Tom Marshall
Career averages
5.4PPG
2.9RPG
1.0APG
206 games · 4 seasons
At a glance
SAC hubCareer snapshot
4Seasons
206Games
1,104Career points
8.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 159 games · 1954-55 to 1958-59
Draft1954
1Round
7Overall pick
From Western Kentucky
Career highsSingle season
8.0PPG · 1954-55 · SAC
3.6RPG · 1954-55 · SAC
1.5APG · 1954-55 · SAC
Position rank1954-55
#14PPG rank
#16PER rank
#16Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 24 Forward players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | SAC | 72 | 0 | 18.6 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 67.5 | - | - |
| 1956-57 | SAC | 40 | 0 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.4 | 0.0 | 81.0 | - | - |
| 1957-58 | NBA | 38 | 0 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 76.2 | - | - |
| 1957-58 | SAC | 29 | 0 | 15.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 74.5 | - | - |
| 1957-58 | DET | 9 | 0 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.8 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| 1958-59 | SAC | 18 | 0 | 15.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.1 | 0.0 | 62.1 | - | - |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1958 | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings | |
| Jul 1957 | Sacramento Kings | Detroit Pistons | |
All entries are season change.
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About Tom Marshall
John Thomas Marshall was an American basketball player and coach. He graduated from Mount Juliet High School in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. He was a star at Western Kentucky University in the 1950s, where he was a two-time All-American. His number 41 is one of only six retired at Western Kentucky. He was named to the OVC Half-Century Team and the OVC 40th Anniversary team. A 6'4" forward, he was drafted by the Rochester Royals with the seventh pick of the 1954 NBA draft. After a promising rookie season, he was drafted into the Army and missed the 1955–56 season. In a four-year NBA career, he played for the Royals, as well as for the Detroit Pistons. In his final year as a player (1958–59) he served as a player-coach; then coached the Cincinnati Royals for one additional season (1959–60) after retiring from playing. Marshall died in Fort Myers, Florida, on May 10, 2024, at the age of 93.