Tom Abernethy

Tom Abernethy

No. 5
Small forward
Personal information
Born	May 6, 1954 (1954-05-06) South Bend, Indiana
Nationality	American
High school	St. Joseph's (South Bend, Indiana)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	Indiana (1972–1976)
NBA Draft	1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro career	1976–1983
Career history
1976–1978	Los Angeles Lakers
1978–1980	Golden State Warriors
1980–1981	Indiana Pacers
1981–1983	Basket Brescia (Italy)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA Champion (1976)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,779 (5.6 ppg)
Rebounds	1,011 (3.2 rpg)
Assists	384 (1.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas (Tom) Craig Abernethy (born May 6, 1954 in South Bend, Indiana) is South Bend St. Joseph's High School graduate and a retired American professional basketball player.

After starring at Indiana University, 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.

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

Family

Abernethy's sons all played college basketball. Andy played for Bethel College in Mishawaka, while his twin brother Matt played at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. Matt won the 2003 Pete Maravich Award, given by the National Christian College Athletic Association. Andy's and Matt's younger brother Todd played ball 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
1976–77	L.A. Lakers	11	–	19.5	.420	–	.815	3.6	2.0	.6	.2	5.8
1977–78	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

External links

• Tom Abernethy at Basketball-Reference.com
• memorabilia @ America Online
• Tom Abernethy biography, pics and info at Lakers Players