Guard · Golden State Warriors
Tom Gola
Age 93 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 93 kg · Born Jan 13, 1933 · La Salle
10.8 PPG
7.6 RPG
4.2 APG
637 games
8 seasons
Career snapshot
8seasons
637games
6,908career pts
12.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Golden State Warriors
· 287 games · 1955-56–1962-63
Position rank · 1965-66
#27PPG rank
#8PER rank
#11WS rank
Among 30 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
15.0
1959-60 · GSW
RPG
11.1
1958-59 · GSW
APG
5.9
1955-56 · GSW
PER
12.7
1962-63 · NYK
WS
3.4
1964-65 · NYK
Draft
1955
Round 0 ·
Pick 0
from La Salle
Honors & awards
5×
All-Star Selection
1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959
1×
All-NBA Team
1957
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.