Tommy O'Keefe

Tommy O'Keefe
Personal information
Born	(1928-06-03)June 3, 1928 Jersey City, New Jersey
Died	October 18, 2015(2015-10-18) (aged 87) Fredericksburg, Virginia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Peter's Preparatory (Jersey City, New Jersey)
College	Georgetown (1946–1950)
NBA draft	1950 / Round: 4 / Pick: 40th overall
Selected by the Washington Capitols
Playing career	1950–1951
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1950	Washington Capitols
1950–1951	Baltimore Bullets
As coach:
1960–1966	Georgetown
Career NBA statistics
Points	23 (3.8 ppg)
Rebounds	7 (1.2 rpg)
Assists	10 (1.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas Vincent "Tommy" 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 with the Capitols and the Baltimore Bullets.^[2]

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]

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall
Georgetown Hoyas (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
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ "Obituary". Retrieved October 22, 2015.
1 2 3 Tommy O'Keefe. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 4, 2013.
↑ The Georgetown basketball History Project: Head Coaches
↑ hoyabasketball.com The Georgetown basketball History Project: Assistant Coaches]

External links

Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball head coaches

Maurice Joyce (1906–1911)
James Colliflower (1911–1914)
John D. O'Reilly (1914–1921)
James Colliflower (1921–1922)
Jock Maloney (1922–1923)
John D. O'Reilly (1923–1927)
Elmer Ripley (1927–1929)
Bill Dudak (1929–1930)
John T. Colrick (1930–1931)
Fred Mesmer (1931–1938)
Elmer Ripley (1938–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Ken Engles (1945–1946)
Elmer Ripley (1946–1949)
Buddy O'Grady (1949–1952)
Buddy Jeannette (1952–1956)
Tommy Nolan (1956–1960)
Tommy O'Keefe (1960–1966)
Jack Magee (1966–1972)
John Thompson, Jr. (1972–1999)
Craig Esherick (1999–2004)
John Thompson III (2004– )

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