Tom Henderson (basketball)

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Tom Henderson
Personal information
Born (1952-01-26) January 26, 1952 (age 73)
Newberry, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school DeWitt Clinton (Bronx, New York)
College
NBA draft 1974: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1974–1983
Position Point guard
Number14, 6
Career history
1974–1977 Atlanta Hawks
1977–1979 Washington Bullets
1979–1983 Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 6,088 (9.4 ppg)
Rebounds 1,494 (2.3 rpg)
Assists 3,136 (4.8 apg)
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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Munich Team

Thomas Edward Henderson (born January 26, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in Newberry, South Carolina.

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A tough-minded 6'4" guard from the University of Hawaii, Henderson was first selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1973 American Basketball Association undergraduate draft before being selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1974 NBA draft. [1] He went on to have a productive nine-year (1974–1983) professional career in the NBA, playing for the Hawks, the Washington Bullets, and the Houston Rockets. Henderson accumulated 6,088 career points and 3,136 career assists, and he reached the NBA Finals three times, winning with the Bullets in 1978. [2]

Since retiring from basketball, Henderson has worked as an administrator at a Houston-area juvenile facility. [3]

While still an amateur as a college student, Henderson was on the United States basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics and was part of the controversial 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final.

The game ended, and we won. Then it ended again, and we won again.

— Tom Henderson

"They were going to keep going until they got the outcome they wanted: the Russians winning.

—  Jim Forbes [4]

Henderson and the rest of the team have never accepted the silver medal.

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  * Led the league

NBA

Source [2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1974–75 Atlanta 7927.0.411.6972.74.01.3.111.4
1975–76 Atlanta 8135.8.413.7083.34.61.7.114.2
1976–77 Atlanta 46*34.1.433.7502.78.41.7.211.3
1976–77 Washington 41*29.8.469.7382.85.21.4.211.1
1977–78† Washington 7530.9.432.7462.65.41.2.211.4
1978–79 Washington 7029.7.466.8002.36.01.2.110.8
1979–80 Houston 6623.5.477.000.7271.74.2.8.15.5
1980–81 Houston 6621.4.413.000.8211.64.7.8.15.3
1981–82 Houston 752322.9.454.000.7001.84.1.7.16.3
1982–83 Houston 51215.5.407.000.7891.42.7.7.05.1
Career6502527.2.433.000.7392.34.81.2.19.4

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1977 Washington 935.8.444.7222.27.01.2.213.6
1978† Washington 2128.4.416.7342.25.01.3.29.6
1979 Washington 19*29.4.366.7311.85.6.9.38.7
1980 Houston 729.0.478.000.8002.36.01.0.68.0
1981 Houston 21*29.3.447.000.8212.65.0.8.06.7
1982 Houston 322.7.313–1.0002.73.0.0.04.0
Career8029.6.415.000.7522.35.41.0.28.8

References

  1. ↑ "1973 ABA Draft". DatabaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Tom Henderson career statistics". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "ROCKETS: Where Are They Now?". web.archive.org. February 4, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37265016 [ dead link ]
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