Tom Marshall | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 215 |
Birth Date: | 6 January 1931 |
Birth Place: | Coldwater, Tennessee, U.S. |
Death Place: | Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
High School: | Mount Juliet (Mount Juliet, Tennessee) |
College: | Western Kentucky (1951–1954) |
Draft Year: | 1954 |
Draft Round: | 1 |
Draft Pick: | 7 |
Draft Team: | Rochester Royals |
Career Start: | 1954 |
Career End: | 1959 |
Career Number: | 16, 8, 20 |
Career Position: | Small forward / shooting guard |
Years1: | , |
Team1: | Rochester Royals |
Team2: | Detroit Pistons |
Years3: | – |
Team3: | Cincinnati Royals |
Cyears1: | – |
Cteam1: | Cincinnati Royals |
Highlights: |
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Stats League: | NBA |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 952 (5.7 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 492 (2.9 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 188 (1.1 apg) |
John Thomas Marshall (January 6, 1931 – May 10, 2024) was an American basketball player and coach. He graduated from Mount Juliet High School in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. He was a star at Western Kentucky University in the 1950s, where he was a two-time All-American. His number 41 is one of only six retired at Western Kentucky. He was named to the OVC Half-Century Team and the OVC 40th Anniversary team. A 6'4" forward, he was drafted by the Rochester Royals with the seventh pick of the 1954 NBA draft. After a promising rookie season, he was drafted into the Army and missed the 1955–56 season. In a four-year NBA career, he played for the Royals (in both Rochester and Cincinnati), as well as for the Detroit Pistons. In his final year as a player (1958–59) he served as a player-coach; then coached the Cincinnati Royals for one additional season (1959–60) after retiring from playing. Marshall died in Fort Myers, Florida, on May 10, 2024, at the age of 93.[1]
Source[2]
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
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Rochester | 72 | 18.6 | .442 | .675 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 8.0 | ||
Rochester | 40 | 11.5 | .344 | .810 | 2.1 | .8 | 4.0 | ||
Detroit | 9 | 7.3 | .318 | .875 | .9 | .4 | 2.3 | ||
Cincinnati | 29 | 15.6 | .313 | .745 | 3.2 | .5 | 4.5 | ||
Cincinnati | 18 | 15.1 | .291 | .621 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 | ||
Career | 168 | 15.4 | .388 | .709 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
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1955 | Rochester | 3 | 16.7 | .150 | .600 | 5.7 | .7 | 3.0 | |
1958 | Cincinnati | 2 | 16.5 | .412 | .800 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | |
Career | 5 | 16.6 | .270 | .700 | 6.6 | .8 | 5.4 |