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Tom Hoover

Center  at New York Knicks
Age85
NationalityUSA
Height206 cm (6'9")
Weight104 kg
BornJan 23, 1941
CollegeVillanova
Career
3.8PPG
4.7RPG
0.6APG
83 games · 2 seasons

Career snapshot

2seasons
83games
316career pts
9.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 83 games · 1963-64–1964-65

Position rank · 1963-64

#12PPG rank
#9PER rank
#7WS rank
Among 17 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 4.8 1963-64 · NYK
RPG 5.6 1963-64 · NYK
APG 0.6 1963-64 · NYK
PER 9.7 1963-64 · NYK
WS 0.4 1963-64 · NYK

Draft

1963
Round 1 · Pick 6
from Villanova

Career by team

New York Knicks
1963-64 – 1964-65 · 2 seasons
3.8 PPG 4.7 RPG 0.6 APG
83 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1963-64 NYK 59 0 16.7 4.8 5.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 41.3 0.0 61.4 9.7 0.4
1964-65 NYK 24 0 6.4 1.4 2.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 40.6 0.0 57.1 9.6 0.1

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Born on January 23

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About Tom Hoover

Thomas Lee Hoover Jr. is an American former professional basketball player.