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Tom Gerhardt
- Nationality: USA/AUS
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 200
- Weight (KG): 95
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Illinois (1974-1978)
- NBL DEBUT: 3/02/80
- AGE AT DEBUT: 0
- LAST NBL GAME: 9/07/88
- NBL History: Brisbane 1980-81, 1983, 1986 | Hobart 1988
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Tom Gerhardt was born in Chicago, Illinois (USA) where he attended De La Salle.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Tom Gerhardt made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets on 3/2/1980. He scored 18 points in his first game.
The Bullets moved from the 2,700-seat Chandler Arena into the larger, 13,500-capacity Brisbane Entertainment Centre in 1986 and Gerhardt would play a role in Brisbane finishing the season in third spot, behind the Adelaide 36ers whom they beat in the NBL Finals the season prior. This would also prompt the NBL to extend the deciding series from a one-game playoff to a three-game series from here onwards.
Adelaide would reverse last seasons result, winning in three games, to claim the championship. Gerhardt played in all three games, scoring a total of four points.
Tom Gerhardt played five seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Brisbane Bullets and the Hobart Devils. He averaged 7.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 113 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | Hobart | 10-14 (10) | 20 | 540.0 | 37 | 77 | 15 | 24 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 16 | 35 | 46% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 9 | 56% | 47% | 46% | 5 |
| 1986 | 0 | Brisbane | 17-9 (3) | 31 | 0.0 | 21 | 46 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 26% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 17 | 53% | 34% | 26% | 4 |
| 1983 | 0 | Brisbane | 10-12 (11) | 16 | 0.0 | 139 | 78 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 60 | 111 | 54% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 19 | 33 | 58% | 55% | 54% | 18 |
| 1981 | 0 | Brisbane | 13-9 (5) | 23 | 0.0 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 102 | 208 | 49% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 45 | 67 | 67% | 52% | 49% | 22 |
| 1980 | 0 | Brisbane | 15-8 (3) | 23 | 0 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 149 | 298 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 73 | 123 | 59% | 52% | 50% | 25 | Totals | 113 | 540 | 817 | 201 | 49 | 76 | 125 | 19 | 3 | 44 | 211 | 333 | 675 | 49.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 151 | 249 | 60.6% | 52% | 49% | 25 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | Hobart | 10-14 (10) | 20 | 27.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 46% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 56% | 47% | 46% | 5 |
| 1986 | 0 | Brisbane | 17-9 (3) | 31 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 26% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 53% | 34% | 26% | 4 |
| 1983 | 0 | Brisbane | 10-12 (11) | 16 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 54% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.2 | 2.1 | 58% | 55% | 54% | 18 |
| 1981 | 0 | Brisbane | 13-9 (5) | 23 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 49% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.0 | 2.9 | 67% | 51.9% | 49% | 22 |
| 1980 | 0 | Brisbane | 15-8 (3) | 23 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.2 | 5.3 | 59% | 52.0% | 50% | 25 | Total | 113 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 49.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 60.6% | 52% | 49% | 25 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Gold Coast 1987
COLLEGE
Gerhardt played college basketball at Illinois, As a freshman in 1974-75 he was a forward from Chicago’s De La Salle and wore No. 24 for Gene Bartow’s Fighting Illini in the Big Ten Conference.
Illinois finished 8-18 overall and 4-14 in Big Ten play in 1974-75, placing ninth in the league under Bartow in his only season as head coach before leaving after the year.
Gerhardt appeared in 5 games as a freshman and totaled 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, which worked out to 0.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.
As a sophomore in 1975-76 he remained at Illinois under new head coach Lou Henson, again wearing No. 24 and playing as a forward for a team that went 14-13 overall and 7-11 in the Big Ten, finishing seventh.
Gerhardt played 22 games in 1975-76 and posted 38 points, 34 rebounds and 12 assists, averaging 1.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.
Illinois opened that 1975-76 season 7-2 in non-conference play and later beat Michigan 76-75 on January 26, 1976 and Purdue 71-63 on January 31, 1976 during conference action.
As a junior in 1976-77, Gerhardt was part of Lou Henson’s second Illinois team, with the Illini finishing 16-14 overall and 8-10 in the Big Ten after Minnesota’s forfeitures adjusted the final record.
Gerhardt appeared in 23 games in 1976-77 and recorded 184 minutes, 16 points, 34 rebounds and 14 assists, averaging 8.0 minutes, 0.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.
Illinois started 7-1 that season, lost to Missouri by one point in the Show Me Classic, beat Purdue 71-70 on February 5, 1977, and beat Indiana 73-69 on February 17, 1977 before closing with a winning overall record.
As a senior in 1977-78, Gerhardt stayed on Lou Henson’s roster while Illinois finished 13-14 overall and 7-11 in the Big Ten, again placing seventh in the conference.
Gerhardt played 21 games in 1977-78 and finished with 105 minutes, 10 points, 22 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 0 blocks, which came out to 5.0 minutes, 0.5 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.1 assists per game.
That Illinois team won at No. 11 Indiana 65-64 on January 7, 1978, beat Michigan 65-61 on January 14, 1978, won at Iowa 70-61 on January 26, 1978, and closed the season with a 67-66 win over Purdue.
Across his four Illinois seasons, Gerhardt played in 71 games and compiled 68 points, 94 rebounds and 30 assists, for career averages of 1.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.
No starts were listed for him in the season summaries located for these years, and the preserved season tables for his Illinois career do not consistently provide full shooting-split fields such as field-goal percentage, three-point percentage or free-throw percentage for every season.
Played his college basketball for Illinois University and averaged 1.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 71 games.
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