Jawann Oldham

Jawann Oldham

Oldham (left) taking a hook shot for the Knicks in 1986 against Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets
Personal information
Born	(1957-07-04) July 4, 1957 (age 67) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Cleveland (Seattle, Washington)
College	Seattle (1976–1980)
NBA draft	1980: 2nd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1980–1996
Position	Center
Number	45, 51, 33, 44, 32, 50, 55, 22
Career history
As player:
1980	Denver Nuggets
1980–1981	Montana Golden Nuggets
1981–1982	Houston Rockets
1983–1986	Chicago Bulls
1986–1987	New York Knicks
1987–1988	Sacramento Kings
1989–1990	Santa Barbara Islanders
1990	Orlando Magic
1990	Los Angeles Lakers
1990–1991	Rapid City Thrillers
1991	Indiana Pacers
1991–1992	Tulsa Zone
1992–1993	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1993	Capitanes de Arecibo
1995–1996	Chicago Rockers
As coach:
2005–2006	Oita Heat Devils
Career highlights and awards
CBA All-Defensive Team (1992) CBA blocks leader (1992) Third-team Parade All-American (1976)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,455 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,353 (4.1 rpg)
Blocks	546 (1.7 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jawann Oldham (born July 4, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played center. After being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round (41st overall) of the 1980 NBA draft, he went on to play in ten National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons for eight teams.

Early life and college career

Oldham was born in Chicago and grew up in Seattle, where he attended Cleveland High School and Seattle University, with 1,530 points and 965 rebounds during his college career, after which he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft. ^[1]

Career

NBA

In his NBA career, Oldham played in 329 games and scored a total of 1,455 points, playing for the Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers. He was the last Bulls player to wear #33 before Scottie Pippen.

CBA

Oldham played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Montana Golden Nuggets during the 1980–81 season, Santa Barbara Islanders during the 1989–90 season, Rapid City Thrillers during the 1990–91 season, Tulsa Zone during the 1991–92 season, Oklahoma City Cavalry during the 1992–93 season and Chicago Rockers during the 1995–96 season. ^[2] He was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 1992. ^[2]

International

Oldham won gold as part of the US basketball team at the 1979 Summer Universiade. ^{[1] [3]}

Post-NBA

He was instrumental in founding the Korean Basketball League in South Korea and the Continental Basketball Association in China in the 1990s, and developed and coached for the bj league in Japan; the Jawann Oldham Professional Development Basketball Academy operates in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. ^{[1] [4]}

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1980–81	Denver	4		5.3	.333	–	–	1.3	.0	.0	.5	1.0
1981–82	Houston	22	0	5.6	.361	–	.571	1.1	.1	.1	.5	1.5
1982–83	Chicago	16	0	10.7	.534	–	.545	2.9	.3	.3	.8	4.6
1983–84	Chicago	64	0	13.6	.505	–	.591	3.6	.5	.2	1.2	4.0
1984–85	Chicago	63	0	15.8	.464	.000	.680	3.7	.5	.2	2.0	3.4
1985–86	Chicago	52	47	24.5	.517	.000	.582	5.9	.7	.5	2.6	7.4
1986–87	New York	44	9	17.6	.408	.000	.544	4.1	.4	.5	1.6	3.9
1987–88	Sacramento	54	13	17.5	.476	–	.678	5.6	.6	.2	2.0	5.5
1989–90	Orlando	3	0	12.0	.333	–	.400	5.0	.0	.7	1.0	1.3
1989–90	Los Angeles	3	0	3.0	.667	–	.500	.3	.3	.0	.0	1.7
1990–91	Pacers	4	0	4.8	.500	–	–	.8	.0	.0	.0	1.5
Career		329	69	15.9	.479	.000	.607	4.1	.5	.3	1.7	4.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1985	Chicago	4	0	22.8	.467	–	–	5.5	.8	1.5	1.8	3.5
1986	Chicago	1	0	4.0	.000	–	–	2.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		5	0	19.0	.438	–	–	4.8	.6	1.2	1.4	2.8

Head coaching record

bj league

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Oita Heat Devils	2005-06	16	4	12	.250	Fired	-	-	-	–	-

References

1. "Jawann Oldham", SPS High School Athletic Hall of Fame, retrieved October 22, 2020.
2. "Jawann Oldham minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
3. "Tenth World University Games -- 1979", USA Basketball, June 10, 2010.
4. Barnaby Read, "Ex-NBA star blazing UAE basketball trail", Sport 360, April 23, 2015.