Tom LaGarde

Tom LaGarde

Personal information
Born	(1955-02-10) February 10, 1955 Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, Michigan)
College	North Carolina (1973–1977)
NBA draft	1977: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1977–1984
Position	Center / Power forward
Number	45, 23, 25, 34
Career history
1977–1978	Denver Nuggets
1978–1980	Seattle SuperSonics
1980–1982	Dallas Mavericks
1982–1984	Ginnastica Goriziana
1984	New Jersey Nets
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1979)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,376 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds	1,593 (5.1 rpg)
Assists	456 (1.5 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing the United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team competition Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City Team competition

Thomas Joseph "Tom" LaGarde (born February 10, 1955) is a retired American basketball player who played in the NBA from 1977 to 1985. After playing collegiately at the University of North Carolina, LaGarde was selected 9th overall in the first round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.

At 6'10" and 220 lb, LaGarde played forward and center in the NBA. After spending his rookie season with the Nuggets, LaGarde spent the following two seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics.

In 1980, he was selected by the expansion Dallas Mavericks that offseason in the expansion draft. LaGarde was the only team member who played all 82 games for the Mavericks in their inaugural 1980-81 season, finishing second on the team in points to Jim Spanarkel and leading the team in rebounds and block shots.

LaGarde saw his playing time diminish the following season, averaging just 19 minutes per game in 47 games for the Mavericks. LaGarde appeared in only one game that season before suffering a season-ending calf injury.

In 2008, he created a video parody of McCain-Palin called the Original Mavericks for Truth.

Tom and his wife, Heather, live in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, with their two children. Together, they redeveloped an old mill, which is now a 700-person music venue, called the Haw River Ballroom.

External links

• Career statistics
• Haw River Ballroom