Larry Costello PG

Born: Jul 2, 1931 (Passed away Dec 13, 2001, aged 70)

Birthplace/Hometown: Minoa, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-1 (185cm)     Weight: 186 (84kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1954 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 3, Philadelphia Warriors

Pre-Draft Team: Niagara (Sr)

High School: Minoa High School [Minoa, New York]

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NBA

12 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 6x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 PHI 19 - 24.4 6.21 2.42 7.32 .331 - - - 1.37 1.68 .813 - - 2.58 4.11 - - - 1.95
1956-57 PHI 72 - 29.3 7.60 2.58 6.90 .374 - - - 2.43 3.08 .788 - - 4.49 3.28 - - - 2.53
1957-58 ☆ SYR 72 - 38.1 14.94 5.25 12.33 .426 - - - 4.44 5.25 .847 - - 5.25 4.40 - - - 3.42
1958-59 ☆ SYR 70 - 39.3 15.83 5.91 13.54 .437 - - - 4.00 4.99 .802 - - 5.21 5.41 - - - 3.76
1959-60 ☆ SYR 71 - 34.8 13.99 5.24 11.58 .453 - - - 3.51 4.07 .862 - - 5.46 6.32 - - - 3.30
1960-61 ☆ SYR 75 - 28.9 14.45 5.43 11.25 .482 - - - 3.60 4.51 .799 - - 3.89 5.51 - - - 3.81
1961-62 ☆ SYR 63 - 29.4 13.76 4.92 11.52 .427 - - - 3.92 4.68 .837 - - 3.89 5.70 - - - 3.49
1962-63 SYR 78 - 26.5 11.00 3.65 8.46 .432 - - - 3.69 4.19 .881 - - 3.04 4.28 - - - 3.37
1963-64 PHL 45 - 25.3 11.76 4.24 9.07 .468 - - - 3.27 3.78 .865 - - 2.33 3.71 - - - 3.33
1964-65 ☆ PHL 64 - 30.7 13.45 4.83 10.86 .445 - - - 3.80 4.33 .877 - - 2.64 4.30 - - - 3.78
1966-67 PHL 49 - 19.9 7.76 2.65 5.98 .444 - - - 2.45 2.71 .902 - - 2.10 2.86 - - - 2.88
1967-68 PHL 28 - 17.6 7.18 2.39 5.29 .453 - - - 2.39 2.89 .827 - - 1.82 2.43 - - - 2.21
CAREER   706 - 30.0 12.21 4.38 10.01 .438 - - - 3.44 4.09 .841 - - 3.83 4.55 - - - 3.29

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1954-55 PHI 19 - 463 118 46 139 .331 - - - 26 32 .813 - - 49 78 - - - 37
1956-57 PHI 72 - 2,111 547 186 497 .374 - - - 175 222 .788 - - 323 236 - - - 182
1957-58 ☆ SYR 72 - 2,746 1,076 378 888 .426 - - - 320 378 .847 - - 378 317 - - - 246
1958-59 ☆ SYR 70 - 2,750 1,108 414 948 .437 - - - 280 349 .802 - - 365 379 - - - 263
1959-60 ☆ SYR 71 - 2,469 993 372 822 .453 - - - 249 289 .862 - - 388 449 - - - 234
1960-61 ☆ SYR 75 - 2,167 1,084 407 844 .482 - - - 270 338 .799 - - 292 413 - - - 286
1961-62 ☆ SYR 63 - 1,854 867 310 726 .427 - - - 247 295 .837 - - 245 359 - - - 220
1962-63 SYR 78 - 2,066 858 285 660 .432 - - - 288 327 .881 - - 237 334 - - - 263
1963-64 PHL 45 - 1,137 529 191 408 .468 - - - 147 170 .865 - - 105 167 - - - 150
1964-65 ☆ PHL 64 - 1,967 861 309 695 .445 - - - 243 277 .877 - - 169 275 - - - 242
1966-67 PHL 49 - 976 380 130 293 .444 - - - 120 133 .902 - - 103 140 - - - 141
1967-68 PHL 28 - 492 201 67 148 .453 - - - 67 81 .827 - - 51 68 - - - 62
CAREER   706 - 21,198 8,622 3,095 7,068 .438 - - - 2,432 2,891 .841 - - 2,705 3,215 - - - 2,326

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1954-55 PHI 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .052 - - 0.23 9 10 .474 -0.20 0.40 0.20
1956-57 PHI 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 - - 0.45 37 35 .514 2.10 1.30 3.40
1957-58 ☆ SYR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 - - 0.43 41 31 .569 6.40 2.90 9.20
1958-59 ☆ SYR 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 - - 0.37 34 36 .486 5.50 3.00 8.50
1959-60 ☆ SYR 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 - - 0.35 43 28 .606 5.40 2.60 8.00
1960-61 ☆ SYR 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 - - 0.40 37 38 .493 6.30 2.30 8.60
1961-62 ☆ SYR 63 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 - - 0.41 30 32 .484 3.30 2.60 5.90
1962-63 SYR 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 - - 0.50 46 32 .590 3.60 2.10 5.70
1963-64 PHL 45 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 - - 0.42 20 25 .444 2.80 0.70 3.50
1964-65 ☆ PHL 64 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 - - 0.40 34 30 .531 4.10 1.50 5.70
1966-67 PHL 49 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 - - 0.45 43 6 .878 1.70 0.90 2.50
1967-68 PHL 28 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 - - 0.55 20 8 .714 0.90 0.60 1.50
CAREER   706 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 - - 0.41 394 311 .559 41.90 20.90 62.70

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1954-55 PHI 19 - .385 .331 - - - - - - - - 114.34 - 0.85 - - 11.67
1956-57 PHI 72 - .460 .374 - - - - - - - - 116.25 - 1.10 - - 11.49
1957-58 ☆ SYR 72 - .510 .426 - - - - - - - - 127.22 - 1.21 - - 14.60
1958-59 ☆ SYR 70 - .503 .437 - - - - - - - - 123.90 - 1.17 - - 14.79
1959-60 ☆ SYR 71 - .523 .453 - - - - - - - - 131.41 - 1.21 - - 15.25
1960-61 ☆ SYR 75 - .546 .482 - - - - - - - - 128.10 - 1.28 - - 16.87
1961-62 ☆ SYR 63 - .507 .427 - - - - - - - - 126.43 - 1.19 - - 14.92
1962-63 SYR 78 - .534 .432 - - - - - - - - 131.26 - 1.30 - - 13.37
1963-64 PHL 45 - .548 .468 - - - - - - - - 133.28 - 1.30 - - 15.21
1964-65 ☆ PHL 64 - .527 .445 - - - 19.35 - - - - 132.19 - 1.24 - - 14.03
1966-67 PHL 49 - .541 .444 - - - 16.50 - - - - 134.59 - 1.30 - - 12.10
1967-68 PHL 28 - .547 .453 - - - 15.96 - - - - 127.99 - 1.36 - - 12.38
CAREER   706 - .517 .438 - - - 17.26 - - - - 127.91 - 1.22 - - 14.28

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NBA Transactions

Apr 24, 1954 - The Philadelphia Warriors selected Larry Costello in Round 2 with Pick 3 in the 1954 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1954 - Larry Costello signed a contract with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Jul 1, 1955 - Larry Costello, previously with the Philadelphia Warriors, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1956 - Larry Costello signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Oct 10, 1957 - Larry Costello was acquired by the Syracuse Nationals from the Philadelphia Warriors in a trade.
Jul 1, 1965 - Larry Costello, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1966 - Larry Costello signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.
May 6, 1968 - Larry Costello was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Expansion Draft from the Philadelphia Sixers.
Jul 1, 1968 - Larry Costello, previously with the , became a free agent.
Dec 13, 2001 - Larry Costello passed away. He was 70 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1967
All-NBA Second Team - 1961

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 PHI 2 - 8.0 3.00 1.50 4.00 .375 - - - 0.00 0.50 .000 - - 2.50 1.00 - - - 1.50
1957-58 SYR 3 - 44.7 11.33 3.33 11.33 .294 - - - 4.67 4.67 1.000 - - 8.33 4.00 - - - 2.00
1958-59 SYR 9 - 40.1 17.67 6.00 13.44 .446 - - - 5.67 6.78 .836 - - 5.89 6.00 - - - 4.44
1959-60 SYR 3 - 40.7 16.67 6.67 15.67 .426 - - - 3.33 4.00 .833 - - 4.67 6.67 - - - 5.00
1960-61 SYR 8 - 33.6 16.38 5.25 12.88 .408 - - - 5.88 6.88 .855 - - 4.38 6.50 - - - 4.88
1961-62 SYR 5 - 33.4 14.60 4.40 10.20 .431 - - - 5.80 6.60 .879 - - 3.20 5.60 - - - 4.20
1962-63 SYR 5 - 26.8 10.20 3.20 7.40 .432 - - - 3.80 4.60 .826 - - 0.80 4.60 - - - 5.40
1963-64 PHL 5 - 7.2 3.20 0.60 2.80 .214 - - - 2.00 2.00 1.000 - - 0.60 0.80 - - - 2.80
1964-65 PHL 10 - 20.7 5.50 2.20 5.30 .415 - - - 1.10 1.60 .688 - - 1.20 2.00 - - - 4.30
1966-67 PHL 2 - 12.5 8.50 3.00 4.00 .750 - - - 2.50 2.50 1.000 - - 2.00 1.50 - - - 1.00
CAREER   52 - 28.3 11.38 3.81 9.15 .416 - - - 3.77 4.42 .852 - - 3.29 4.19 - - - 4.04

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 PHI 2 - 16 6 3 8 .375 - - - 0 1 .000 - - 5 2 - - - 3
1957-58 SYR 3 - 134 34 10 34 .294 - - - 14 14 1.000 - - 25 12 - - - 6
1958-59 SYR 9 - 361 159 54 121 .446 - - - 51 61 .836 - - 53 54 - - - 40
1959-60 SYR 3 - 122 50 20 47 .426 - - - 10 12 .833 - - 14 20 - - - 15
1960-61 SYR 8 - 269 131 42 103 .408 - - - 47 55 .855 - - 35 52 - - - 39
1961-62 SYR 5 - 167 73 22 51 .431 - - - 29 33 .879 - - 16 28 - - - 21
1962-63 SYR 5 - 134 51 16 37 .432 - - - 19 23 .826 - - 4 23 - - - 27
1963-64 PHL 5 - 36 16 3 14 .214 - - - 10 10 1.000 - - 3 4 - - - 14
1964-65 PHL 10 - 207 55 22 53 .415 - - - 11 16 .688 - - 12 20 - - - 43
1966-67 PHL 2 - 25 17 6 8 .750 - - - 5 5 1.000 - - 4 3 - - - 2
CAREER   52 - 1,471 592 198 476 .416 - - - 196 230 .852 - - 171 218 - - - 210

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1956-57 PHI 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 - - 0.12 0 2 .000 - - -
1957-58 SYR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 - - 0.41 1 2 .333 0.10 0.30 0.40
1958-59 SYR 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 - - 0.50 5 4 .556 0.90 0.10 0.90
1959-60 SYR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 - - 0.26 1 2 .333 0.20 - 0.20
1960-61 SYR 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 - - 0.53 4 4 .500 0.70 0.30 0.90
1961-62 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 - - 0.65 2 3 .400 0.50 0.20 0.80
1962-63 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 - - 0.62 2 3 .400 0.20 - 0.20
1963-64 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 - - 0.71 2 3 .400 - - -
1964-65 PHL 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 - - 0.30 5 5 .500 - 0.10 0.20
1966-67 PHL 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .013 - - 0.62 1 1 .500 0.20 - 0.20
CAREER   52 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 - - 0.48 23 29 .442 2.80 1.00 3.80

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1956-57 PHI 2 - .355 .375 - - - 23.08 - - - - 37.50 - 0.75 - - 10.02
1957-58 SYR 3 - .423 .294 - - - 15.31 - - - - 129.41 - 1.00 - - 9.63
1958-59 SYR 9 - .538 .446 - - - 20.55 - - - - 128.23 - 1.31 - - 14.59
1959-60 SYR 3 - .478 .426 - - - 22.83 - - - - 125.89 - 1.06 - - 11.54
1960-61 SYR 8 - .515 .408 - - - 28.88 - - - - 126.23 - 1.27 - - 13.78
1961-62 SYR 5 - .557 .431 - - - 25.90 - - - - 131.02 - 1.43 - - 12.51
1962-63 SYR 5 - .541 .432 - - - 21.37 - - - - 125.85 - 1.38 - - 9.40
1963-64 PHL 5 - .435 .214 - - - 14.49 - - - - 121.43 - 1.14 - - 5.62
1964-65 PHL 10 - .458 .415 - - - 12.81 - - - - 110.26 - 1.04 - - 5.27
1966-67 PHL 2 - .833 .750 - - - 16.42 - - - - 175.00 - 2.12 - - 26.30
CAREER   52 - .513 .416 - - - 12.55 - - - - 126.81 - 1.24 - - 11.65

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958 East 1 - 17 1 0 6 .000 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 1 4 - - - 2
1959 East 1 - 18 7 3 8 .375 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 3 3 - - - 1
1960 East 1 - 20 10 5 9 .556 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 2 - - - 1
1961 East 1 - 5 2 1 2 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 0 0 - - - 2
1965 East 1 - 11 4 2 7 .286 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 1 2 - - - 2
TOTAL   5 - 71 24 11 32 .344 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 9 11 - - - 8
AVERAGES   5 - 14.2 4.80 2.20 6.40 .344 - - - 0.40 0.40 1.000 - - 1.80 2.20 - - - 1.60

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NCAA

College: Niagara (1954)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1950-51 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1951-52 Niagara So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1952-53 Niagara Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1953-54 Niagara Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -