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Tom Riker

Thomas E. Riker (Tom)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-10    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: February 28, 1950 in Rockville Centre, New York
High School: Saint Dominic in Oyster Bay, New York
College: University of South Carolina

Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall) of the 1972 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 14 65 10 24 .417 15 24 .625 16 2 15 35
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 17 57 13 29 .448 12 17 .706 9 6 15 3 0 0 6 38
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 51 483 53 147 .361 46 82 .561 40 67 107 19 15 5 64 152
Career NBA 82 605 76 200 .380 73 123 .593 49 73 138 24 15 5 85 225

Per Game

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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
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 14 4.6 0.7 1.7 .417 1.1 1.7 .625 1.1 0.1 1.1 2.5
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 17 3.4 0.8 1.7 .448 0.7 1.0 .706 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 51 9.5 1.0 2.9 .361 0.9 1.6 .561 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 1.3 3.0
Career NBA 82 7.4 0.9 2.4 .380 0.9 1.5 .593 0.7 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.7

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 14 65 5.5 13.3 .417 8.3 13.3 .625 8.9 1.1 8.3 19.4
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 17 57 8.2 18.3 .448 7.6 10.7 .706 5.7 3.8 9.5 1.9 0.0 0.0 3.8 24.0
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 51 483 4.0 11.0 .361 3.4 6.1 .561 3.0 5.0 8.0 1.4 1.1 0.4 4.8 11.3
Career NBA 82 605 4.5 11.9 .380 4.3 7.3 .593 3.3 4.9 8.2 1.4 1.0 0.3 5.1 13.4

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 14 65 14.1 .506 .417 12.2 4.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 17 57 19.9 .521 .448 16.7 11.1 13.9 8.1 0.0 0.0 99 0.1 0.0 0.2
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 51 483 9.4 .415 .361 8.5 14.7 11.6 5.3 1.4 0.6 99 -0.4 0.4 0.0
Career NBA 82 605 10.9 .443 .380 9.4 14.3 11.8 5.4 1.3 0.5 99 -0.2 0.6 0.4

Playoffs

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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
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 1 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 .500 8.0 2.0 2.0 1.0
Career NBA 1 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 .500 8.0 2.0 2.0 1.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 1 8 12.4 .500 .500 14.3 13.0 13.6 20.2 0.0 0.0 109 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 1 8 12.4 .500 .500 14.3 13.0 13.6 20.2 0.0 0.0 109 0.0 0.0 0.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1971-72 NCAA AP All-America (1st)

Transactions

April 10, 1972: Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1972 NBA Draft.

October 22, 1975: Waived by the New York Knickerbockers.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1972-73 New York Knickerbockers NBA $110,000
1973-74 New York Knickerbockers NBA $110,000
Career (may be incomplete) $220,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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