Tom Workman (basketball) explained

Tom Workman
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	7
Weight Lb:	218
Birth Date:	14 November 1944
Birth Place:	Seattle, Washington
Nationality:	American
High School:	Bishop Blanchet (Seattle, Washington)
College:	Seattle (1964–1967)
Draft Year:	1967
Draft Round:	1
Draft Pick:	8
Draft Team:	St. Louis Hawks
Career Start:	1967
Career End:	1971
Career Number:	12, 41, 40, 22, 55, 23, 22, 30
Career Position:	Power forward
Team1:	St. Louis Hawks
Years2:	–
Team2:	Baltimore Bullets
Team3:	Detroit Pistons
Years4:	1969–1970
Team4:	Los Angeles/Utah Stars
Years5:	1970–1971
Team5:	Denver Rockets
Highlights:	2× First-team All-WCC (1966, 1967) No. 32 retired by Seattle Redhawks
Bbr:	workmto01

Thomas Edwin Workman (born November 14, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player.^[1] He played in both the NBA and ABA between 1967 and 1971.^[1]

During his college career at Seattle University from 1964 to 1967, Workman scored 1,497 points.^[2] He holds career averages of 19.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in his three seasons.^[2] During his sophomore season in 1965–66, Workman played a large role in Seattle upsetting Texas Western, 74–72, as their only loss of a national championship-winning season.^[2] He was twice named a First Team All-West Coast Conference player before being selected in the 1967 NBA draft as the eighth overall pick by the St. Louis Hawks.^{[2] [3]}

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
	St. Louis	19	4.5	.500		.773	1.3	.2	2.9
	Baltimore	1	10.0	.000		1.000	1.0	.0	1.0
	Baltimore	21	4.1	.407		.600	1.3	.1	2.5
	L.A. Stars (ABA)	26	17.1	.462	.250	.786	3.6	.8	11.9
	Detroit	2	3.0	.000		-	.0	.0	.0
	Utah (ABA)	17	11.2	.423	.250	.784	2.7	.6	7.0
	Denver (ABA)	39	12.5	.447	.091	.838	3.4	.9	6.1
Career (NBA)		43	4.3	.432		.711	1.2	.1	2.5
Career (ABA)		82	13.7	.449	.174	.803	3.3	.9	8.1
Career (overall)		125	10.5	.447	.174	.788	2.6	.6	6.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1969	Baltimore	1	2.0	.000		-	1.0	.0	.0
1970	L.A. Stars (ABA)	3	3.0	.429	-	-	1.0	.0	2.0
Career		4	2.8	.375	-	-	1.0	.0	1.5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom Workman ABA & NBA stats. Sports Reference LLC . . June 28, 2024.
2. Web site:
   1. 4 in Seattle University History – Tom Workman
   . Seattle University. December 29, 2008. September 17, 2014.
3. Web site: Tom Workman. The Draft Review. January 3, 2019.