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Tom Thacker
Guard ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA ·#12

Tom Thacker

Age86 BornNov 2, 1939 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight77 kg CollegeCincinnati Draft1963
Career averages
3.3PPG
2.4RPG
1.0APG
218 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
4Seasons
218Games
729Career points
8.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 153 games · 1963-64 to 1965-66
Draft1963
-Round
-Overall pick
From Cincinnati
Career highsSingle season
4.2PPG · 1967-68 · BOS
2.5RPG · 1967-68 · BOS
1.2APG · 1965-66 · SAC
8.6PER · 1967-68 · BOS
0.9Win shares · 1967-68 · BOS
Position rank1967-68
#40PPG rank
#19PER rank
#18Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 41 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1967-68 - 1967-68 · 1 seasons
4.2 PPG 2.5 RPG 1.1 APG
65 games
Sacramento Kings
1963-64 - 1965-66 · 3 seasons
3.0 PPG 2.4 RPG 1.0 APG
153 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1963-64 SAC 48 0 9.5 2.8 2.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 29.3 0.0 49.1 - -
1964-65 SAC 55 0 8.5 2.5 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 48.9 - -
1965-66 SAC 50 0 9.6 3.7 2.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 40.6 0.0 39.5 - -
1967-68 BOS 65 0 12.0 4.2 2.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 41.9 0.0 51.2 8.6 0.9

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1967 Sacramento Kings Boston Celtics From 1965-66 to 1967-68

All entries are offseason.

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About Tom Thacker

Thomas Porter Thacker is an American former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cincinnati Royals and the Boston Celtics from 1963 to 1968, and from 1968 to 1971, for the American Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers. He is the only player to have played on an NCAA championship team, an ABA championship team, and an NBA championship team.