Tom Gugliotta

Thomas James Gugliotta (born December 19, 1969) is a former American professional basketball player who played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Tom Gugliotta
Personal information
Born (1969-12-19) December 19, 1969
Huntington Station, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolWalt Whitman
(Huntington Station, New York)
CollegeNC State (1988–1992)
NBA draft1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career1992–2005
PositionPower forward
Number24, 8, 42, 7
Career history
19921994Washington Bullets
1994–1995Golden State Warriors
19951998Minnesota Timberwolves
19992004Phoenix Suns
2004Utah Jazz
2004–2005Boston Celtics
2005Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points9,895 (13.0 ppg)
Rebounds5,589 (7.3 rpg)
Steals1,079 (1.4 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

The youngest of seven children, Gugliotta attended Walt Whitman High School. His two older brothers, Frank Jr. and Charlie, both enjoyed limited collegiate success on the hardwood and played professionally in Europe. His father called an old friend, Jim Valvano at North Carolina State University during his senior season and told Valvano that his youngest son was going to be a special basketball player. Valvano took a chance on Gugliotta and brought him to Raleigh.

College career

During his freshman season, "Googs" was limited by a knee injury. However, he emerged in the second half of the ACC season as a member of the rotation for the Wolfpack and appeared in 28 games, averaging two points and 1.3 rebounds per game. During the offseason, Valvano began telling crowds at Wolfpack Club meetings that Gugliotta was beginning to blossom. Emerging as a taller, heavier sophomore, Gugliotta averaged 11.1 points and seven rebounds a game. As a junior, Gugliotta began to show his star potential, averaging more than 15 points and nine rebounds per game. As a senior, Gugliotta averaged more than 22 points and almost 10 rebounds per game.

NBA

Gugliotta was drafted in 1992 out of North Carolina State University with the 6th overall pick by the National Basketball Association's Washington Bullets. In 13 NBA seasons he averaged 13.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 2.8 apg over 763 regular season games, but appeared in only 12 playoff games. His best years were with the Minnesota Timberwolves, scoring 20.6 and 20.1 ppg in the 1996–1997 and 1997–1998 seasons. Gugliotta also played for the Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and the Atlanta Hawks.

Accident

On December 17, 1999, Gugliotta had a near-death experience. Having trouble sleeping after games, Gugliotta took a supplement marketed as a "sleep aid" which included furanon di-hydro, also known as gamma butyrolactone, or GBL. Gugliotta was talking to his wife, Nikki, on his cellular telephone when he collapsed and stopped breathing. His wife heard the commotion and called the wife of teammate Rex Chapman who was able to call her husband on the bus and instruct him to check his bag for the supplement bottle. The information saved his life as doctors were able to give him an antidote in the emergency room moments later.[1]

Personal

Tom met his wife, Nikki, at North Carolina State and later had a daughter, Greer. They were later divorced.

He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Basketball Category with the Class of 1994.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93 Washington 818134.5.426.281.6449.63.81.70.414.7
1993–94 Washington 787835.8.466.270.6859.33.52.20.717.1
1994–95 Washington 6637.7.398.500.7888.83.03.51.816.0
1994–95 Golden State 404033.1.443.311.5677.43.11.30.610.9
1994–95 Minnesota 311732.8.454.318.7627.24.52.00.914.4
1995–96 Minnesota 787836.3.471.302.7738.83.11.81.216.2
1996–97 Minnesota 818138.7.442.258.8208.74.11.61.120.6
1997–98 Minnesota 414138.6.502.118.8218.74.11.50.520.1
1998–99 Phoenix 434336.3.483.286.7948.92.81.40.517.4
1999–00 Phoenix 545432.7.481.125.7757.92.31.50.613.7
2000–01 Phoenix 57220.3.392.250.7924.51.00.80.46.4
2001–02 Phoenix 444025.7.422.333.7575.01.80.90.76.5
2002–03 Phoenix 271116.6.455.0001.0003.71.10.50.24.8
2003–04 Phoenix 30310.1.313.000.7501.90.70.50.12.3
2003–04 Utah 252420.6.375.333.7005.21.70.70.33.7
2004–05 Boston 20010.9.297-.6672.20.60.50.61.3
2004–05 Atlanta 27927.7.431.308.7845.52.11.20.57.9
Career 76360830.9.451.284.7847.32.81.40.613.0
All-Star 1019.0.429.000.7508.03.02.0-9.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996–97 Minnesota 3340.3.422.750.6005.34.32.30.718.3
1998–99 Phoenix 3339.3.371-.7508.33.31.31.010.7
2000–01 Phoenix 4021.5.308-.7783.80.82.00.35.8
2002–03 Phoenix 205.0.500-.5001.00.00.00.02.5
Career 12627.9.393.750.6904.82.21.60.59.6

Notes

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