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Tom Gola
Thomas Joseph Gola (Tom, Mt. All-Around)
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-6 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 13, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: LaSalle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: La Salle University
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1976
Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1955 NBA draft (territorial selection).
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 2346 | 244 | 592 | .412 | 244 | 333 | .733 | 616 | 404 | 272 | 732 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 59 | 2126 | 295 | 711 | .415 | 223 | 299 | .746 | 639 | 327 | 225 | 813 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 64 | 2333 | 310 | 773 | .401 | 281 | 357 | .787 | 710 | 269 | 243 | 901 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 75 | 2870 | 426 | 983 | .433 | 270 | 340 | .794 | 779 | 409 | 311 | 1122 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 74 | 2712 | 420 | 940 | .447 | 210 | 281 | .747 | 692 | 292 | 321 | 1050 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 60 | 2462 | 322 | 765 | .421 | 176 | 230 | .765 | 587 | 295 | 267 | 820 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 73 | 2670 | 363 | 791 | .459 | 170 | 219 | .776 | 317 | 298 | 295 | 896 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | SFW | NBA | 21 | 822 | 111 | 243 | .457 | 50 | 66 | .758 | 58 | 73 | 93 | 272 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 52 | 1848 | 252 | 548 | .460 | 120 | 153 | .784 | 259 | 225 | 202 | 624 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 74 | 2156 | 258 | 602 | .429 | 154 | 212 | .726 | 469 | 257 | 278 | 670 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 77 | 1727 | 204 | 455 | .448 | 133 | 180 | .739 | 319 | 220 | 269 | 541 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 33 | NYK | NBA | 74 | 1127 | 122 | 271 | .450 | 82 | 105 | .781 | 289 | 191 | 207 | 326 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 698 | 22529 | 2964 | 6883 | .431 | 1943 | 2556 | .760 | 5417 | 2962 | 2688 | 7871 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 34.5 | 3.6 | 8.7 | .412 | 3.6 | 4.9 | .733 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 10.8 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 59 | 36.0 | 5.0 | 12.1 | .415 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .746 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 64 | 36.5 | 4.8 | 12.1 | .401 | 4.4 | 5.6 | .787 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 14.1 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 75 | 38.3 | 5.7 | 13.1 | .433 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .794 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 74 | 36.6 | 5.7 | 12.7 | .447 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .747 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 14.2 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 60 | 41.0 | 5.4 | 12.8 | .421 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .765 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 13.7 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 73 | 36.6 | 5.0 | 10.8 | .459 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .776 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 12.3 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | SFW | NBA | 21 | 39.1 | 5.3 | 11.6 | .457 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .758 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 13.0 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 52 | 35.5 | 4.8 | 10.5 | .460 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .784 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 12.0 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 74 | 29.1 | 3.5 | 8.1 | .429 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .726 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 9.1 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 77 | 22.4 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .448 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .739 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 33 | NYK | NBA | 74 | 15.2 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .450 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .781 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 698 | 32.3 | 4.2 | 9.9 | .431 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .760 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 11.3 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 2346 | 3.7 | 9.1 | .412 | 3.7 | 5.1 | .733 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 11.2 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 59 | 2126 | 5.0 | 12.0 | .415 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .746 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 64 | 2333 | 4.8 | 11.9 | .401 | 4.3 | 5.5 | .787 | 11.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 13.9 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 75 | 2870 | 5.3 | 12.3 | .433 | 3.4 | 4.3 | .794 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 14.1 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 74 | 2712 | 5.6 | 12.5 | .447 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .747 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 13.9 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 60 | 2462 | 4.7 | 11.2 | .421 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .765 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 12.0 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 73 | 2670 | 4.9 | 10.7 | .459 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .776 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 12.1 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | SFW | NBA | 21 | 822 | 4.9 | 10.6 | .457 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .758 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 11.9 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 52 | 1848 | 4.9 | 10.7 | .460 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .784 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 12.2 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 74 | 2156 | 4.3 | 10.1 | .429 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .726 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 11.2 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 77 | 1727 | 4.3 | 9.5 | .448 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .739 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 11.3 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 33 | NYK | NBA | 74 | 1127 | 3.9 | 8.7 | .450 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .781 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 10.4 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 698 | 22529 | 4.7 | 11.0 | .431 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .760 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 12.6 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 2346 | 16.7 | .496 | .412 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 59 | 2126 | 18.3 | .482 | .415 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 7.1 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 64 | 2333 | 17.4 | .484 | .401 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.4 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 75 | 2870 | 15.4 | .495 | .433 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 9.9 | ||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 74 | 2712 | 13.3 | .494 | .447 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 6.8 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 60 | 2462 | 11.4 | .473 | .421 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 73 | 2670 | 10.7 | .505 | .459 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | SFW | NBA | 21 | 822 | 8.6 | .500 | .457 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 52 | 1848 | 11.6 | .507 | .460 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 74 | 2156 | 11.6 | .482 | .429 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | ||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 77 | 1727 | 12.0 | .506 | .448 | 17.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 33 | NYK | NBA | 74 | 1127 | 12.2 | .514 | .450 | 20.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 698 | 22529 | 14.0 | .491 | .431 | 18.7 | 29.1 | 23.8 | 52.9 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1955-56 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 10 | 360 | 38 | 107 | 47 | 60 | 101 | 58 | 47 | 123 | .355 | .783 | 36.0 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 5.8 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 8 | 327 | 36 | 109 | 38 | 51 | 84 | 32 | 24 | 110 | .330 | .745 | 40.9 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 4.0 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 9 | 340 | 42 | 102 | 29 | 36 | 95 | 50 | 41 | 113 | .412 | .806 | 37.8 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 5.6 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 127 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 29 | .206 | .750 | 42.3 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 5.0 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 9 | 316 | 19 | 70 | 19 | 25 | 74 | 24 | 38 | 57 | .271 | .760 | 35.1 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 2.7 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 39 | 1470 | 142 | 422 | 148 | 192 | 391 | 179 | 164 | 432 | .336 | .771 | 37.7 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 4.6 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 10 | 360 | 16.2 | .461 | .355 | 24.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 8 | 327 | 14.8 | .418 | .330 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 9 | 340 | 14.6 | .479 | .412 | 17.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 127 | 9.0 | .339 | .206 | 15.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 9 | 316 | 6.4 | .352 | .271 | 10.1 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 39 | 1470 | 12.8 | .426 | .336 | 17.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 29 | PHW | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1963-64 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 4 | 0 | 70 | 12 | 29 | .414 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1960 NBA1961 NBA 1962 NBA 1963 NBA 1964 NBA |
Awards 1953-54 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player |
Honors 1952-53 NCAA AP All-America (1st)1953-54 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1954-55 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1957-58 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1955-56 NBA 0.012 (7)1958-59 NBA 0.007 (11) 1959-60 NBA 0.016 (8) Career 0.036 (111) |
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Games 1959-60 NBA 75 (2) |
Minutes Played 1959-60 NBA 2870 (7) |
Assists 1955-56 NBA 404 (6)1957-58 NBA 327 (7) 1958-59 NBA 269 (9) 1959-60 NBA 409 (5) |
Personal Fouls 1955-56 NBA 272 (8)1959-60 NBA 311 (1) 1960-61 NBA 321 (2) 1962-63 NBA 295 (5) |
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Minutes Per Game 1959-60 NBA 38.3 (7)1962-63 NBA 36.6 (10) |
Rebounds Per Game 1958-59 NBA 11.1 (8) |
Assists Per Game 1955-56 NBA 5.9 (4)1957-58 NBA 5.5 (4) 1958-59 NBA 4.2 (7) 1959-60 NBA 5.5 (5) |
Defensive Win Shares 1957-58 NBA 3.2 (10)1958-59 NBA 3.6 (4) 1959-60 NBA 5.4 (4) |
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Win Shares 1959-60 NBA 9.9 (6) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.060 (171) |
Transactions
April 13, 1955: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1955 NBA Draft.
December 5, 1962: Traded by the San Francisco Warriors to the New York Knickerbockers for Willie Naulls and Kenny Sears.
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