Tom Hoover (basketball)

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Tom Hoover

Personal information
Born	(1941-01-23) January 23, 1941 (age 81) Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.)
College	Villanova (1960–1962)
NBA draft	1963 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career	1962–1970
Position	Center
Number	23, 12, 24, 41, 10
Career history
1962–1963	Camden Bullets
1963–1965	New York Knicks
1965–1967	Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967	St. Louis Hawks
1967–1968	Denver Rockets
1968	Houston Mavericks
1968	Minnesota Pipers
1968–1969	New York Nets
1969–1970	Wilmington Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
First-team Parade All-American (1959)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	1,311 (5.9 ppg)
Rebounds	1,388 (6.2 rpg)
Assists	237 (1.1 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas Lee Hoover Jr. (born January 23, 1941) is an American former professional basketball player.

Hoover was born in Washington, D.C. A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) forward/center from Villanova University, Hoover played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1963 to 1967 as a member of the New York Knicks and St. Louis Hawks. He jumped to the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967, and played two seasons there with the Denver Rockets, Houston Mavericks, Minnesota Pipers, and New York Nets. Known for his bruising, brawling play, Hoover often was cast in an enforcer role as one of the bad boys of pro basketball. In his NBA/ABA career, he averaged 5.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.^[1]

Since his basketball career ended, Hoover has worked in a wide variety of fields. With former NFL player Lane Howell, he ran an employment program for teenagers in New York City. Afterward, he turned to the entertainment industry, and worked as a road manager for Richard Pryor, The Spinners and Natalie Cole. He had a brief career acting in television commercials, then channeled his interest in boxing into a job with the New York State Athletic Commission. He later ran the Adopt-A-School Program in New York City.^[2]

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