Tom Stith

American basketball player (1939-2010)

Tom Stith

Stith as a junior at St. Bonaventure

Personal information
Born| (1939-01-21)January 21, 1939
Greensville County, Virginia, U.S.
Died| June 13, 2010(2010-06-13) (aged 71)
Listed height| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight| 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school| St. Francis Preparatory
(Brooklyn, New York)
College| St. Bonaventure (1958–1961)
NBA draft| 1961: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career| 1962–1966
Position| Small forward
Number| 8
Career history
1962–1963| New York Knicks
1963–1964| Wilkes-Barre Barons
1964–1966| Allentown Jets
Career highlights and awards

* 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1960, 1961)
* No. 42 retired by St. Bonaventure Bonnies
* Second-team Parade All-American (1957)

Career NBA statistics
Points| 77
Rebounds| 39
Assists| 18
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Thomas Alvin Stith (January 21, 1939 – June 13, 2010), born in Greensville County, Virginia, was an American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's New York Knicks. A 6' 5" forward, Stith was an All-American at St. Bonaventure University in 1960 and 1961.

## College career

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Stith attended St. Francis Preparatory School in Brooklyn and committed to St. Bonaventure University, where he and older brother Sam formed a formidable 1-2 punch. The Stith brothers posted a 52.0 points per game combined scoring average for the 1959–1960 season. Tom Stith became St. Bonaventure's first consensus All-American in 1960 and 1961. Stith left St. Bonaventure as the school's all-time leading scorer, ending his career with 2,052 points. Stith finished second in the nation in scoring to Oscar Robertson in 1960, averaging 31.5 points per game, and he then finished third in 1961 with 29.6 points per game.[1]

## Professional career

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After completing his collegiate eligibility, Stith was selected by the New York Knicks as the second pick overall in the 1961 NBA draft, behind Indiana's Walt Bellamy. He made the team and played in 46 games over the 1961–62 seasons. However, Stith contracted tuberculosis only a month into the season, and his NBA career was cut short at 25 games and 3.2 points per game.[2]

## Death

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Stith died on June 13, 2010, at the age of 71.[3][4]

## Career statistics

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Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game

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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

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Source[2]

#### Regular season

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Year  | Team  | GP  | MPG  | FG%  | FT%  | RPG  | APG  | PPG

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1962–63 | New York | 25  | 8.4  | .336  | .300  | 1.6  | .7  | 3.1

## References

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1. ^ PROFILE OF A LEGEND: THE STITH BROTHERS
2. ^ a b "Tom Stith NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
3. ^ Ex-St. Bonaventure Legend Tom Stith Dies At 71[permanent dead link‍]
4. ^ Goldstein, Richard (June 17, 2010). "Tom Stith, All-American at St. Bonaventure, Dies at 71 (Published 2010)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023.

## External links

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* NBA stats
* Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame profile

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1961 NBA draft

First round|

* Walt Bellamy
* Tom Stith
* Larry Siegfried
* Ray Scott
* Wayne Yates
* Ben Warley
* Tom Meschery
* Cleo Hill
* Gary Phillips

Second round|

* Whitey Martin
* Bob Wiesenhahn
* Johnny Egan
* Fred Sawyer
* Chris Smith
* Ted Luckenbill
* Ron Horn
* Al Butler
* Jack Turner
* Jerry Graves
* York Larese
* Don Kojis
* Doug Moe
* Jeff Cohen

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1960 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team|

* Darrall Imhoff
* Jerry Lucas
* Oscar Robertson
* Tom Stith
* Jerry West

Second Team|

* Terry Dischinger
* Tony Jackson
* Roger Kaiser
* Lee Shaffer
* Len Wilkens

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1961 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team|

* Terry Dischinger
* Roger Kaiser
* Jerry Lucas
* Tom Stith
* Chet Walker

Second Team|

* Walt Bellamy
* Frank Burgess
* Tony Jackson
* Bill McGill
* Larry Siegfried

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