PLAYER PROFILE

TOMMY NISBET

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Tommy Nisbet was a basketball an baseball star at Thornton High School in Harvey, Illinois. Nisbet along with running mate, Lou Boudreau, led Thornton High School to the 1933 Illinois State High School basketball Championship.  Nisbet and Boudreau also were teammates on the the University of Illinois basketball team. Nisbet had considerable success as a playmaking guard  on the court at Illinois, but his college  career was hampered by eligibility issues. He was ineligible his first two years , and lost his eligibility  again midway through his senior year. Nisbet briefly played pro basketball along side Boudreau, who soon after retired from basketball to concentrate on a professional baseball career that land him in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Nisbet became a successful high school basketball coach.  He coached Thornton High School to six Suburban League basketball championships and five second place finishes.

 

 

TOMMY NISBET Height: 5:10 Weight: 165 College: Illinois’39
Thomas Nisbet Born: Dec 31, 1917 Died:  Apr 7, 1963 Hometown: Harvey, Ill.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1934-35 Ilinois (Frosh) College
1935-36 Ilinois College
1936-37 Ilinois College 17 29 16 74 4.4
1937-38 Ilinois College 18 47 25 119 6.6
1938-39 Illinois College 10 17 12 46 4.6
1938-39 Hammond NBL 5 16 4 36 7.2
1938-39 Illinois Grads Indep
1939-40 Hammond NBL 5 4 8 16 3.2
1939-40 Thornton All-Stars Indep
1940-41 Oshkosh NBL 24 21 16 22 0.727 58 2.4
1941-42 Oshkosh NBL 24 24 28 76 3.2
1942-43 Oshkosh NBL 9 7 8 22 2.4
1943-44 Rochester Pros Indep
1944-45 U.S. Navy Military Service
Major League Totals 67 72 64 208 3.1
POST SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST PTS AVG 8
1938-39 Illinois Grads WBT 1 4 4 4 1.000 12 12.0
1940-41 Oshkosh NBL 5 3 4 10 2.0
1940-41 Oshkosh WBT 2 1 0 0 .000 2 1.0
1941-42 Oshkosh NBL 5 11 9 31 6.2
1941-42 Oshkosh WBT 4 4 1 4 .250 9 2.3
1942-43 Oshkosh NBL 2 3 3 9 4.5
1942-43 Oshkosh WBT 3 6 0 2 .000 12 4.0
Major League Totals 21 28 17 73 3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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