# Tom Kondla

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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Tom Kondla
| image           = 
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 8
| weight_lb       = 225
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1946|11|30}}
| birth_place     = [Brookfield, Illinois](/source/Brookfield%2C_Illinois), U.S.
| high_school     = [Riverside Brookfield](/source/Riverside_Brookfield_High_School)<br />([Riverside, Illinois](/source/Riverside%2C_Illinois))
| college         = [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_men's_basketball) (1966–1968)
| draft_year      = 1968
| draft_round     = 7
| draft_pick      = 91
| draft_team      = [Milwaukee Bucks](/source/Milwaukee_Bucks)
| career_start    = 1968
| career_end      = 1969
| career_position = [Center](/source/Center_(basketball))
| career_number   = 23, 41, 52
| years1          = {{abay|1968|start}}
| team1           = [Minnesota Pipers](/source/Minnesota_Pipers)
| years2          = {{abay|1968|full=y}}
| team2           = [Houston Mavericks](/source/Houston_Mavericks)
| highlights      = 
* First-team All-[Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) (1967)
* Second-team All-Big Ten (1968)
}}
'''Thomas A. Kondla''' (born November 30, 1946) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player.

==Career==
Kondla was born on November 30, 1946, in [Brookfield, Illinois](/source/Brookfield%2C_Illinois).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kondlto01.html|title=Tom Kondla|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref> He attended [Riverside Brookfield High School](/source/Riverside_Brookfield_High_School) in [Riverside, Illinois](/source/Riverside%2C_Illinois).

Kondla played at the collegiate level at the [University of Minnesota](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_men's_basketball).<ref>{{cite web|title="M" Club Hall of Fame – Tom Kondla|url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-club/spec-rel/hof-kondla.html|website=www.gophersports.com|accessdate=September 22, 2016}}</ref> He was drafted by the [Milwaukee Bucks](/source/Milwaukee_Bucks) in the seventh round of the [1968 NBA draft](/source/1968_NBA_draft),<ref>{{cite web|title=1968 NBA Draft: all the picks, trades and information.|url=http://www.landofbasketball.com/draft/1968_nba_draft.htm|website=www.landofbasketball.com|accessdate=September 22, 2016}}</ref> and later played for  the [Minnesota Pipers](/source/Minnesota_Pipers) and the [Houston Mavericks](/source/Houston_Mavericks) of the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association) (ABA).

==References==
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Category:1946 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Cook County, Illinois
Category:Centers (basketball)
Category:Houston Mavericks players
Category:Miami Floridians draft picks
Category:Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players
Category:Minnesota Muskies draft picks
Category:Minnesota Pipers players
Category:People from Brookfield, Illinois
Category:People from Riverside, Illinois
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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