Thomas Donald Black (July 9, 1941 – September 9, 2017)^[1] was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), 220 lb (100 kg) center and played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and South Dakota State University. He graduated from high school in West Salem, Wisconsin.

Tom Black

Personal information
Born	(1941-07-09)July 9, 1941 LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Died	September 9, 2017(2017-09-09) (aged 76) Missoula, Montana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	West Salem (West Salem, Wisconsin)
College	Wisconsin (1960–1961) South Dakota State (1962–1964)
NBA draft	1964: 9th round, 72nd overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1964–1971
Position	Center
Number	12, 24
Career history
1964–1966	Phillips 66ers
1968	Akron Wingfoots
1970–1971	Seattle SuperSonics
1971	Cincinnati Royals
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-NCC (1963, 1964)
Career NBA statistics
Points	299 (4.2 ppg)
Rebounds	259 (3.6 rpg)
Assists	44 (0.6 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Black was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 9th round (2nd pick) of the 1964 NBA draft.^[2]

In his brief NBA career in 1970–71, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics and the Cincinnati Royals.