Tommy O'Keefe

Thomas Vincent O'Keefe (June 3, 1928 – October 18, 2015) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] O'Keefe was selected in the fourth round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Washington Capitols after a collegiate career at Georgetown University.[2] O'Keefe only played one season in the league, splitting his time between the Capitols and the Baltimore Bullets.[2]

Tommy O'Keefe
O'Keefe, circa 1950
Personal information
Born(1928-06-03)June 3, 1928
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedOctober 18, 2015(2015-10-18) (aged 87)
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Peter's Preparatory
(Jersey City, New Jersey)
CollegeGeorgetown (1946–1950)
NBA draft1950: 4th round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Capitols
Playing career1950–1951
PositionGuard
Career history
As player:
1950Washington Capitols
1950–1951Baltimore Bullets
As coach:
1960–1966Georgetown
Career NBA statistics
Points23 (3.8 ppg)
Rebounds7 (1.2 rpg)
Assists10 (1.7 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

O'Keefe returned to Georgetown as assistant coach of its basketball team from the 1956–57 season through the 1959–60 season, serving under head coach Tom Nolan. He then succeeded Nolan, and was Georgetown's head coach from the 1960–61 season through the 1965–66 season. A part-time head coach who remained active in business during his tenure, he compiled an overall record of 82–60 in six seasons before quitting the coaching profession in 1966 to focus entirely on business.[3][4]

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

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season
Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950–51 Washington 3 .385 .667 1.3 .7 4.0
1950–51 Baltimore 3 .333 1.000 1.0 2.7 3.7
Career 6 .357 .750 1.2 1.7 3.8

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Georgetown Hoyas (NCAA University Division independent) (1960–1966)
1960–61 Georgetown 11–10
1961–62 Georgetown 14–9
1962–63 Georgetown 13–13
1963–64 Georgetown 15–10
1964–65 Georgetown 13–10
1965–66 Georgetown 16–8
Georgetown: 82–60
Total:82–60

References
  1. "Obituary". Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  2. "Tommy O'Keefe NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  3. The Georgetown basketball History Project: Head Coaches Archived January 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. hoyabasketball.com The Georgetown basketball History Project: Assistant Coaches


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