | - |
| 1958-59 | GSW | 64 | 0 | 36.5 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 78.7 | - | - |
| 1959-60 | GSW | 75 | 0 | 38.3 | 15.0 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 79.4 | - | - |
| 1962-63 | NBA | 73 | 0 | 36.6 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.9 | 0.0 | 77.6 | - | - |
| 1962-63 | GSW | 21 | 0 | 39.1 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 75.8 | - | - |
| 1962-63 | NYK | 52 | 0 | 35.5 | 12.0 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 78.4 | 12.7 | 3.1 |
| 1963-64 | NYK | 74 | 0 | 29.1 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 72.6 | 11.6 | 1.7 |
| 1964-65 | NYK | 77 | 0 | 22.4 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 12.0 | 3.4 |
| 1965-66 | NYK | 74 | 0 | 15.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 78.1 | 12.2 | 1.7 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1963 | Golden State Warriors | New York Knicks | |
All entries are season change.
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About Tom Gola
Thomas Joseph Gola was an American basketball player and politician. He is widely considered one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all time. Gola was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976. He led his high school team to the Philadelphia Catholic League championship, his college team to the National Invitation Tournament championship and the NCAA championship, and was on the Philadelphia Warriors 1956 championship team, all in the space of six years.