• 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
• Birthdate: June 20, 1973

• 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⁾
• Played professionally in Switzerland from 1973-75.¹¹⁾¹²⁾

• 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.¹³⁾
• Thomas John went on to play basketball at Princeton.¹⁴⁾¹⁵⁾
• Another son, Corry, played at Vermont.¹⁶⁾
• Daughter Ashley played at Holy Cross.¹⁷⁾
• Brother Frank played at Fordham, coached at Harvard (1977-85), then served as Athletic Director back at Fordham. The court in Rose Hill Gym was named in his honor in 2022.¹⁸⁾¹⁹⁾

• Facebook - Tom McLaughlin
• LinkedIn - Tom McLaughlin
• Twitter: @tmcla
• Book by Tom: Step Into My Limo: A Testament to 20 Years of Representing Pro Athletes