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free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American basketball player and politician (1933–2014)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media 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125%">Tom Gola</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_Gola_1953.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Tom_Gola_1953.JPG" decoding="async" width="194" height="271" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="194" data-file-height="271" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Gola in 1953</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1933-01-13</span>)</span>January 13, 1933<br /><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, Pennsylvania, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">January 26, 2014<span style="display:none">(2014-01-26)</span> (aged 81)<br />Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">205 lb (93 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/La_Salle_College_High_School" title="La Salle College High School">La Salle College</a><br />(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle</a> (1951–1955)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_draft" title="1955 NBA draft">1955</a>: <a href="/wiki/NBA_territorial_pick" title="NBA territorial pick">territorial pick</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1955–1966</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">Small forward</a> / <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">15, 6</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As player:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_NBA_season" title="1955–56 NBA season">1955–1956</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_NBA_season" title="1957–58 NBA season">1957</a>–<a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NBA_season" title="1962–63 NBA season">1962</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NBA_season" title="1962–63 NBA season">1962</a>–<a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_NBA_season" title="1965–66 NBA season">1966</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As coach:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1968–1970</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_champion" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA champion">NBA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_Finals" title="1956 NBA Finals">1956</a>)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1960 NBA All-Star Game">1960</a>–<a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1964 NBA All-Star Game">1964</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Second Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_NBA_season" title="1957–58 NBA season">1958</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_champions" title="List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions">NCAA champion</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_basketball_tournament_Most_Outstanding_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player">NCAA Final Four MOP</a> (<a href="/wiki/1954_NCAA_basketball_tournament" title="1954 NCAA basketball tournament">1954</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Invitation_Tournament" title="National Invitation Tournament">NIT</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1952_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="1952 National Invitation Tournament">1952</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helms_Foundation_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year">Helms Foundation Player of the Year</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UPI_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="UPI College Basketball Player of the Year">UPI Player of the Year</a> (1955)</li> <li>3× consensus first-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/1953_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1953 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">1953</a>–<a href="/wiki/1955_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1955 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">1955</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Invitation_Tournament" title="National Invitation Tournament">NIT</a> Co-MVP (1952)</li> <li>No. 15 retired by <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball#Retired_numbers" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle Explorers</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">7,871 (11.3 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">5,417 (7.8 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">2,962 (4.2 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/76828">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1461043#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/golato01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #DCDCDC !important;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tom-gola">Basketball Hall of Fame</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #DCDCDC !important;"><a href="/wiki/Collegiate_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame">Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thomas Joseph Gola</b> (January 13, 1933 – January 26, 2014) was an American <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player and politician. He is widely considered one of the greatest <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> basketball players of all time. Gola was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a> in 1976. He led his high school team to the Philadelphia Catholic League championship, his college team to the National Invitation Tournament championship and the NCAA championship, and was on the Philadelphia Warriors 1956 championship team, all in the space of six years. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomas Joseph Gola was born on January 13, 1933, in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, the third of seven children born to Ike and Helen Gola. Gola's father was a Philadelphia policeman of <a href="/wiki/Polish_people" title="Polish people">Polish</a> descent who had changed the family's surname from "Galinsky".<sup id="cite_ref-phila_inq_gola_dies_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phila_inq_gola_dies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gola was praised as a great all-around player as a high school student at <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_College_High_School" title="La Salle College High School">La Salle College High School</a>, part of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Catholic_League" title="Philadelphia Catholic League">Philadelphia Catholic League</a>, where he was second team All-Catholic League in 1949, and first team in 1950 and 1951. He led the Explorers to a Philadelphia Catholic League Championship in 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also won the Markward Award as the Catholic League's top player (future basketball hall of fame coach <a href="/wiki/John_Chaney_(basketball,_born_1932)" title="John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)">John Chaney</a> won the Philadelphia Public League award the same year).<sup id="cite_ref-phila_inq_gola_dies_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phila_inq_gola_dies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He entered <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_University" title="La Salle University">La Salle University</a> in 1951,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a year after another Philadelphia basketball Hall-of-Famer, and future teammate on the Philadelphia Warriors from 1955 to 1962, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Paul Arizin</a>, graduated from Villanova.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arizin, ironically, had been cut from the La Salle high school team.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gola was one of the most talented collegiate athletes in Philadelphia sports history. He came to national attention while playing for his hometown <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_University" title="La Salle University">La Salle University</a> <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers" title="La Salle Explorers">Explorers</a> <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">men's basketball</a> team. </p><p>Gola was recruited for college by the likes of <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a> coach <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Rupp" title="Adolph Rupp">Adolph Rupp</a>, <a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack" title="NC State Wolfpack">North Carolina State</a> coach <a href="/wiki/Everett_Case" title="Everett Case">Everett Case</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">U.S. Military Academy</a> at West Point, but he chose La Salle.<sup id="cite_ref-phila_inq_gola_dies_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phila_inq_gola_dies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gola starred as a college freshman and led La Salle to the <a href="/wiki/1952_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="1952 National Invitation Tournament">1952 NIT championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-eskenazi_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eskenazi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the MVP of the NIT tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gola paced the Explorers to the NCAA basketball championship in <a href="/wiki/1954_NCAA_basketball_tournament" title="1954 NCAA basketball tournament">1954</a> and was named tournament MVP. It was the first nationally televised NCAA championship game. That same season he was selected as National Player of the Year, was a consensus All-American, and was selected to the All-Tournament Team. In 1954, he also set a new collegiate records for rebounds (652), rebounds per game (23.0) and free throws in a season (202).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-eskenazi_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eskenazi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a senior, Gola helped La Salle finish as the runner-up in the <a href="/wiki/1955_NCAA_basketball_tournament" title="1955 NCAA basketball tournament">1955 NCAA tournament</a> to the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Dons" title="San Francisco Dons">University of San Francisco</a>. It was the only one of his ten NCAA tournament games he would lose. He again made the All-Tournament Team, which also included future hall of fame legend <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> (star of the championship Dons team). Gola was named the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">AP</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">UPI</a> College Basketball Player of the Year, and was selected to the All-American team.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his two years of NCAA tournament play, Gola scored 229 points.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his four years at La Salle, over 118 games, he averaged 20.9 points and 18.7 rebounds per game, with a .407 shooting percentage and .745 free throw percentage.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2024, he remains the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_career_rebounding_leaders" title="List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders">NCAA all-time rebounding leader</a> with 2,201 career rebounds.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His was the first college player to score over 2,000 points and have over 2,000 rebounds.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His La Salle teams were 102-19.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m), Gola was a <a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> who could shoot/score, <a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">rebound</a> and defend, but he also had the ballhandling (dribbling, passing) skills of a guard, and with his shooting range and all-pro defensive skills, could play just as well in the backcourt.<sup id="cite_ref-eskenazi_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eskenazi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His nickname was "Mr. All-Around".<sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was inducted into the La Salle Hall of Athletes in 1961<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Big_5" title="Philadelphia Big 5">Big 5</a> Hall of Fame in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977, Tom Gola was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was in the inaugural class of Atlantic Ten Legends.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philadelphia_/_San_Francisco_Warriors_(1955–1956,_1957–1962)"><span id="Philadelphia_.2F_San_Francisco_Warriors_.281955.E2.80.931956.2C_1957.E2.80.931962.29"></span>Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1955–1956, 1957–1962)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1955–1956, 1957–1962)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a phenomenal college career, Gola turned pro with the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> as a <a href="/wiki/NBA_territorial_pick" title="NBA territorial pick">territorial draft</a> pick.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He teamed with All-Pros <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Paul Arizin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Neil_Johnston" title="Neil Johnston">Neil Johnston</a> to lead the Warriors to an <a href="/wiki/NBA_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA championship">NBA championship</a> in <a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_Finals" title="1956 NBA Finals">1956</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He gained praise for concentrating on defense, passing and rebounding and allowing the other two to be the chief scorers during these years. It was his job to defend against the other team's best guard, and to be a playmaker on offense for his teammates.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gola served in the Army from 1956 to 1958, and he did not play in the 1956-1957 NBA season.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led the Warriors in assists in the 1957-1958 and 1958-1959 seasons, and was second team All-NBA in 1957-1958.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1959, Johnston temporarily retired due to a knee injury and the Warriors added seven-foot superstar <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a>. Again sacrificing himself for his team, Gola helped the Warriors consistently reach the <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">NBA playoffs</a>, but they could not beat the star-studded <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> in the NBA Eastern Division during his seasons in the early 1960s even with Chamberlain. During the 1959–60 season, Gola became the first Warrior to have three straight games with a <a href="/wiki/Triple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-double">triple-double</a> (the only other being <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a>, 2016). On January 10, 1960, Gola recorded 18 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists in a 116–103 win over the New York Knicks.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Knicks_(1962–1966)"><span id="New_York_Knicks_.281962.E2.80.931966.29"></span>New York Knicks (1962–1966)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: New York Knicks (1962–1966)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gola played with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> from 1962 to 1966. He led them in assists in 1963-1964.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gola was enshrined in the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a> on April 26, 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a five-time NBA All-Star.<sup id="cite_ref-eskenazi_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eskenazi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="La_Salle_(1968–1970)"><span id="La_Salle_.281968.E2.80.931970.29"></span>La Salle (1968–1970)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: La Salle (1968–1970)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1968, Gola returned to his alma mater as head coach, leading the Explorers to a 37–13 record during his two-year stay. He was called in to pull the program out of trouble after a scandal under prior leadership. He was named Coach of the Year by Philadelphia and New York journalists. He led the Explorers to a 23–1 record during the 1968–69 season, but La Salle had been barred from the NCAA tournament before the season because an alumnus had offered some players "no-show" jobs. Many consider the 1968-1969 La Salle team, which was ranked second in the nation, the greatest team in Philadelphia city college basketball history, though barred from tournament play.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1968, Gola was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Pennsylvania State House</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>, representing the <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Philadelphia" title="Northeast Philadelphia">Northeast Philadelphia</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_170" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 170">170th District</a>. A change to the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Constitution" title="Pennsylvania Constitution">State Constitution</a> made earlier that year had reorganized House seats into legislative districts, replacing the old system of allotting seats on an at-large, county-wide basis. This made Gola the first person to represent the newly created district. Ultimately, Gola would not finish-out his first term in the House, opting instead to seek the office of Philadelphia City Controller in 1969. He scored an 80,000-vote victory over <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> Charles Peruto in the general election, and took office the following January. </p><p>Gola was defeated, however, in his bid for a second term in 1973 by Democrat William Klenk. His defeat was part of a broader setback for Republicans in the city that year, as <a href="/wiki/Arlen_Specter" title="Arlen Specter">Arlen Specter</a> lost his bid for a third term as <a href="/wiki/District_Attorney_of_Philadelphia" title="District Attorney of Philadelphia">District Attorney of Philadelphia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ControllerDefeat_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ControllerDefeat-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gola made his final attempt at elected office in 1983, when he sought the office of <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Philadelphia" title="Mayor of Philadelphia">Mayor of Philadelphia</a>. He came in last in the three-man Republican primary, behind <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Congressman</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_F._Dougherty" title="Charles F. Dougherty">Charlie Dougherty</a> and the winner, John Egan, who went on to lose the fall general election to <a href="/wiki/Wilson_Goode" title="Wilson Goode">Wilson Goode</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OCprofile_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OCprofile-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gola was married to Caroline Norris in June 1955, and they had one son, Thomas Christopher.<sup id="cite_ref-eskenazi_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eskenazi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At age 70, Gola fell into a coma after a serious fall, in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gola died on January 26, 2014, thirteen days after his 81st birthday, in <a href="/wiki/Meadowbrook,_Pennsylvania" title="Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania">Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-phila_inq_gola_dies_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phila_inq_gola_dies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A former U.S. Army specialist, he was buried at the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Crossing_National_Cemetery" title="Washington Crossing National Cemetery">Washington Crossing National Cemetery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Upper_Makefield_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania">Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wilt Chamberlain said, "'When I was growing up [in Philadelphia], you whispered the name Tom Gola, because he was like a saint....'" The legendary <a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">John Wooden</a> said Gola was the "'greatest all-round basketball player....'"<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notoriously difficult college coach <a href="/wiki/Bob_Knight" title="Bob Knight">Bob Knight</a> once asked someone to introduce him to Gola, saying, "'Can you do me a favor, can you introduce me to Tom Gola? He's the only guy that played back then that could play for me now. He was my hero.'"<sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, he was honored in Madison Square Garden as one of the NCAA tournament’s five greatest players, along with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bill Bradley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Chris Mullin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-eskenazi_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eskenazi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame states of Gola that he is among a select few to have won NIT, NCAA, and NBA championships.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tom_Gola_Arena">Tom Gola Arena</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Tom Gola Arena"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Penn_La_Salle_Basketball.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Penn_La_Salle_Basketball.JPG/220px-Penn_La_Salle_Basketball.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Penn_La_Salle_Basketball.JPG/330px-Penn_La_Salle_Basketball.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Penn_La_Salle_Basketball.JPG/440px-Penn_La_Salle_Basketball.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>Tom Gola Arena at La Salle University</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Gola Arena">Tom Gola Arena</a>, home to the <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_University" title="La Salle University">La Salle University</a> <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers" title="La Salle Explorers">Explorers</a> <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">men's</a> and <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_women%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers women's basketball">women's</a> basketball teams, was named after him.<sup id="cite_ref-eskenazi_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eskenazi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arena opened in 1998 and hosted its final game in 2024. Tom Gola Arena was reconstructed into the <a href="/wiki/John_Glaser_Arena" title="John Glaser Arena">John Glaser Arena</a>, the current home of the Explorers.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tom_Gola_Plaza">Tom Gola Plaza</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Tom Gola Plaza"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_Gola_Plaza.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tom_Gola_Plaza.jpg/220px-Tom_Gola_Plaza.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tom_Gola_Plaza.jpg/330px-Tom_Gola_Plaza.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tom_Gola_Plaza.jpg/440px-Tom_Gola_Plaza.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Tom Gola Plaza, outside of TruMark Financial Center</figcaption></figure> <p>Tom Gola Plaza, located outside of TruMark Financial Center, features a statue honoring Tom Gola surrounded by a brick walkway with names of doners to the men's basketball team, lights, benches, a small garden, and a historical marker. The Plaza was opened on September 26, 2024, to continue the legacy of Gola after his name was no longer connected to the home of the Explorers.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tom_Gola_Way">Tom Gola Way</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Tom Gola Way"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The driveway in front of TruMark Financial Center was renamed Tom Gola Way in 2024 to honor his legacy. </p><p><b>College basketball achievements</b> </p> <ul><li>All-District player (four times, 1952–55)</li> <li>All-State player (four times, 1952–55)</li> <li>All-America selection (four times, 1952–55)</li> <li>Consensus All-American (three times, 1953–55)</li> <li>NIT Championship, NIT Co-MVP (1952)</li> <li>First alternate to US Olympic Basketball Team (1952)</li> <li>NCAA championship, NCAA tournament MVP (1954)</li> <li>College Basketball Player of the Year (1954)</li> <li>NCAA all-time rebounding leader (2,201)</li> <li>2,462 points</li> <li>102–19 (.843) win–loss record</li> <li>#15 retired by La Salle</li> <li>Inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016</li></ul> <p><b>Pro basketball achievements</b> </p> <ul><li>NBA championship (1956)</li> <li>All-NBA second team (1958)</li> <li>5-time NBA All-Star (1960–1964)</li> <li>Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame</li> <li>Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (1976)</li></ul> <p><b>Other</b> </p> <ul><li>One of only two players to win an NCAA, NIT and NBA championship</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: NBA career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #afe6ba; border: 1px solid black;"> †  </td> <td>Won an <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championship</a></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>GP </th> <th>MPG </th> <th>FG% </th> <th>FT% </th> <th>RPG </th> <th>APG </th> <th>PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_NBA_season" title="1955–56 NBA season">1955–56</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>68 </td> <td>34.5 </td> <td>.412 </td> <td>.733 </td> <td>9.1 </td> <td><b>5.9</b> </td> <td>10.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_NBA_season" title="1957–58 NBA season">1957–58</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>59 </td> <td>36.0 </td> <td>.415 </td> <td>.746 </td> <td>10.8 </td> <td>5.5 </td> <td>13.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_NBA_season" title="1958–59 NBA season">1958–59</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1958–59 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>64 </td> <td>36.5 </td> <td>.401 </td> <td>.787 </td> <td><b>11.1</b> </td> <td>4.2 </td> <td>14.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_NBA_season" title="1959–60 NBA season">1959–60</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>75 </td> <td>38.3 </td> <td>.433 </td> <td><b>.794</b> </td> <td>10.4 </td> <td>5.5 </td> <td><b>15.0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_NBA_season" title="1960–61 NBA season">1960–61</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>74 </td> <td>36.6 </td> <td>.447 </td> <td>.747 </td> <td>9.4 </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>14.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">1961–62</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>60 </td> <td><b>41.0</b> </td> <td>.421 </td> <td>.765 </td> <td>9.8 </td> <td>4.9 </td> <td>13.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NBA_season" title="1962–63 NBA season">1962–63</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_San_Francisco_Warriors_season" title="1962–63 San Francisco Warriors season">San Francisco</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>39.1 </td> <td>.457 </td> <td>.758 </td> <td>7.0 </td> <td>3.5 </td> <td>13.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NBA_season" title="1962–63 NBA season">1962–63</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1962–63 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td>52 </td> <td>35.5 </td> <td><b>.460</b> </td> <td>.784 </td> <td>7.1 </td> <td>4.3 </td> <td>12.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_NBA_season" title="1963–64 NBA season">1963–64</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1963–64 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td>74 </td> <td>29.1 </td> <td>.429 </td> <td>.726 </td> <td>6.3 </td> <td>3.5 </td> <td>9.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_NBA_season" title="1964–65 NBA season">1964–65</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1964–65 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td><b>77</b> </td> <td>22.4 </td> <td>.448 </td> <td>.739 </td> <td>4.1 </td> <td>2.9 </td> <td>7.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_NBA_season" title="1965–66 NBA season">1965–66</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1965–66 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td>74 </td> <td>15.2 </td> <td>.450 </td> <td>.781 </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>2.6 </td> <td>4.4 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">Career </td> <td>698 </td> <td>32.3 </td> <td>.431 </td> <td>.760 </td> <td>8.0 </td> <td>4.2 </td> <td>11.3 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">All-Star </td> <td>4 </td> <td>17.5 </td> <td>.414 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>2.8 </td> <td>1.8 </td> <td>7.3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>GP </th> <th>MPG </th> <th>FG% </th> <th>FT% </th> <th>RPG </th> <th>APG </th> <th>PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_playoffs" title="1956 NBA playoffs">1956</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td><b>10</b> </td> <td>36.0 </td> <td>.355 </td> <td>.783 </td> <td>10.1 </td> <td><b>5.8</b> </td> <td>12.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_playoffs" title="1958 NBA playoffs">1958</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>40.9 </td> <td>.330 </td> <td>.745 </td> <td>10.5 </td> <td>4.0 </td> <td><b>13.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_playoffs" title="1960 NBA playoffs">1960</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>37.8 </td> <td><b>.412</b> </td> <td><b>.806</b> </td> <td>10.6 </td> <td>5.6 </td> <td>12.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_playoffs" title="1961 NBA playoffs">1961</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><b>42.3</b> </td> <td>.206 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td><b>12.3</b> </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>9.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_playoffs" title="1962 NBA playoffs">1962</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>35.1 </td> <td>.271 </td> <td>.760 </td> <td>8.2 </td> <td>2.7 </td> <td>6.3 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">Career </td> <td>39 </td> <td>17.5 </td> <td>.336 </td> <td>.771 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td>4.6 </td> <td>11.1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption>Statistics overview </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference </th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Postseason </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle Explorers</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Middle_Atlantic_Conferences" title="Middle Atlantic Conferences">Middle Atlantic Conferences</a>)</i> <small>(1968–1970)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1968–69</a> </td> <td>La Salle </td> <td>23–1</td> <td>5–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td>‡ </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1969–70</a> </td> <td>La Salle </td> <td>14–12</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>2nd</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>La Salle:</b> </td> <td>37–13 (.740)</td> <td>8–2 (.800)</td> <td colspan="5"> <p><small>‡ Ineligible for any postseason tournaments</small> </p> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><b>Total:</b></td> <td>37–13 (.740)</td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td colspan="9"> <p><span style="background-color: #ffbf2f; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> National champion  </small> <span style="background-color: #e0b0ff; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Postseason invitational champion  </small> <br /> <span style="background-color: #ffdd99; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Conference regular season champion   </small> <span style="background-color: #d9a53d; width:20px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Conference regular season and conference tournament champion</small> <br /> <span style="background-color: #bbffff; width:20px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Division regular season champion</small> <span style="background-color: #6699CC; width:20px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Division regular season and conference tournament champion</small> <br /> <span style="background-color: #ffff99; width:20px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Conference tournament champion</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Gola&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_triple-double_leaders" title="List of NBA career triple-double leaders">List of NBA career triple-double leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_playoff_triple-double_leaders" title="List of NBA career playoff triple-double leaders">List of NBA career playoff triple-double leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_players_with_2,000_points_and_1,000_rebounds" 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Henry</a> (1930–1931)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Conley_(American_football)" title="Tom Conley (American football)">Tom Conley</a> (1931–1933)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leonard_Tanseer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leonard Tanseer (page does not exist)">Leonard Tanseer</a> (1933–1941)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Obie_O%27Brien&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Obie O'Brien (page does not exist)">Obie O'Brien</a> (1941–1943)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Meehan_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Meehan (basketball) (page does not exist)">Joseph Meehan</a> (1943–1946)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_McGlone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles McGlone (page does not exist)">Charles McGlone</a> (1946–1949)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Gola</a> (<a href="/wiki/NCAA_basketball_tournament_Most_Outstanding_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player">MOP</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">Head coach</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ken_Loeffler" title="Ken Loeffler">Ken Loeffler</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NCAA_Division_I_men&#039;s_basketball_tournament_Most_Outstanding_Player133" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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href="/wiki/Bob_Kurland" title="Bob Kurland">Kurland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/George_Kaftan" title="George Kaftan">Kaftan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Groza" title="Alex Groza">Groza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Groza" title="Alex Groza">Groza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Irwin_Dambrot" title="Irwin Dambrot">Dambrot</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <i>Not awarded</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Lovellette</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/B._H._Born" title="B. H. Born">Born</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gola</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Lear" title="Hal Lear">Lear</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hogue" title="Paul Hogue">Hogue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Art_Heyman" title="Art Heyman">Heyman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Hazzard" title="Walt Hazzard">Hazzard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Chambers" title="Jerry Chambers">Chambers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Wicks" title="Sidney Wicks">Wicks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <i><a href="/wiki/Howard_Porter_(basketball)" title="Howard Porter (basketball)">Porter</a></i> *</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Washington" title="Richard Washington">Washington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Kent_Benson" title="Kent Benson">Benson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Lee" title="Butch Lee">Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Givens" title="Jack Givens">Givens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">Griffith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a 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title="Richard Hamilton (basketball)">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Mateen_Cleaves" title="Mateen Cleaves">Cleaves</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Battier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Dixon" title="Juan Dixon">Dixon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Anthony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Okafor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Sean_May" title="Sean May">May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Joakim_Noah" title="Joakim Noah">Noah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Corey_Brewer" title="Corey Brewer">Brewer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Mario_Chalmers" title="Mario Chalmers">Chalmers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Ellington" title="Wayne Ellington">Ellington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Singler" title="Kyle Singler">Singler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Walker</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Hancock" title="Luke Hancock">Hancock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Shabazz_Napier" title="Shabazz Napier">Napier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Tyus_Jones" title="Tyus Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Arcidiacono" title="Ryan Arcidiacono">Arcidiacono</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Joel_Berry_II" title="Joel Berry II">Berry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Donte_DiVincenzo" title="Donte DiVincenzo">DiVincenzo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Guy" title="Kyle Guy">Guy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <i>None</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Butler" title="Jared Butler">Butler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Ochai_Agbaji" title="Ochai Agbaji">Agbaji</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Adama_Sanogo" title="Adama Sanogo">Sanogo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Tristen_Newton" title="Tristen Newton">Newton</a></span></li></ul> <p>*<i>Ruled ineligible after tournament</i> </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Forte" title="Chet Forte">Forte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Art_Heyman" title="Art Heyman">Heyman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Bradds" title="Gary Bradds">Bradds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">C. Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Maravich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Carr" title="Austin Carr">Carr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Scott_May" title="Scott May">May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Marques_Johnson" title="Marques Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Lee" title="Butch Lee">Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Aguirre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Mullin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Berry_(basketball)" title="Walter Berry (basketball)">Berry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">D. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Hersey_Hawkins" title="Hersey Hawkins">Hawkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ferry" title="Danny Ferry">Ferry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Simmons" title="Lionel Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Jackson_(basketball)" title="Jim Jackson (basketball)">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Calbert_Cheaney" title="Calbert Cheaney">Cheaney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Robinson" title="Glenn Robinson">G. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Allen</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Helms_Foundation_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year58" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Helms_Foundation_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template:Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Helms_Foundation_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Helms_Foundation_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Helms_Foundation_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year58" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Helms_Foundation_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year">Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Christian_Steinmetz" title="Christian Steinmetz">Steinmetz</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/George_Grebenstein" title="George Grebenstein">Grebenstein</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Gilmore_Kinney" title="Gilmore Kinney">Kinney</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Keinath" title="Charles Keinath">Keinath</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/John_Schommer" title="John Schommer">Schommer</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Harlan_Page" title="Harlan Page">Page</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kiendl" title="Ted Kiendl">Kiendl</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Otto_Stangel" title="Otto Stangel">Stangel</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Calder" title="Eddie Calder">Calder</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Gil_Halstead" title="Gil Halstead">Halstead</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Houghton" title="Ernest Houghton">Houghton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/George_Levis" title="George Levis">Levis</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Woods" title="Ray Woods">Woods</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Chandler" title="Bill Chandler">Chandler</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Erling_Platou" title="Erling Platou">Platou</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cann" title="Howard Cann">Cann</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/George_Williams_(basketball,_born_1899)" title="George Williams (basketball, born 1899)">Williams</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Carney" title="Chuck Carney">Carney</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Endacott" title="Paul Endacott">Endacott</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_T._Black" title="Charlie T. Black">Black</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Mueller" title="Earl Mueller">Mueller</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Cobb" title="Jack Cobb">Cobb</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Vic_Hanson" title="Vic Hanson">Hanson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Holt" title="Victor Holt">Holt</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Cat_Thompson" title="Cat Thompson">C. Thompson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Charley_Hyatt" title="Charley Hyatt">Hyatt</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Bart_Carlton" title="Bart Carlton">Carlton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">Wooden</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Forest_Sale" title="Forest Sale">Sale</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Wesley_Bennett" title="Wesley Bennett">Bennett</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Leroy_Edwards" title="Leroy Edwards">Edwards</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/John_Moir_(basketball)" title="John Moir (basketball)">Moir</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Luisetti" title="Hank Luisetti">Luisetti</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Luisetti" title="Hank Luisetti">Luisetti</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Jaworski" title="Chet Jaworski">Jaworski</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/George_Glamack" title="George Glamack">Glamack</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/George_Glamack" title="George Glamack">Glamack</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Stutz" title="Stanley Stutz">Modzelewski</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/George_Senesky" title="George Senesky">Senesky</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">Mikan</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">Mikan</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Kurland" title="Bob Kurland">Kurland</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Tucker" title="Gerald Tucker">Tucker</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Macauley" title="Ed Macauley">Macauley</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Lavelli" title="Tony Lavelli">Lavelli</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Arizin</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Groat" title="Dick Groat">Groat</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Lovellette</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Houbregs</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gola</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">B. Russell</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">B. Russell</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Lennie_Rosenbluth" title="Lennie Rosenbluth">Rosenbluth</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hogue" title="Paul Hogue">Hogue</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Art_Heyman" title="Art Heyman">Heyman</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Hazzard" title="Walt Hazzard">Hazzard</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bradley</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">Goodrich</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">C. Russell</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Maravich</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Wicks" title="Sidney Wicks">Wicks</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Carr" title="Austin Carr">Carr</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Wicks" title="Sidney Wicks">Wicks</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a> & <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Kent_Benson" title="Kent Benson">Benson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Scott_May" title="Scott May">May</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Marques_Johnson" title="Marques Johnson">Johnson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Givens" title="Jack Givens">Givens</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">Griffith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Aguirre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a> & <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Beck" title="Ernie Beck">Ernie Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Dukes" title="Walter Dukes">Walter Dukes</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tom Gola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Bob Houbregs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_O%27Brien" title="Johnny O'Brien">Johnny O'Brien</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Second Team</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Knostman" title="Dick Knostman">Dick Knostman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Richey" title="Joe Richey">Joe Richey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Schlundt" title="Don Schlundt">Don Schlundt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Frank Selvy</a></li></ul> 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Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Lieberman" title="Nancy Lieberman">Lieberman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Maravich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hort%C3%AAncia_Marcari" title="Hortência Marcari">Marcari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%A0ar%C5%ABnas_Mar%C4%8Diulionis" title="Šarūnas Marčiulionis">Marčiulionis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slater_Martin" title="Slater Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_McDermott" title="Bobby McDermott">McDermott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_McGuire" title="Dick McGuire">D. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Meyers" title="Ann Meyers">Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">R. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Moncrief" title="Sidney Moncrief">Moncrief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_Moore" title="Pearl Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Murphy" title="Calvin Murphy">C. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlan_Page" title="Harlan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dra%C5%BEen_Petrovi%C4%87" title="Dražen Petrović">Petrović</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Phillip" title="Andy Phillip">Phillip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Posey" title="Cumberland Posey">Posey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Roosma" title="John Roosma">Roosma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_Russell" title="Honey Russell">J. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Schommer" title="John Schommer">Schommer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Scott_(basketball)" title="Charlie Scott (basketball)">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barney_Sedran" title="Barney Sedran">Sedran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katie_Smith" title="Katie Smith">K. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Staley" title="Dawn Staley">Staley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Steinmetz" title="Christian Steinmetz">Steinmetz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes" title="Sheryl Swoopes">Swoopes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michele_Timms" title="Michele Timms">Timms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuzzy_Vandivier" title="Fuzzy Vandivier">Vandivier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Wade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Wanzer" title="Bobby Wanzer">Wanzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Weatherspoon" title="Teresa Weatherspoon">Weatherspoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Westphal" title="Paul Westphal">Westphal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Jo_White" title="Jo Jo White">J. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynette_Woodard" title="Lynette Woodard">Woodard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">Wooden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Forwards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Arizin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Barkley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Bosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Boswell" title="Sonny Boswell">Boswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bradley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Brown_(basketball,_born_1942)" title="Roger Brown (basketball, born 1942)">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swin_Cash" title="Swin Cash">Cash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Cooper_(basketball)" title="Chuck Cooper (basketball)">C. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">M. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Cunningham" title="Billy Cunningham">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Curry" title="Denise Curry">Curry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dra%C5%BEen_Dalipagi%C4%87" title="Dražen Dalipagić">Dalipagić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dandridge" title="Bob Dandridge">Dandridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(basketball)" title="Walter Davis (basketball)">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_DeBusschere" title="Dave DeBusschere">DeBusschere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Dehnert" title="Dutch Dehnert">Dehnert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_English" title="Alex English">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_E._Foster" title="Harold E. Foster">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Fulks" title="Joe Fulks">Fulks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laddie_Gale" title="Laddie Gale">Gale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Gasol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Gates" title="Pop Gates">Gates</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Hagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">Havlicek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connie_Hawkins" title="Connie Hawkins">Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Haywood" title="Spencer Haywood">Haywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Howell" title="Bailey Howell">Howell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Hudson" title="Lou Hudson">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">L. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Gus Johnson (basketball)">G. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(basketball,_born_1951)" title="Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)">B. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_King" title="Bernard King">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radivoj_Kora%C4%87" title="Radivoj Korać">Korać</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Kukoč</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Luisetti" title="Hank Luisetti">Luisetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">K. Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katrina_McClain" title="Katrina McClain">McClain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branch_McCracken" title="Branch McCracken">B. McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_McCracken" title="Jack McCracken">J. McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McGinnis" title="George McGinnis">McGinnis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">McHale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vern_Mikkelsen" title="Vern Mikkelsen">Mikkelsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Miller" title="Cheryl Miller">C. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Nowitzki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pollard" title="Jim Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Pullins" title="Albert Pullins">Pullins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Ra%C4%91a" title="Dino Rađa">Radja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Rodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Schayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Schmidt" title="Ernest Schmidt">E. Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt" title="Oscar Schmidt">O. Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Stokes" title="Maurice Stokes">Stokes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cat_Thompson" title="Cat Thompson">C. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">T. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman" title="Jack Twyman">Twyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Walker" title="Chet Walker">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nera_White" title="Nera White">N. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Wilkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Wilkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Yardley" title="George Yardley">Yardley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Barlow_(basketball)" title="Thomas Barlow (basketball)">Barlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zelmo_Beaty" title="Zelmo Beaty">Beaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarzan_Cooper" title="Tarzan Cooper">T. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kre%C5%A1imir_%C4%86osi%C4%87" title="Krešimir Ćosić">Ćosić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Crawford_(basketball)" title="Joan Crawford (basketball)">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Daniels" title="Mel Daniels">Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_DeBernardi" title="Forrest DeBernardi">DeBernardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vlade_Divac" title="Vlade Divac">Divac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Donovan" title="Anne Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Gallatin" title="Harry Gallatin">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artis_Gilmore" title="Artis Gilmore">Gilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Griffith" title="Yolanda Griffith">Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Gruenig" title="Ace Gruenig">Gruenig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lusia_Harris" title="Lusia Harris">Harris-Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Houbregs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Issel" title="Dan Issel">Issel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inman_Jackson" title="Inman Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skinny_Johnson" title="Skinny Johnson">W. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Johnston" title="Neil Johnston">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moose_Krause" title="Moose Krause">M. Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Kurland" title="Bob Kurland">Kurland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Leslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Lovellette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lapchick" title="Joe Lapchick">Lapchick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Macauley" title="Ed Macauley">Macauley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ubiratan_Pereira_Maciel" title="Ubiratan Pereira Maciel">Maciel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Meneghin" title="Dino Meneghin">Meneghin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">Mikan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stretch_Murphy" title="Stretch Murphy">S. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Mutombo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Risen" title="Arnie Risen">Risen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">B. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Sabonis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uljana_Semjonova" title="Uljana Semjonova">Semjonova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sikma" title="Jack Sikma">Sikma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Thurmond" title="Nate Thurmond">Thurmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Unseld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Wachter" title="Ed Wachter">Wachter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ora_Washington" title="Ora Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_coaches_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Coaches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Adelman" title="Rick Adelman">Adelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lidiya_Alekseyeva" title="Lidiya Alekseyeva">Alexeeva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phog_Allen" title="Phog Allen">P. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Harold Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Auerbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geno_Auriemma" title="Geno Auriemma">Auriemma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Barmore" title="Leon Barmore">Barmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Barry" title="Sam Barry">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Bess" title="Gene Bess">Bess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Blair" title="Gary Blair">Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Blood" title="Ernest Blood">Blood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Boeheim" title="Jim Boeheim">Boeheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">L. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Calhoun" title="Jim Calhoun">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Calipari" title="John Calipari">Calipari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cann" title="Howard Cann">Cann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Carlson" title="Doc Carlson">Carlson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Carnesecca" title="Lou Carnesecca">Carnesecca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Carnevale" title="Ben Carnevale">Carnevale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Carril" title="Pete Carril">Carril</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Case" title="Everett Case">Case</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Chancellor" title="Van Chancellor">Chancellor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Chaney_(basketball,_born_1932)" title="John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)">Chaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jody_Conradt" title="Jody Conradt">Conradt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Crum" title="Denny Crum">Crum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Dean" title="Everett Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_D%C3%ADaz-Miguel" title="Antonio Díaz-Miguel">Díaz-Miguel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Diddle" title="Edgar Diddle">Diddle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Drake" title="Bruce Drake">Drake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lefty_Driesell" title="Lefty Driesell">Driesell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Ferr%C3%A1ndiz" title="Pedro Ferrándiz">Ferrándiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Fitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Fitzsimmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Gaines" title="Clarence Gaines">Gaines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandro_Gamba" title="Sandro Gamba">Gamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Gardner_(basketball)" title="Jack Gardner (basketball)">Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Gaze" title="Lindsay Gaze">Gaze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slats_Gill" title="Slats Gill">Gill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Gomelsky" title="Alexander Gomelsky">Gomelsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sue_Gunter" title="Sue Gunter">Gunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Hannum" title="Alex Hannum">Hannum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Harshman" title="Marv Harshman">Harshman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Haskins" title="Don Haskins">Haskins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hatchell" title="Sylvia Hatchell">Hatchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hickey" title="Eddie Hickey">Hickey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hixon" title="David Hixon">Hixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Hobson" title="Howard Hobson">Hobson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Holzman" title="Red Holzman">Holzman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Huggins" title="Bob Huggins">Huggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hughes_(basketball)" title="Robert Hughes (basketball)">Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hurley" title="Bob Hurley">Hurley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Iba" title="Henry Iba">Iba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Izzo" title="Tom Izzo">Izzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">P. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doggie_Julian" title="Doggie Julian">Julian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">Karl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Keady" title="Gene Keady">Keady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Keaney" title="Frank Keaney">Keaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Keogan" title="George Keogan">Keogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Knight" title="Bob Knight">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski" title="Mike Krzyzewski">Krzyzewski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kundla" title="John Kundla">Kundla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_Lambert" title="Ward Lambert">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Leonard" title="Bobby Leonard">Leonard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Lewis" title="Guy Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Litwack" title="Harry Litwack">Litwack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Loeffler" title="Ken Loeffler">Loeffler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Lonborg" title="Dutch Lonborg">Lonborg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Magee" title="Herb Magee">Magee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arad_McCutchan" title="Arad McCutchan">McCutchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muffet_McGraw" title="Muffet McGraw">McGraw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_McGuire" title="Al McGuire">A. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_McGuire" title="Frank McGuire">F. 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Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Williams_(basketball_coach)" title="Roy Williams (basketball coach)">R. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">Wooden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Woolpert" title="Phil Woolpert">Woolpert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wootten" title="Morgan Wootten">Wootten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Wright_(basketball)" title="Jay Wright (basketball)">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Yow" title="Kay Yow">Yow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame#Contributors" title="List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Contributors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senda_Berenson_Abbott" title="Senda Berenson Abbott">Abbott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Ackerman" title="Val Ackerman">Ackerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Attles" title="Al Attles">Attles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Barksdale" title="Don Barksdale">Barksdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Baumann_(basketball)" title="Patrick Baumann (basketball)">Baumann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clair_Bee" title="Clair Bee">Bee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Biasone" title="Danny Biasone">Biasone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">H. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown" title="Walter A. Brown">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bunn_(basketball)" title="John Bunn (basketball)">Bunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buss" title="Jerry Buss">Buss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Clifton" title="Nat Clifton">Clifton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Colangelo" title="Jerry Colangelo">Colangelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Costello" title="Larry Costello">Costello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Davidson_(businessman)" title="Bill Davidson (businessman)">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Douglas" title="Bob Douglas">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alva_Duer" title="Alva Duer">Duer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Embry" title="Wayne Embry">Embry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Fagan" title="Cliff Fagan">Fagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_A._Fisher" title="Harry A. Fisher">Fisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Fleisher" title="Larry Fleisher">Fleisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Garfinkel" title="Howard Garfinkel">Garfinkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Gavitt" title="Dave Gavitt">Gavitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gottlieb" title="Eddie Gottlieb">Gottlieb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Granik" title="Russ Granik">Granik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Gulick_(physician)" title="Luther Gulick (physician)">Gulick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Harrison_(basketball)" title="Les Harrison (basketball)">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Hearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Henderson" title="Edwin Henderson">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferenc_Hepp" title="Ferenc Hepp">Hepp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Hickox" title="Edward J. Hickox">Hickox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hinkle" title="Tony Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Irish" title="Ned Irish">Irish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannie_Jackson" title="Mannie Jackson">M. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Jernstedt" title="Tom Jernstedt">Jernstedt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renato_William_Jones" title="Renato William Jones">R. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Walter_Kennedy" title="J. Walter Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Knight" title="Phil Knight">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Krause" title="Jerry Krause">J. Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowlark_Lemon" title="Meadowlark Lemon">Lemon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emil_Liston" title="Emil Liston">Liston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Lloyd" title="Earl Lloyd">Lloyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Lobo" title="Rebecca Lobo">Lobo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McLendon" title="John McLendon">McLendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mokray" title="Bill Mokray">Mokray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Morgan_(basketball)" title="Ralph Morgan (basketball)">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Morgenweck" title="Pop Morgenweck">Morgenweck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Naismith" title="James Naismith">Naismith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Newell" title="Pete Newell">Newell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_O%27Brien_(basketball,_born_1888)" title="John O'Brien (basketball, born 1888)">J. 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