Thomas Vincent Kerwin (born July 7, 1944) is a retired American professional

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player. Kerwin played college basketball at

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. A 6'7" forward, Kerwin was taken in the 1966 NBA draft by the

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with the 3rd pick in the 5th round (43rd overall). He played with the

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for one season, his first game was on October 24, 1967. He played in 13 games, for 68 minutes in total, scoring 14 points on a .318 field goal percentage, while also recovering 20 rebounds. He did, however, stay on the team long enough to win an ABA championship with the team before retiring. Kerwin's brother

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played basketball at

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and for the

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, and was later a coach.

References

External links

Basketball-Reference.com Tom Kerwin page
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