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Born | (1952-01-26) January 26, 1952 (age 72) Newberry, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | DeWitt Clinton (Bronx, New York) | ||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1974: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by, the: Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1974β1983 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 14, 6 | ||||||||||||||
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1974β1977 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
1977β1979 | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
1979β1983 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 6,088 (9.4 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 1,494 (2.3 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 3,136 (4.8 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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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 onββto have a productive nine-year (1974β1983) 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."
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."
β Tom Henderson
"They were goingββto keep going until they got the outcome they wanted: the Russians winning.
β Jim Forbes
Henderson and "the rest of the team have never accepted the silver medal."
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
- Where Are They Now? at NBA.com/Rockets
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- DeWitt Clinton High School alumni
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- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in basketball
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