Tom Thacker (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
November 2, 1939 Covington, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | William Grant (Covington, Kentucky) |
| College | Cincinnati (1960–1963) |
| NBA draft | 1963 / Pick: Territorial |
| Selected by the Cincinnati Royals | |
| Playing career | 1963–1971 |
| Position | Guard / Forward |
| Number | 25, 12, 11, 44 |
| Career history | |
| 1963–1966 | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1967–1968 | Boston Celtics |
| 1968–1971 | Indiana Pacers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
| Points | 1,020 (6.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 822 (2.6 rpg) |
| Assists | 466 (1.5 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Thomas Porter Thacker (born November 2, 1939) is an American retired basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cincinnati Royals and the Boston Celtics from 1963 to 1968, and from 1968 to 1971, for the American Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers. He is the only player to have played on an NCAA championship team, an ABA championship team, and an NBA championship team.
Thacker was born in and grew up in Covington, Kentucky across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, the son of William and Velma Arvin Thacker. He attended Our Savior's High School until integration closed it in 1956. He then attended the all-black William Grant High School, where he played basketball. He averaged 31.7 points per game as a junior and led the team to a 2605 record. As a senior, he averaged 33.8 points as the team went 31-7. He scored 36 points in his final high school game as the team lost the Kentucky state championship game, 85-84.
In 1959 he needed a few credits to earn his degree, so he attended Holmes High School during the summer and graduated.
Thacker attended the University of Cincinnati and played three varsity seasons for the Bearcats under coach Ed Jucker. As a sophomore in 1960–61, he averaged 12.3 points per game and was named All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) as the Bearcats won the league title. The Bearcats finished the season with a record of 27-3 and, on March 25, 1961, Cincinnati, led by the balanced attack of Thacker, Bob Wiesenhahn, Tony Yates, Paul Hogue and Carl Bouldin, won the NCAA Championship with a 70-65 overtime win over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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