Tom Gola GF

Full Name: Thomas Gola
Current Team: N/A
Born: Jan 13, 1933 (89 years old)
Birthplace/Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality: United States
Height: 6-6 (198cm) Weight: 205 (93kg)
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
Draft Entry: 1955 NBA Draft
Drafted: 1955 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Pre-Draft Team: La Salle (Sr)
High School: La Salle High School [Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania]

NBA
10 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 5x 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | PHI | 68 | - | 34.5 | 10.76 | 3.59 | 8.71 | .412 | - | - | - | 3.59 | 4.90 | .733 | - | - | 9.06 | 5.94 | - | - | - | 4.00 |
1957-58 | PHI | 59 | - | 36.0 | 13.78 | 5.00 | 12.05 | .415 | - | - | - | 3.78 | 5.07 | .746 | - | - | 10.83 | 5.54 | - | - | - | 3.81 |
1958-59 | PHI | 64 | - | 36.5 | 14.08 | 4.84 | 12.08 | .401 | - | - | - | 4.39 | 5.58 | .787 | - | - | 11.09 | 4.20 | - | - | - | 3.80 |
1959-60 ☆ | PHI | 75 | - | 38.3 | 14.96 | 5.68 | 13.11 | .433 | - | - | - | 3.60 | 4.53 | .794 | - | - | 10.39 | 5.45 | - | - | - | 4.15 |
1960-61 ☆ | PHI | 74 | - | 36.6 | 14.19 | 5.68 | 12.70 | .447 | - | - | - | 2.84 | 3.80 | .747 | - | - | 9.35 | 3.95 | - | - | - | 4.34 |
1961-62 ☆ | PHI | 60 | - | 41.0 | 13.67 | 5.37 | 12.75 | .421 | - | - | - | 2.93 | 3.83 | .765 | - | - | 9.78 | 4.92 | - | - | - | 4.45 |
1962-63 * ☆ | All Teams | 73 | - | 36.6 | 12.27 | 4.97 | 10.84 | .459 | - | - | - | 2.33 | 3.00 | .776 | - | - | 7.08 | 4.08 | - | - | - | 4.04 |
1962-63 * ☆ | NYK | 52 | - | 35.5 | 12.00 | 4.85 | 10.54 | .460 | - | - | - | 2.31 | 2.94 | .784 | - | - | 7.10 | 4.33 | - | - | - | 3.88 |
1962-63 * ☆ | GOS | 21 | - | 39.1 | 12.95 | 5.29 | 11.57 | .457 | - | - | - | 2.38 | 3.14 | .758 | - | - | 7.05 | 3.48 | - | - | - | 4.43 |
1963-64 ☆ | NYK | 74 | - | 29.1 | 9.05 | 3.49 | 8.14 | .429 | - | - | - | 2.08 | 2.86 | .726 | - | - | 6.34 | 3.47 | - | - | - | 3.76 |
1964-65 | NYK | 77 | - | 22.4 | 7.03 | 2.65 | 5.91 | .448 | - | - | - | 1.73 | 2.34 | .739 | - | - | 4.14 | 2.86 | - | - | - | 3.49 |
1965-66 | NYK | 74 | - | 15.2 | 4.41 | 1.65 | 3.66 | .450 | - | - | - | 1.11 | 1.42 | .781 | - | - | 3.91 | 2.58 | - | - | - | 2.80 |
CAREER | 698 | - | 32.3 | 11.28 | 4.25 | 9.86 | .431 | - | - | - | 2.78 | 3.66 | .760 | - | - | 8.05 | 4.24 | - | - | - | 3.85 |
☆ 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | PHI | 68 | - | 2,346 | 732 | 244 | 592 | .412 | - | - | - | 244 | 333 | .733 | - | - | 616 | 404 | - | - | - | 272 |
1957-58 | PHI | 59 | - | 2,126 | 813 | 295 | 711 | .415 | - | - | - | 223 | 299 | .746 | - | - | 639 | 327 | - | - | - | 225 |
1958-59 | PHI | 64 | - | 2,333 | 901 | 310 | 773 | .401 | - | - | - | 281 | 357 | .787 | - | - | 710 | 269 | - | - | - | 243 |
1959-60 ☆ | PHI | 75 | - | 2,870 | 1,122 | 426 | 983 | .433 | - | - | - | 270 | 340 | .794 | - | - | 779 | 409 | - | - | - | 311 |
1960-61 ☆ | PHI | 74 | - | 2,712 | 1,050 | 420 | 940 | .447 | - | - | - | 210 | 281 | .747 | - | - | 692 | 292 | - | - | - | 321 |
1961-62 ☆ | PHI | 60 | - | 2,462 | 820 | 322 | 765 | .421 | - | - | - | 176 | 230 | .765 | - | - | 587 | 295 | - | - | - | 267 |
1962-63 * ☆ | All Teams | 73 | - | 2,670 | 896 | 363 | 791 | .459 | - | - | - | 170 | 219 | .776 | - | - | 517 | 298 | - | - | - | 295 |
1962-63 * ☆ | NYK | 52 | - | 1,848 | 624 | 252 | 548 | .460 | - | - | - | 120 | 153 | .784 | - | - | 369 | 225 | - | - | - | 202 |
1962-63 * ☆ | GOS | 21 | - | 822 | 272 | 111 | 243 | .457 | - | - | - | 50 | 66 | .758 | - | - | 148 | 73 | - | - | - | 93 |
1963-64 ☆ | NYK | 74 | - | 2,156 | 670 | 258 | 602 | .429 | - | - | - | 154 | 212 | .726 | - | - | 469 | 257 | - | - | - | 278 |
1964-65 | NYK | 77 | - | 1,727 | 541 | 204 | 455 | .448 | - | - | - | 133 | 180 | .739 | - | - | 319 | 220 | - | - | - | 269 |
1965-66 | NYK | 74 | - | 1,127 | 326 | 122 | 271 | .450 | - | - | - | 82 | 105 | .781 | - | - | 289 | 191 | - | - | - | 207 |
CAREER | 698 | - | 22,529 | 7,871 | 2,964 | 6,883 | .431 | - | - | - | 1,943 | 2,556 | .760 | - | - | 5,617 | 2,962 | - | - | - | 2,688 |
☆ 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | PHI | 68 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | - | - | 0.56 | 42 | 26 | .618 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 6.50 |
1957-58 | PHI | 59 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | - | - | 0.42 | 31 | 28 | .525 | 3.90 | 3.20 | 7.10 |
1958-59 | PHI | 64 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | - | - | 0.46 | 30 | 34 | .469 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 7.40 |
1959-60 ☆ | PHI | 75 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | - | - | 0.35 | 49 | 26 | .653 | 4.50 | 5.40 | 9.90 |
1960-61 ☆ | PHI | 74 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | - | - | 0.30 | 43 | 31 | .581 | 3.50 | 3.30 | 6.80 |
1961-62 ☆ | PHI | 60 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | - | - | 0.30 | 38 | 22 | .633 | 1.60 | 2.70 | 4.40 |
1962-63 * ☆ | All Teams | 73 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | - | - | 0.28 | 22 | 51 | .301 | 2.60 | 1.70 | 4.40 |
1962-63 * ☆ | NYK | 52 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 | - | - | 0.28 | 14 | 38 | .269 | 2.00 | 1.10 | 3.10 |
1962-63 * ☆ | GOS | 21 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .048 | - | - | 0.27 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 1.30 |
1963-64 ☆ | NYK | 74 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .147 | - | - | 0.35 | 21 | 53 | .284 | 1.60 | 0.20 | 1.70 |
1964-65 | NYK | 77 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .127 | - | - | 0.40 | 30 | 47 | .390 | 2.20 | 1.20 | 3.40 |
1965-66 | NYK | 74 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .088 | - | - | 0.39 | 29 | 45 | .392 | 1.30 | 0.40 | 1.70 |
CAREER | 698 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | - | - | 0.37 | 335 | 363 | .480 | 26.40 | 22.50 | 48.90 |
☆ 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | PHI | 68 | - | .496 | .412 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 114.49 | - | 1.24 | - | - | 16.13 |
1957-58 | PHI | 59 | - | .482 | .415 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116.07 | - | 1.14 | - | - | 17.57 |
1958-59 | PHI | 64 | - | .484 | .401 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118.81 | - | 1.17 | - | - | 16.33 |
1959-60 ☆ | PHI | 75 | - | .495 | .433 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 122.75 | - | 1.14 | - | - | 14.34 |
1960-61 ☆ | PHI | 74 | - | .494 | .447 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119.41 | - | 1.12 | - | - | 12.97 |
1961-62 ☆ | PHI | 60 | - | .473 | .421 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118.61 | - | 1.07 | - | - | 11.29 |
1962-63 * ☆ | All Teams | 73 | - | .505 | .459 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 123.52 | - | 1.13 | - | - | 11.82 |
1962-63 * ☆ | NYK | 52 | - | .507 | .460 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124.42 | - | 1.14 | - | - | 12.53 |
1962-63 * ☆ | GOS | 21 | - | .500 | .457 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 121.44 | - | 1.12 | - | - | 10.55 |
1963-64 ☆ | NYK | 74 | - | .482 | .429 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 115.50 | - | 1.11 | - | - | 11.85 |
1964-65 | NYK | 77 | - | .506 | .448 | - | - | - | 17.26 | - | - | - | - | 118.72 | - | 1.19 | - | - | 12.25 |
1965-66 | NYK | 74 | - | .514 | .450 | - | - | - | 20.80 | - | - | - | - | 123.11 | - | 1.20 | - | - | 12.83 |
CAREER | 698 | - | .491 | .431 | - | - | - | 18.58 | - | - | - | - | 119.08 | - | 1.14 | - | - | 13.77 |
☆ All-Star Season
NBA Transactions
Apr 13, 1955 - The Philadelphia Warriors selected Tom Gola with a Territorial Pick in the 1955 NBA Draft. |
Sep 1, 1955 - Tom Gola signed a contract with the Philadelphia Warriors. |
Jul 1, 1956 - Tom Gola, previously with the Philadelphia Warriors, became a free agent. |
Sep 1, 1957 - Tom Gola signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors. |
Dec 5, 1962 - Tom Gola was acquired by the New York Knicks from the San Francisco Warriors in a trade. |
Jul 1, 1966 - Tom Gola, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent. |
NBA Awards & Honors
All-NBA Second Team - 1958 |
* 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | PHI | 10 | - | 36.0 | 12.30 | 3.80 | 10.70 | .355 | - | - | - | 4.70 | 6.00 | .783 | - | - | 10.10 | 5.80 | - | - | - | 4.70 |
1957-58 | PHI | 8 | - | 40.9 | 13.75 | 4.50 | 13.62 | .330 | - | - | - | 4.75 | 6.38 | .745 | - | - | 10.50 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 3.00 |
1959-60 | PHI | 9 | - | 37.8 | 12.56 | 4.67 | 11.33 | .412 | - | - | - | 3.22 | 4.00 | .806 | - | - | 10.56 | 5.56 | - | - | - | 4.56 |
1960-61 | PHI | 3 | - | 42.3 | 9.67 | 2.33 | 11.33 | .206 | - | - | - | 5.00 | 6.67 | .750 | - | - | 12.33 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 4.67 |
1961-62 | PHI | 9 | - | 35.1 | 6.33 | 2.11 | 7.78 | .271 | - | - | - | 2.11 | 2.78 | .760 | - | - | 8.22 | 2.67 | - | - | - | 4.22 |
CAREER | 39 | - | 37.7 | 11.08 | 3.64 | 10.82 | .336 | - | - | - | 3.79 | 4.92 | .771 | - | - | 10.03 | 4.59 | - | - | - | 4.21 |
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | PHI | 10 | - | 360 | 123 | 38 | 107 | .355 | - | - | - | 47 | 60 | .783 | - | - | 101 | 58 | - | - | - | 47 |
1957-58 | PHI | 8 | - | 327 | 110 | 36 | 109 | .330 | - | - | - | 38 | 51 | .745 | - | - | 84 | 32 | - | - | - | 24 |
1959-60 | PHI | 9 | - | 340 | 113 | 42 | 102 | .412 | - | - | - | 29 | 36 | .806 | - | - | 95 | 50 | - | - | - | 41 |
1960-61 | PHI | 3 | - | 127 | 29 | 7 | 34 | .206 | - | - | - | 15 | 20 | .750 | - | - | 37 | 15 | - | - | - | 14 |
1961-62 | PHI | 9 | - | 316 | 57 | 19 | 70 | .271 | - | - | - | 19 | 25 | .760 | - | - | 74 | 24 | - | - | - | 38 |
CAREER | 39 | - | 1,470 | 432 | 142 | 422 | .336 | - | - | - | 148 | 192 | .771 | - | - | 391 | 179 | - | - | - | 164 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | PHI | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | - | - | 0.56 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 |
1957-58 | PHI | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | - | - | 0.47 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.70 |
1959-60 | PHI | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | - | - | 0.35 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 1.10 |
1960-61 | PHI | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | - | - | 0.59 | 0 | 3 | .000 | -0.20 | 0.30 | 0.10 |
1961-62 | PHI | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .092 | - | - | 0.36 | 5 | 4 | .556 | -0.40 | 0.50 | 0.10 |
CAREER | 39 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | - | - | 0.45 | 19 | 20 | .487 | 0.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | PHI | 10 | - | .461 | .355 | - | - | - | 24.22 | - | - | - | - | 113.85 | - | 1.15 | - | - | 13.95 |
1957-58 | PHI | 8 | - | .418 | .330 | - | - | - | 15.36 | - | - | - | - | 107.54 | - | 1.01 | - | - | 11.45 |
1959-60 | PHI | 9 | - | .479 | .412 | - | - | - | 17.86 | - | - | - | - | 121.73 | - | 1.11 | - | - | 11.64 |
1960-61 | PHI | 3 | - | .339 | .206 | - | - | - | 15.31 | - | - | - | - | 95.59 | - | 0.85 | - | - | 6.86 |
1961-62 | PHI | 9 | - | .352 | .271 | - | - | - | 10.12 | - | - | - | - | 103.14 | - | 0.81 | - | - | 4.66 |
CAREER | 39 | - | .426 | .336 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.73 | - | 1.02 | - | - | 12.81 |
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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 |
* 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | East | 1 | - | 20 | 12 | 5 | 13 | .385 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | .667 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
1961 | East | 1 | - | 25 | 14 | 6 | 13 | .462 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | .500 | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 |
1963 | East | 1 | - | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .333 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
1964 | East | 1 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | .500 | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
TOTAL | 4 | - | 70 | 29 | 12 | 29 | .414 | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | .556 | - | - | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | 10 | |
AVERAGES | 4 | - | 17.5 | 7.25 | 3.00 | 7.25 | .414 | - | - | - | 1.25 | 2.25 | .556 | - | - | 2.75 | 1.75 | - | - | - | 2.50 |
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NCAA
College: La Salle (1955)
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 |
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1951-52 | La Salle | Fr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1952-53 | La Salle | So | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1953-54 | La Salle | Jr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1954-55 | La Salle | Sr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NCAA Awards & Honors
Helms Foundation Player of the Year - 1954 |
Consensus All-American First Team - 1954, 1955 |
AP All-American First Team - 1954, 1955 |
Look Magazine All-American First Team - 1954, 1955 |
UPI Player of the Year - 1955 |
UPI All-American First Team - 1954, 1955 |
NEA All-American First Team - 1954, 1955 |
International News Service All-American First Team - 1954, 1955 |
Collier's Magazine All-American First Team - 1954, 1955 |
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player - 1954 |
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1954, 1955 |
National Invitation Tournament MVP - 1952 |