| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| College | Boston College (1949–1952) |
| NBA draft | 1952:undrafted |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights | |
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Thomas O'Toole was an Americanbasketball player best known for his collegiate career atBoston College. A left-handedguard, O'Toole scored 703 points in his three-year varsity career between1949–50 and1951–52. Despite averaging 10.3 points per game for his career, which in the early 1950s was an impressive number, he was known more for his tenacious play and ability to distribute the basketball to his teammates. He is theNCAA's second ever officially recognizedseason assists leader, and his 7.89 assists per game as asenior topped the nation. O'Toole would also become the last assists champion recognized for 31 years until the NCAA began keeping track again in1983–84.
In his final game as aBoston College Eagle, O'Toole scored 23 points as his team upset highly favoredHoly Cross, 64–61. The win capped a 22–5 season, one of the school's best ever, as he exited the court to a standing ovation.
After college, O'Toole forwent any professional basketball aspirations and decided to coach instead, including high school. In 1977 he was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame.
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