Tom Boswell (basketball)

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

Tom Boswell

Personal information
Born	(1953-10-02) October 2, 1953 (age 71) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	George Washington Carver (Montgomery, Alabama)
College	South Carolina State (1971–1973) South Carolina (1974–1975)
NBA draft	1975: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Drafted by	Boston Celtics
Position	Power forward / center
Number	31, 41, 33
Career history
1975–1978	Boston Celtics
1978–1979	Denver Nuggets
1979–1980	Utah Jazz
1980–1981	Squibb Cantù
1983–1984	Utah Jazz
1984–1985	Wisconsin Flyers
Career highlights
NBA champion (1976) Italian League champion (1981) FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1981)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Representing  United States Men's basketball FIBA World Championship 1974 Puerto Rico Team competition

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

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

Career statistics

Legend

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

NBA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1975–76†	Boston	35		7.9	.441		.583	2.0	.5	.1	.0	2.7
1976–77	Boston	70		15.5	.515		.711	4.4	1.2	.4	.1	6.4
1977–78	Boston	65		17.7	.518		.756	4.4	1.1	.7	.2	7.1
1978–79	Denver	79		27.9	.532		.697	6.8	3.1	.6	.6	10.6
1979–80	Denver	18		29.0	.533	.500	.829	6.3	2.6	.3	.4	11.3
1980–81	Utah	61		25.5	.573	.500	.729	5.4	1.9	.4	.5	11.5
1983–84	Utah	38	0	6.9	.538	'1.000	.762	1.7	.4	.2	.0	1.9
Career		366	0	19.3	.533	.545	.724	4.7	1.6	.4	.3	7.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1976†	Boston	3	1.0	.500		–	.3	.0	.0	.0	.7
1977	Boston	9	9.0	.444		.667	2.2	.8	.1	.0	2.2
1979	Denver	3	40.0	.600		.769	9.0	5.3	1.0	1.7	17.3
1984	Utah	5	11.0	.750	–	.400	1.2	.4	.0	.2	1.6
Career		20	13.0	.559	–	.667	2.7	1.3	.2	.3	4.1