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Tom Riker

Forward  at New York Knicks
Age76
NationalityUSA
Height208 cm (6'10")
Weight102 kg
BornFeb 28, 1950
CollegeSouth Carolina
Career
2.7PPG
1.7RPG
0.3APG
82 games · 3 seasons

Career snapshot

3seasons
82games
225career pts
14.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 82 games · 1972-73–1974-75

Position rank · 1974-75

#60PPG rank
#37PER rank
#39WS rank
Among 63 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 3.0 1974-75 · NYK
RPG 2.1 1974-75 · NYK
APG 0.4 1974-75 · NYK
PER 9.4 1974-75 · NYK
WS 0.0 1974-75 · NYK

Draft

1972
Round 1 · Pick 8
from South Carolina

Career by team

New York Knicks
1972-73 – 1974-75 · 3 seasons
2.7 PPG 1.7 RPG 0.3 APG
82 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1972-73 NYK 14 0 4.6 2.5 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 41.7 0.0 62.5 14.1 0.2
1973-74 NYK 17 0 3.4 2.2 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 44.8 0.0 70.6 19.9 0.2
1974-75 NYK 51 0 9.5 3.0 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 36.1 0.0 56.1 9.4 0.0

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Born on February 28

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