Tom Chambers

Biography Picked No. 8 overall in the 1981 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Tom Chambers, born in Ogden Utah in 1959, starred in the NBA from his rookie year in 1981 to his last year as a starter in 1992. He continued to play as a solid reserve until 1995. Ther 6'10 Chambers is most noted as the 1987 NBA All-Star Game MVP for host Seattle, and then a key weapon for the contending Phoenix Suns with Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle and Charles Barkley. None for his skying dunks, Chambers may be the most highly-rated white dunker in pro basketball history. But the forward-center played a solid all-around game at both ends of the court that made him a 2nd Team All-Pro at his peak. Chiefly a scorer, Chambers averaged over 20 points per game for nine straight NBA seasons. He is in the exclusive 20,000-point Club. Undoubtedly, he was one of the most popular and exciting players of the 1980s, which many still rate at the best decade overall in NBA history. His best seasons arguably were 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons, during which averaged over 25 points per game. Chambers career high came for Phoenix against his former Seattle team 3/24/1990. He lit them up for 60 points. He would still be a big star in today's NBA. Statistics YR. G MIN. PTS. OR DR REB AST ST BL TO PF FTA 1981 81 2682 1392 211 350 561 146 58 46 220 341 458 1982 79 2665 1391 218 301 519 192 79 57 234 333 488 1983 82 2570 1483 219 313 532 133 47 51 192 309 469 1984 81 2923 1739 164 415 579 209 70 57 260 312 571 1985 66 2019 1223 126 305 431 132 55 37 194 248 414 1986 82 3018 1909 163 382 545 245 81 50 268 307 630 1987 82 2680 1674 135 355 490 212 87 53 209 297 519 1988 81 3002 2085 143 541 684 231 87 55 231 271 598 1989 81 3046 2201 121 450 571 190 88 47 218 260 647 1990 76 2475 1511 104 386 490 194 65 52 177 235 459 1991 69 1948 1128 86 315 401 142 57 37 103 196 311 1992 73 1723 892 96 249 345 101 43 23 92 212 288 1993 80 1838 893 87 239 326 79 40 32 89 232 281 1994 81 1240 503 66 147 213 73 25 30 52 173 135 1996 12 83 19 3 11 14 4 1 0 9 14 4 1997 1 10 6 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 Career 1107 33922 20049 1942 4761 6703 2283 885 627 2549 3742 6274 References Related Articles

Template:Hall of Fame Voting Tom Chambers (insert image) NBA Debut: Final Game: Years in League: 16 Teams: Career Statistics Points Per Game: 18.1 Rebounds Per Game: 6.1 Assists Per Game: 2.1 Career Highlights All-Star Games: 4 NBA Championships: 0 College: Utah Date of Birth: June 21, 1959 Place of Birth: Ogden, UT