Tom Abernethy

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Tom Abernethy
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Abernethy in 1976
Personal information
Born (1954-05-06) May 6, 1954 (age 67)
South Bend, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Joseph's
(South Bend, Indiana)
CollegeIndiana (1972–1976)
NBA draft1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1976–1983
PositionSmall forward
Number5
Career history
1976–1978Los Angeles Lakers
1978–1980Golden State Warriors
1980–1981Indiana Pacers
1981–1983Basket Brescia Leonessa
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,779 (5.6 ppg)
Rebounds1,011 (3.2 rpg)
Assists384 (1.2 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas Craig Abernethy (born May 6, 1954) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, Abernethy starred at St. Joseph's High School and Indiana University.[1] The 6'7" Abernethy was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the third round of the 1976 NBA Draft. He spent five years in the league as a member of the Lakers, Golden State Warriors and Indiana Pacers. He amassed 1,779 career NBA points. In 1981 Abernethy signed for the Basket Brescia Leonessa franchise in the Italian Professional League in Europe.[2]

Abernethy now teaches children basketball at the IBA (Indiana Basketball Academy).[3]

Family[]

Abernethy's three sons all played collegiate basketball. Andy played for Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana, while his twin brother Matt played at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. Matt won the 2003 Pete Maravich Award, presented by the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Abernethy's youngest son, Todd, played for the University of Mississippi.

NBA 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

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1976–77 L.A. Lakers 70 – 19.7 .484 – .754 4.2 1.4 .7 .1 6.3
1977–78 L.A. Lakers 73 – 18.0 .498 – .820 3.6 1.4 .8 .3 6.8
1978–79 Golden State 70 – 17.4 .515 .000 .745 3.1 1.1 .6 .2 6.0
1979–80 Golden State 67 – 18.2 .481 .000 .683 2.9 1.3 .5 .2 5.4
1980–81 Golden State 10 – 3.9 .333 .000 .667 .8 .1 .1 .0 .4
1980–81 Indiana 29 – 8.9 .429 .000 .579 1.4 .6 .2 .1 2.0
Career 319 – 17.0 .492 .000 .747 3.2 1.2 .6 .2 5.6

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1977 L.A. Lakers 11 – 19.5 .420 – .815 3.6 2.0 .6 .2 5.8
1978 L.A. Lakers 2 – 6.0 .250 – 1.000 1.0 .5 .0 .0 2.0
Career 13 4 17.4 .407 .000 .828 3.2 1.8 .5 .2 5.2

References[]

  1. ^ "Tom Abernethy (2015) - Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  2. ^ The Indianapolis Star (page 17). 1982-07-16 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/106113140/. Retrieved 2017-08-11. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Tom Abernethy Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine

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