Tom McLaughlin

• Head Coach
• Seasons: 1981-82 and 1982-83

• Player
• Seasons: 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73
• Number: 40
• Position: F/G
• Height: 6' 4“
• Weight: 185 lbs.
• Hometown: Bronx, NY
• High School: ?
• Prep School: Fordham Prep
• Transfer From: Tennessee

• Worked on the staff under Head Coach Digger Phelps at Notre Dame¹⁾
• Some of the players he coached included Bill Laimbeer, John Paxson, Kelly Tripucka, and Orlando Woolridge²⁾³⁾
• The Fighting Irish finished in the top 10 of the AP rankings in each season⁴⁾
• They reached the NCAA Tournament Regional Final in 1979, Second Round in 1980, and Regional Semis in 1981

• Served on their staff.⁵⁾⁶⁾

• Transferred to UMass with 2½ years of college eligibility remaining. First game was on 1/30/1971.
• Had also considered UConn, Boston College, and Holy Cross.⁷⁾

UMass record book has incomplete data for some categories.

• Led the Volunteers' freshman team in scoring at 17 points per game.⁸⁾

• Participated in a free-agent tryout with the Boston Celtics in the summer of 1973.⁹⁾¹⁰⁾
• (Not basketball): Also in 1973, was invited to pursue possible opportunities with the Dallas Cowboys¹¹⁾
• Played professionally in Switzerland from 1973-75.¹²⁾¹³⁾

• April 1982: Tom helped his wife Debbie deliver their newborn son, Thomas John, at home. A late season storm dumped two feet of snow and the McLaughlins were unable to get to the hospital.¹⁴⁾
• Thomas John went on to play basketball at Princeton.¹⁵⁾¹⁶⁾
• Another son, Corry, played at Vermont.¹⁷⁾
• Daughter Ashley played at Holy Cross.¹⁸⁾
• Brother Frank played at Fordham, coached at Harvard (1977-85), then served as Athletic Director back at Fordham. Frank's time as AD included Fordham's move from the Patriot League to the Atlantic 10 in 1995. The court in Rose Hill Gym was named in his honor in 2022.¹⁹⁾²⁰⁾

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• Book by Tom: Step Into My Limo: A Testament to 20 Years of Representing Pro Athletes