Tom Boswell (basketball)

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Tom Boswell
Tom Boswell Celtics.jpg
Personal information
Born (1953-10-02) October 2, 1953 (age 71)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school George Washington Carver
(Montgomery, Alabama)
College
NBA draft 1975: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Drafted by Boston Celtics
Position Power forward / center
Number31, 41, 33
Career history
1975–1978 Boston Celtics
1978–1979 Denver Nuggets
1979–1980 Utah Jazz
1980–1981 Squibb Cantù
1983–1984 Utah Jazz
1984–1985 Wisconsin Flyers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Men's basketball
FIBA World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Puerto Rico Team competition

Tommy G. Boswell (born October 2, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player.

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A 6'9" (2.06 m) forward/center from the University of South Carolina, Boswell played six seasons (1975–1980;1983–1984) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, and Utah Jazz. He averaged 7.7 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship with Boston in 1976.

He played for the U.S. men's national basketball team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. [1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 † Won an NBA championship

NBA

Source [2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1975–76† Boston 357.9.441.5832.0.5.1.02.7
1976–77 Boston 7015.5.515.7114.41.2.4.16.4
1977–78 Boston 6517.7.518.7564.41.1.7.27.1
1978–79 Denver 7927.9.532.6976.83.1.6.610.6
1979–80 Denver 1829.0.533.500.8296.32.6.3.411.3
1980–81 Utah 6125.5.573.500.7295.41.9.4.511.5
1983–84 Utah 3806.9.538'1.000.7621.7.4.2.01.9
Career366019.3.533.545.7244.71.6.4.37.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1976† Boston 31.0.500–.3.0.0.0.7
1977 Boston 99.0.444.6672.2.8.1.02.2
1979 Denver 340.0.600.7699.05.31.01.717.3
1984 Utah 511.0.750–.4001.2.4.0.21.6
Career2013.0.559–.6672.71.3.2.34.1

References

  1. ↑ 1974 USA Basketball Archived August 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Tom Boswell NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
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