Tom Chambers (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 21, 1959 Ogden, Utah |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fairview (Boulder, Colorado) |
| College | Utah (1977–1981) |
| NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the San Diego Clippers | |
| Playing career | 1981–1997 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 22, 24, 42, 25 |
| Career history | |
| 1981–1983 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1983–1988 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1988–1993 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1993–1995 | Utah Jazz |
| 1995–1996 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1997 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1997 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 20,049 (18.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,703 (6.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,283 (2.1 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Thomas Doane Chambers (born June 21, 1959) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Known for his strong shooting and high-flying dunks, Chambers played professionally from 1981 to 1997. At 6'10", he played at the power forward position as a professional, and was selected to four NBA All-Star Games as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics and the Phoenix Suns.
Chambers is the only eligible player not in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame with 20,000 or more career points.
He starred at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado. Hailing from an athletic family, Chambers was a promising 6-2 guard at the end of his sophomore year. Suddenly, he grew six inches during the next six months. As a junior, teammates marveled that he had not lost any coordination with that growth. A broken wrist as a senior forced him to use his left hand more, improving his game. An all-Colorado high school player, he was hotly recruited and enrolled at Utah.
At Utah, Chambers played center with star forward Danny Vranes. The two led successful teams in the Western Athletic Conference. He ran the floor well and had good shooting range. At the NBA level as he would not likely remain a center, but the-then San Diego Clippers took a gamble on Chambers in the 1981 NBA draft, taking him eighth overall.
Chambers was drafted by the San Diego Clippers with the eighth pick of the 1981 NBA draft. A college center, he began to spend time at forward for the first time. On the injury-riddled young Clippers roster his rookie year, Chambers ended up the team's top scorer at 17.2 points per game, and he made 52.5% of his shots.
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