Tommy Nisbet
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Galston, Scotland | May 31, 1916
Died | April 7, 1963 Evanston, Illinois | (aged 46)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Thornton (Harvey, Illinois) |
College | Illinois (1931–1934) |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1938–1940 | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans |
1940–1943 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1943 | Rochester |
As coach: | |
1946–1957 | Thornton HS |
1957–1963 | New Trier HS |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Thomas "Tommy" Nisbet (March 31, 1916 – April 7, 1963) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans and Oshkosh All-Stars. While playing for Oshkosh he won two league championships, in 1940–41 and 1941–42. For his NBL career, Nisbet averaged 3.1 points per game.[2]
References
- ^ "Tommy Nisbet". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Tommy Nisbet NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1963 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Illinois
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Guards (basketball)
- Hammond Ciesar All-Americans players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
- Oshkosh All-Stars players
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Scottish men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from East Ayrshire
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs