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Tom Thacker

American basketball player

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Also known as Thomas Porter Thacker · Cobra · Tack

Born: November 2, 1939
Birthplace: Covington
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: basketball player
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, basketball coach
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1.Stated in eurobasket.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Education: University of Cincinnati
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Height: 188 cm
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1.Stated in Basketball ReferenceRetrieved 2017-02-05
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Overview

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Thomas Porter Thacker is an American former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cincinnati Royals and the Boston Celtics from 1963 to 1968, and from 1968 to 1971, for the American Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers. He is the only player to have played on an NCAA championship team, an ABA championship team, and an NBA championship team.

Overview

NBA stats — season by season

4 seasons · from AIDB's NBA dataset

Season	Team	G	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	FT%	PPG	RPG	APG
1963–64	CIN	48	457	132	115	51	29.300	49.100	2.8	2.4	1.1
1964–65	CIN	55	470	135	127	41	33.300	48.900	2.5	2.3	0.7
1965–66	CIN	50	478	183	119	61	40.600	39.500	3.7	2.4	1.2
1967–68	BOS	65	782	271	161	69	41.900	51.200	4.2	2.5	1.1
Career		218	2,187	721	522	222	.371	.482	3.3	2.4	1.0

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Boston Celtics
Indiana Pacers
Cincinnati Royals
Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball(1960–1963)
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Position played on team / speciality: point guard
shooting guard
Sport: basketball
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Given name: Thomas
Drafted by: Sacramento Kings
Mass: 77 kg
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1.Stated in Basketball ReferenceRetrieved 2017-02-05
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Member of: Kappa Alpha Psi
Country for sport: United States
Family name: Thacker
End of work period: 1971
Start of work period: 1963
League: NCAA Division I men's basketball(1960–1963)
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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National Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
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1.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
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Native language: English

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