Tom Sanders
Thomas Ernest Sanders , "Tom, Satch"
Born: November 8, 1938
Brooklyn, NY USA
Position: F
High School: Seward Park
College: NYU
Drafted: 1960, Round 1 Pick 8, #8 Overall
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 210
Career: 1960-61-1972-73
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
Coaching Career
Tom Sanders averaged 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in his 916-game career with the Boston Celtics. He began playing during the 1960-61 season and last took the court during the 1972-73 campaign. Sanders was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 68 | 1084 | 352 | 148 | 100 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 363 | ||
1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 2325 | 804 | 350 | 263 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 762 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 897 | ||
1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 2148 | 744 | 339 | 252 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 576 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 864 | ||
1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 2370 | 836 | 349 | 280 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 667 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 911 | ||
1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 2459 | 871 | 374 | 259 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 941 | ||
1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 1896 | 816 | 349 | 276 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 909 | ||
1966-67 | Boston Celtics | 81 | 1926 | 755 | 323 | 218 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 439 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 824 | ||
1967-68 | Boston Celtics | 78 | 1981 | 691 | 296 | 255 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 454 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 792 | ||
1968-69 | Boston Celtics | 82 | 2184 | 847 | 364 | 255 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 915 | ||
1969-70 | Boston Celtics | 57 | 1616 | 555 | 246 | 183 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 653 | ||
1970-71 | Boston Celtics | 17 | 121 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | ||
1971-72 | Boston Celtics | 82 | 1631 | 524 | 215 | 136 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 541 | ||
1972-73 | Boston Celtics | 59 | 423 | 149 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 117 | ||
Totals | 916 | 22164 | 7988 | 3416 | 0 | 0 | 2520 | 1934 | 0 | 0 | 5798 | 1026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3044 | 8766 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 68 | 15.9 | 42.0 | 67.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 5.3 | |
1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 29.1 | 43.5 | 74.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 11.2 | |
1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 26.9 | 45.6 | 73.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 10.8 | |
1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 29.6 | 41.7 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 11.4 | |
1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 30.7 | 42.9 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 11.8 | |
1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 26.3 | 42.8 | 76.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 12.6 | |
1966-67 | Boston Celtics | 81 | 23.8 | 42.8 | 81.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 10.2 | |
1967-68 | Boston Celtics | 78 | 25.4 | 42.8 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 10.2 | |
1968-69 | Boston Celtics | 82 | 26.6 | 43.0 | 73.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 11.2 | |
1969-70 | Boston Celtics | 57 | 28.4 | 44.3 | 88.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 11.5 | |
1970-71 | Boston Celtics | 17 | 7.1 | 36.4 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | |
1971-72 | Boston Celtics | 82 | 19.9 | 41.0 | 81.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 6.6 | |
1972-73 | Boston Celtics | 59 | 7.2 | 31.5 | 65.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
Averages | 916 | 24.2 | 42.8 | 76.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 9.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 216 | 75 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 89 | ||
1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 14 | 439 | 130 | 56 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 141 | ||
1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 387 | 119 | 52 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 128 | ||
1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 302 | 94 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 91 | ||
1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 12 | 365 | 152 | 64 | 43 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 159 | ||
1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 17 | 500 | 201 | 97 | 48 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 230 | ||
1966-67 | Boston Celtics | 9 | 144 | 61 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 44 | ||
1967-68 | Boston Celtics | 14 | 289 | 99 | 50 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 116 | ||
1968-69 | Boston Celtics | 15 | 197 | 73 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | ||
1971-72 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 186 | 53 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 47 | ||
1972-73 | Boston Celtics | 5 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | ||
Totals | 130 | 3049 | 1066 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 763 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 1142 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 21.6 | 49.3 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 8.9 | |
1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 14 | 31.4 | 43.1 | 80.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 10.1 | |
1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 29.8 | 43.7 | 77.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 9.8 | |
1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 30.2 | 36.2 | 67.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 9.1 | |
1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 12 | 30.4 | 42.1 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 13.3 | |
1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 17 | 29.4 | 48.3 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 13.5 | |
1966-67 | Boston Celtics | 9 | 16.0 | 34.4 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | |
1967-68 | Boston Celtics | 14 | 20.6 | 50.5 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 8.3 | |
1968-69 | Boston Celtics | 15 | 13.1 | 43.8 | 74.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 5.8 | |
1971-72 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 16.9 | 32.1 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | |
1972-73 | Boston Celtics | 5 | 4.8 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
Averages | 916 | 23.5 | 43.6 | 71.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 8.8 |
Awards
1968 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team