Tom Gola
Thomas Joseph Gola , "Tom, Mr. All-Around"
Born: January 13, 1933
Philadelphia, PA USA
Position: G-F
High School: LaSalle
College: LaSalle
Drafted: 1955
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 205
Career: 1955-56-1965-66
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Tom Gola averaged 11.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in his 698-game career with the New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors and San Francisco Warriors. He began playing during the 1955-56 season and last took the court during the 1965-66 campaign. Gola was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | Philadelphia Warriors | 68 | 0 | 2346 | 592 | 244 | 333 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 732 | ||
| 1957-58 | Philadelphia Warriors | 59 | 0 | 2126 | 711 | 295 | 299 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 639 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 813 | ||
| 1958-59 | Philadelphia Warriors | 64 | 0 | 2333 | 773 | 310 | 357 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 710 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 901 | ||
| 1959-60 | Philadelphia Warriors | 75 | 0 | 2870 | 983 | 426 | 340 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 779 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 1122 | ||
| 1960-61 | Philadelphia Warriors | 74 | 0 | 2712 | 940 | 420 | 281 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 692 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 1050 | ||
| 1961-62 | Philadelphia Warriors | 60 | 0 | 2462 | 765 | 322 | 230 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 587 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 820 | ||
| 1962-63 | New York Knicks | 52 | 0 | 1848 | 548 | 252 | 153 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 624 | ||
| 1962-63 | San Francisco Warriors | 21 | 0 | 822 | 243 | 111 | 66 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 272 | ||
| 1963-64 | New York Knicks | 74 | 0 | 2156 | 602 | 258 | 212 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 469 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 670 | ||
| 1964-65 | New York Knicks | 77 | 41 | 1727 | 455 | 204 | 180 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 541 | ||
| 1965-66 | New York Knicks | 74 | 1 | 1127 | 271 | 122 | 105 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 326 | ||
| Totals | 698 | 42 | 22529 | 6883 | 2964 | 0 | 0 | 2556 | 1943 | 0 | 0 | 5417 | 2962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2688 | 7871 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | Philadelphia Warriors | 68 | 0 | 34.5 | 41.2 | 73.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.8 | |
| 1957-58 | Philadelphia Warriors | 59 | 0 | 36.0 | 41.5 | 74.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 13.8 | |
| 1958-59 | Philadelphia Warriors | 64 | 0 | 36.5 | 40.1 | 78.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 14.1 | |
| 1959-60 | Philadelphia Warriors | 75 | 0 | 38.3 | 43.3 | 79.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 15.0 | |
| 1960-61 | Philadelphia Warriors | 74 | 0 | 36.6 | 44.7 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 14.2 | |
| 1961-62 | Philadelphia Warriors | 60 | 0 | 41.0 | 42.1 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 13.7 | |
| 1962-63 | New York Knicks | 52 | 0 | 35.5 | 46.0 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 12.0 | |
| 1962-63 | San Francisco Warriors | 21 | 0 | 39.1 | 45.7 | 75.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 13.0 | |
| 1963-64 | New York Knicks | 74 | 0 | 29.1 | 42.9 | 72.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 9.1 | |
| 1964-65 | New York Knicks | 77 | 41 | 22.4 | 44.8 | 73.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | |
| 1965-66 | New York Knicks | 74 | 1 | 15.2 | 45.0 | 78.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.4 | |
| Averages | 698 | 42 | 32.3 | 43.1 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 11.3 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | Philadelphia Warriors | 10 | 360 | 107 | 38 | 60 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 123 | ||
| 1957-58 | Philadelphia Warriors | 8 | 327 | 109 | 36 | 51 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 110 | ||
| 1959-60 | Philadelphia Warriors | 9 | 340 | 102 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 113 | ||
| 1960-61 | Philadelphia Warriors | 3 | 127 | 34 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29 | ||
| 1961-62 | Philadelphia Warriors | 9 | 316 | 70 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 57 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 1470 | 422 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 432 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | Philadelphia Warriors | 10 | 36.0 | 35.5 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 12.3 | |
| 1957-58 | Philadelphia Warriors | 8 | 40.9 | 33.0 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 13.8 | |
| 1959-60 | Philadelphia Warriors | 9 | 37.8 | 41.2 | 80.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 12.6 | |
| 1960-61 | Philadelphia Warriors | 3 | 42.3 | 20.6 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | |
| 1961-62 | Philadelphia Warriors | 9 | 35.1 | 27.1 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.3 | |
| Averages | 698 | 37.7 | 33.6 | 77.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 11.1 |
Awards
1957 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
