Tom Gugliotta
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| Born | December 19, 1969 Huntington Station, New York | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| High school | Walt Whitman (Huntington Station, New York) | |||||||||||||
| College | NC State (1988–1992) | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2005 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
| Number | 24, 8, 42, 7 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Washington Bullets | |||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
| Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Points | 9,895 (13.0 ppg) | |||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 5,589 (7.3 rpg) | |||||||||||||
| Steals | 1,079 (1.4 spg) | |||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas James Gugliotta (born December 19, 1969) is a former American professional basketball player who played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early life[]
The youngest of seven children, Gugliotta has far italian descents (from Sicily), and attended Walt Whitman High School. His two older brothers, Frank Jr. and Charlie, both enjoyed limited collegiate success on the hardwood and played professionally in Europe. His father called an old friend, Jim Valvano at North Carolina State University during his senior season and told Valvano that his youngest son was going to be a special basketball player. Valvano took a chance on Gugliotta and brought him to Raleigh.[citation needed]
College career[]
During his freshman season, "Googs" was limited by a knee injury. However, he emerged in the second half of the ACC season as a member of the rotation for the Wolfpack and appeared in 28 games, averaging two points and 1.3 rebounds per game. During the offseason, Valvano began telling crowds at Wolfpack Club meetings that Gugliotta was beginning to blossom. Emerging as a taller, heavier sophomore, Gugliotta averaged 11.1 points and seven rebounds a game. As a junior, Gugliotta began to show his star potential, averaging more than 15 points and nine rebounds per game. As a senior, Gugliotta averaged more than 22 points and almost 10 rebounds per game.
NBA[]
Gugliotta was drafted in 1992 out of North Carolina State University with the 6th overall pick by the National Basketball Association's Washington Bullets. In 13 NBA seasons he averaged 13.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 2.8 apg over 763 regular season games, but appeared in only 12 playoff games. His best years were with the Minnesota Timberwolves, scoring 20.6 and 20.1 ppg in the 1996–1997 and 1997–1998 seasons. Gugliotta also played for the Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and the Atlanta Hawks.
Accident[]
On December 17, 1999, Gugliotta had a near-death experience. Having trouble sleeping after games, Gugliotta took a supplement marketed as a "sleep aid" which included furanon di-hydro, also known as gamma butyrolactone, or GBL. Gugliotta was talking to his wife, Nikki, on his cellular telephone when he collapsed and stopped breathing. His wife heard the commotion and called the wife of teammate Rex Chapman who was able to call her husband on the bus and instruct him to check his bag for the supplement bottle. The information saved his life as doctors were able to give him an antidote in the emergency room moments later.[1]
Personal[]
Tom met his wife, Nikki, at North Carolina State and later had a daughter, Greer. They were later divorced.
He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Basketball Category with the Class of 1994.
NBA career statistics[]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Washington | 81 | 81 | 34.5 | .426 | .281 | .644 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 14.7 |
| 1993–94 | Washington | 78 | 78 | 35.8 | .466 | .270 | .685 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 17.1 |
| 1994–95 | Washington | 6 | 6 | 37.7 | .398 | .500 | .788 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 1994–95 | Golden State | 40 | 40 | 33.1 | .443 | .311 | .567 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 10.9 |
| 1994–95 | Minnesota | 31 | 17 | 32.8 | .454 | .318 | .762 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 14.4 |
| 1995–96 | Minnesota | 78 | 78 | 36.3 | .471 | .302 | .773 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 16.2 |
| 1996–97 | Minnesota | 81 | 81 | 38.7 | .442 | .258 | .820 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 20.6 |
| 1997–98 | Minnesota | 41 | 41 | 38.6 | .502 | .118 | .821 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 20.1 |
| 1998–99 | Phoenix | 43 | 43 | 36.3 | .483 | .286 | .794 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 17.4 |
| 1999–00 | Phoenix | 54 | 54 | 32.7 | .481 | .125 | .775 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 13.7 |
| 2000–01 | Phoenix | 57 | 2 | 20.3 | .392 | .250 | .792 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 2001–02 | Phoenix | 44 | 40 | 25.7 | .422 | .333 | .757 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 2002–03 | Phoenix | 27 | 11 | 16.6 | .455 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 2003–04 | Phoenix | 30 | 3 | 10.1 | .313 | .000 | .750 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 2003–04 | Utah | 25 | 24 | 20.6 | .375 | .333 | .700 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 2004–05 | Boston | 20 | 0 | 10.9 | .297 | - | .667 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 2004–05 | Atlanta | 27 | 9 | 27.7 | .431 | .308 | .784 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| Career | 763 | 608 | 30.9 | .451 | .284 | .784 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.0 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | .429 | .000 | .750 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | - | 9.0 | |
Playoffs[]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 40.3 | .422 | .750 | .600 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 18.3 |
| 1998–99 | Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 39.3 | .371 | - | .750 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 2000–01 | Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 21.5 | .308 | - | .778 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 2002–03 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | - | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 12 | 6 | 27.9 | .393 | .750 | .690 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 9.6 | |
Notes[]
External links[]
- Historical Player Profile at NBA.com
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com - https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/guglito01.html
- 1969 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Italian descent
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Boston Celtics players
- Golden State Warriors players
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- National Basketball Association All-Stars
- NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
- People from Huntington Station, New York
- Phoenix Suns players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Utah Jazz players
- Washington Bullets draft picks
- Washington Bullets players