Tom LaGarde
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Points | 2,376 (7.6 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,593 (5.1 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 456 (1.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Joseph LaGarde (born February 10, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977 to 1985. LaGarde earned a gold medal as a member of Team USA in the 1976 Olympics, and an NBA Championship in 1979 with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Basketball career
After playing collegiately at the University of North Carolina, LaGarde was selected 9th overall in the first round of the 1977 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.
At 6'10" and 220 lb, LaGarde played
In 1980, he was selected by the expansion
LaGarde saw his playing time diminish the following season, averaging just 19 minutes per game in 47 games for the Mavericks. He played the two following seasons overseas.
LaGarde returned to the NBA in 1984, playing for the New Jersey Nets. But he appeared in only one game with them before suffering a season-ending calf injury.
Personal life
In 2008, he created a video parody of
Tom and his wife, Heather, live in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, with their two children. Together, they redeveloped an old mill, which is now a 700-person music venue, called the Haw River Ballroom.
Notes
- ^ Ex-Mavs center Ralph Drollinger is now living by the book, dallasnews.com, posted August 8, 2005
- ^ "Original Mavericks for Truth on YouTube". Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
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