| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1931 Coldwater, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mount Juliet (Mount Juliet, Tennessee) |
| College | Western Kentucky (1951–1954) |
| NBA draft | 1954: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
| Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
| Playing career | 1954–1959 |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Number | 16, 8, 20 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1954–1955, 1956–1957 | Rochester Royals |
| 1957 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1957–1959 | Cincinnati Royals |
| As coach: | |
| 1958–1960 | Cincinnati Royals |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 952 (5.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 492 (2.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 188 (1.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Thomas Marshall (born January 6, 1931) is an American former basketball player and coach. He graduated from Mount Juliet High School in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. He was a star at Western Kentucky University in the 1950s, where he was a two-time All-American. His number 41 is one of only six retired at Western Kentucky. He was named to the OVC Half-Century Team and the OVC 40th Anniversary team. A 6'4" forward, he was drafted by the Rochester Royals with the seventh pick of the 1954 NBA draft. After a promising rookie season, he was drafted into the Army and missed the 1955–56 season. In a four-year NBA career, he played for the Royals (in both Rochester and Cincinnati), as well as for the Detroit Pistons. In his final year as a player (1958–59) he served as a player-coach; then coached the Cincinnati Royals for one additional season (1959–60) after retiring from playing.