en Tom Marshall (basketball)

Tom Marshall
Personal information
Born	January 6, 1931; Coldwater, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	May 10, 2024 (aged 93); Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Mount Juliet; (Mount Juliet, Tennessee)
College	Western Kentucky (1951–1954)
NBA draft	1954: 1st round, 7th overall pick
	Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career	1954–1959
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	16, 8, 20
Career history
As player:
1954–1955,; 1956–1957	Rochester Royals
1957	Detroit Pistons
1957–1959	Cincinnati Royals
As coach:
1958–1960	Cincinnati Royals
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus second-team All-American (1954); No. 41 jersey retired by Western Kentucky Hilltoppers;
Career NBA statistics
Points	952 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds	492 (2.9 rpg)
Assists	188 (1.1 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1954–55	Rochester	72	18.6	.442	.675	3.6	1.5	8.0
1956–57	Rochester	40	11.5	.344	.810	2.1	.8	4.0
1957–58	Detroit	9	7.3	.318	.875	.9	.4	2.3
1957–58	Cincinnati	29	15.6	.313	.745	3.2	.5	4.5
1958–59	Cincinnati	18	15.1	.291	.621	2.9	1.5	3.6
Career		168	15.4	.388	.709	2.9	1.1	5.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
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

References

^ "WKU Basketball legend Tom Marshall passes away at 93". WNKY. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
^ "Tom Marshall NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

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[1] "WKU Basketball legend Tom Marshall passes away at 93". WNKY. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.

[bbr-2] "Tom Marshall NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

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