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Tom Henderson (basketball)

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Tom Henderson
Personal information
Born (1952-01-26) January 26, 1952 (age 72)
Newberry, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeWitt Clinton (Bronx, New York)
College
NBA draft1974: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1974–1983
PositionPoint guard
Number14, 6
Career history
1974–1977Atlanta Hawks
1977–1979Washington Bullets
1979–1983Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points6,088 (9.4 ppg)
Rebounds1,494 (2.3 rpg)
Assists3,136 (4.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team

Thomas Edward Henderson (born January 26, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in Newberry, South Carolina.

A tough-minded 6'4" guard from the University of Hawaii, Henderson was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1974 NBA draft. He went on to have a productive nine-year (1974–1983) professional career, playing for the Hawks, the Washington Bullets, and the Houston Rockets. Henderson accumulated 6,088 career points and 3,136 career assists, and he reached the NBA Finals three times, winning with the Bullets in 1978.[1]

Since retiring from basketball, Henderson has worked as an administrator at a Houston-area juvenile facility.

While still an amateur as a college student, Henderson was on the United States basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics and was part of the controversial 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final.

The game ended, and we won. Then it ended again, and we won again.

— Tom Henderson

"They were going to keep going until they got the outcome they wanted: the Russians winning.

— Jim Forbes[2]

Henderson and the rest of the team have never accepted the silver medal.

References

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  1. ^ Career statistics at https://www.basketball-reference.com
  2. ^ http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37265016 [dead link‍]
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