Tom Hoover (basketball)

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Tom Hoover
Personal information
Born (1941-01-23) January 23, 1941 (age 83)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Archbishop Carroll
(Washington, D.C.)
College Villanova (1960–1962)
NBA draft 1963: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career1962–1970
Position Center
Number23, 12, 24, 41, 10
Career history
1962–1963 Camden Bullets
19631965 New York Knicks
1965–1967 Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967 St. Louis Hawks
1967–1968 Denver Rockets
1968 Houston Mavericks
1968 Minnesota Pipers
1968–1969 New York Nets
1969–1970Wilmington Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points 1,311 (5.9 ppg)
Rebounds 1,388 (6.2 rpg)
Assists 237 (1.1 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas Lee Hoover Jr. (born January 23, 1941) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Hoover was born in Washington, D.C. A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) forward/center from Villanova University, Hoover played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1963 to 1967 as a member of the New York Knicks and St. Louis Hawks. He jumped to the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967, and played two seasons there with the Denver Rockets, Houston Mavericks, Minnesota Pipers, and New York Nets. Known for his bruising, brawling play, Hoover often was cast in an enforcer role as one of the bad boys of pro basketball. In his NBA/ABA career, he averaged 5.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. [1]

Since his basketball career ended, Hoover has worked in a wide variety of fields. With former NFL player Lane Howell, he ran an employment program for teenagers in New York City. Afterward, he turned to the entertainment industry, and worked as a road manager for Richard Pryor, The Spinners and Natalie Cole. He had a brief career acting in television commercials, then channeled his interest in boxing into a job with the New York State Athletic Commission. He later ran the Adopt-A-School Program in New York City. [2]

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

NBA/ABA

Source [1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1963–64 N.Y. Knicks 5916.7.413.6145.6.64.8
1964–65 N.Y. Knicks 246.4.406.5712.4.51.4
1966–67 St. Louis 177.6.419.3852.1.51.8
1967–68 Denver (ABA)7022.7.451.400.6217.0.96.5
1968–69 Houston (ABA)420.0.500.8337.51.38.3
1968–69 Minnesota (ABA)99.2.462.4763.4.73.8
1968–69 N.Y. Nets (ABA)4031.4.466.000.67910.32.711.0
Career (NBA)10012.7.413.5914.3.63.5
Career (ABA)12324.4.460.333.6417.81.57.8
Career (overall)22319.2.447.333.6266.21.15.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1966 L.A. Lakers 42.8.667.8.31.0
1968 Denver (ABA)28.0.571.7142.0.56.5
Career64.5.600.7141.2.32.8

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tom Hoover NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. "Where Are They Now?" Tom Hoover Archived 2011-02-27 at the Wayback Machine . nba.com. 2009. Retrieved on September 24, 2009.