:Tom Barker (basketball)

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1955)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tom Barker

| image =

| width =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 225

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|03|11}}

| birth_place = Harlingen, Texas, U.S.

| high_school = Weslaco (Weslaco, Texas)

| college =

• Minnesota (1972–1973)
• {{nowrap|College of Southern Idaho (1973–1974)}}
• Hawaii (1974–1976)

| draft_year = 1976

| draft_round = 4

| draft_pick = 53

| draft_team = Atlanta Hawks

| career_start = 1976

| career_end = 1985

| career_position = Center / power forward

| career_number = 41, 15, 35, 6

| years1 = {{nbay|1976|full=y}}

| team1 = Atlanta Hawks

| years2 = 1977–1978

| team2 = Jersey Shore Bullets

| years3 = {{nbay|1978|start}}

| team3 = Houston Rockets

| years4 = {{nbay|1978|end}}

| team4 = Boston Celtics

| years5 = {{nbay|1978|end}}

| team5 = New York Knicks

| years6 = 1979–1980

| team6 = Basket Mestre

| years7 = 1980–1983

| team7 = Nashua Den Bosch

| highlights =

• All-EBA Second Team (1978)

}}

Thomas Kevin Barker (born March 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Barker was selected by the Atlanta Hawks as the 53rd overall pick in the 1976 NBA draft. He played for the Hawks, Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Barker played in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) for the Jersey Shore Bullets from 1977 to 1978 and was named to the All-EBA Second Team.{{cite web |title=Tom Barker minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-barketom001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=July 27, 2023}}