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Tom Boswell (basketball)

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Tom Boswell
Personal information
Born (1953-10-02) October 2, 1953 (age 70)
Montgomery, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolGeorge Washington Carver
(Montgomery, Alabama)
College
NBA draft1975: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
PositionPower forward / Center
Number31, 41, 33
Career history
19751978Boston Celtics
19781979Denver Nuggets
1979–1980Utah Jazz
1980–1981Squibb Cantù (Italy)
1983–1984Utah Jazz
1984–1985Wisconsin Flyers (CBA)
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  United States
Men's basketball
FIBA World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Puerto Rico Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Team competition

Tommy G. Boswell (born October 2, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'9" (2.06 m) forward/center from the University of South Carolina, Boswell played six seasons (1975–1980;1983–1984) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, and Utah Jazz. He averaged 7.7 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship with Boston in 1976.

He played for the U.S. men's national basketball team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[1]

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