Tom Boswell (basketball)

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Tom Boswell

Personal information
Born	(1953-10-02) October 2, 1953 (age 71) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	George Washington Carver (Montgomery, Alabama)
College	South Carolina State (1971–1973) South Carolina (1974–1975)
NBA draft	1975: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Position	Power forward / center
Number	31, 41, 33
Career history
1975–1978	Boston Celtics
1978–1979	Denver Nuggets
1979–1980	Utah Jazz
1980–1981	Squibb Cantù
1983–1984	Utah Jazz
1984–1985	Wisconsin Flyers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1976) Italian League champion (1981) FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1981)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Representing  United States Men's basketball FIBA World Championship 1974 Puerto Rico Team competition

Tommy G. Boswell (born October 2, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'9" (2.06 m) forward/center from the University of South Carolina, Boswell played six seasons (1975–1980;1983–1984) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, and Utah Jazz. He averaged 7.7 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship with Boston in 1976.

He played for the U.S. men's national basketball team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.^[1]