PLAYER PROFILE

TOM WUKOVITS

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Tom Wukovits was a basketball star at Riley High School in South Bend, Indiana. In remained in South Bend to play basketball for Notre Dame University. During his three years of varsity basketball, the Irish posted a 62-8 record. Wukovits began playing professional basketball in 1938, with the Akron Firestones,  who went on to win the National Basketball League championship, with Wukovits in a supporting role.

 

TOM WUKOVITS Height: 6:00 Weight: 180 College: Notre Dame’38
Thomas William Wukovits Born: Feb 4, 1916 Died: Nov 2, 1991 Hometown: South Bend, In.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1934-35 Notre Dame (Frosh) College
1935-36 Notre Dame College
1936-37 Notre Dame College
19373-38 Notre Dame College
1938-39 Did Not Play
1939-40 Akron Firestone NBL 22 18 15 51 2.3
1940-41 Akron Firestone NBL 24 54 45 69 .652 153 6.4
1941-42 Toledo NBL 3 2 0 4 1.3
1941-42 East Liverpool Fleetwings Indep
1942-43 Rochester Eber-Segrams Indep
1942-43 Akron Collegians Indep
1943-44 Akron Collegians Indep
1944-45 Cleveland NBL 26 85 74 101 .733 244 9.4
1945-46 Cleveland NBL 33 76 79 124 .637 231 7.0
Major League Totals 108 235 213 683 6.3
POST SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1939-40 Akron Firestone NBL 8 14 5 33 4.1
1940-41 Akron Firestone NBL 2 3 3 9 4.5
1944-45 Cleveland NBL 2 5 12 22 11.0
1944-45 Cleveland WBT 1 0 1 2 .500 1 1.0
1945-46 Cleveland WBT 1 0 2 2 1.000 2 2.0
Major League Totals 14 22 23 67 4.8

 

 

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