Tom Thacker

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Tom Thacker
No. 25, 12, 11, 44

Guard / Forward
Personal information
Born	(1939-11-02) November 2, 1939 Covington, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	William Grant (Covington, Kentucky)
College	Cincinnati (1960–1963)
NBA draft	1963 / Pick: Territorial
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Pro playing career	1963–1971
Career history
1963–1966	Cincinnati Royals
1967–1968	Boston Celtics
1968–1971	Indiana Pacers (ABA)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1968) ABA champion (1971) 2× NCAA champion (1961–1962) Consensus first team All-American (1963) 2× first team All-MVC (1962–1963)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	1,020 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds	822 (2.6 rpg)
Assists	466 (1.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas Porter "Tom" Thacker (born November 2, 1939) is a retired American basketball player. He played in the NBA for the Cincinnati Royals and the Boston Celtics from 1963 to 1968, and from 1968 to 1971, for the ABA's Indiana Pacers. He is the only player to have played on an NCAA championship, ABA championship, and NBA championship team.

External links

NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com

v t e Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball 1960–61 NCAA Champions

Carl Bouldin Paul Hogue Tom Thacker Bob Wiesenhahn Tony Yates Head Coach Ed Jucker Assistant Coach Tay Baker

v t e Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball 1961–62 NCAA Champions

Ron Bonham Paul Hogue (MOP) Tom Thacker George Wilson Tony Yates Head Coach Ed Jucker Assistant Coach Tay Baker

v t e 1963 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team	Ron Bonham Jerry Harkness Art Heyman Barry Kramer Tom Thacker

Second Team	Gary Bradds Bill Green Cotton Nash Rod Thorn Nate Thurmond

v t e 1963 NBA Draft

Territorial pick	Tom Thacker

First round	Art Heyman Rod Thorn Nate Thurmond Eddie Miles Gerry Ward Tom Hoover Roger Strickland Bill Green

Second round	Jerry Harkness Gus Johnson Gary Hill Jerry Smith Jim King Leland Mitchell Hershell West Mel Gibson Ken Saylors

v t e Boston Celtics 1967–68 NBA Champions

6 Bill Russell 11 Mal Graham 12 Tom Thacker 16 Satch Sanders 17 John Havlicek 18 Bailey Howell 19 Don Nelson 20 Larry Siegfried 24 Sam Jones 26 Rick Weitzman 27 Johnny Jones 28 Wayne Embry Head coach Bill Russell

Regular season • Playoffs

v t e Indiana Pacers 1969–70 ABA Champions

11 Bill Keller 12 John Barnhill 14 Freddie Lewis 24 Bob Netolicky 32 Jay Miller 33 Ollie Darden 34 Mel Daniels 35 Roger Brown (Playoffs MVP) 43 Art Becker 44 Tom Thacker Head Coach Bobby Leonard

Persondata
Name	Thacker, Tom
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	November 2, 1939
Place of birth	Covington, Kentucky
Date of death
Place of death

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