Jim Barnett (basketball)

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Jim Barnett
Jim Barnett in 2011.jpg
Barnett conducts an interview in 2011.
Personal information
Born (1944-07-07) July 7, 1944 (age 80)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Ramona (Riverside, California)
College Oregon (1963–1966)
NBA draft 1966: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1966–1977
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Number11, 33, 25
Career history
1966–1967 Boston Celtics
1967–1970 San Diego Rockets
1970–1971 Portland Trail Blazers
1971–1974 Golden State Warriors
1974–1975 New Orleans Jazz
1975–1976 New York Knicks
1977 Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-AAWU (1966)
  • Second-team All-AAWU (1965)
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,536 (11.7 ppg)
Rebounds 2,259 (3.1 rpg)
Assists 2,232 (3.0 apg)
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James Franklin Barnett (born July 7, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the Golden State Warriors television analyst from 1985 to 2019, [1] and currently splits time with Tom Tolbert as the team's radio color analyst on 95.7 The Game. [2]

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Basketball career

Youth and college career

Barnett was born in Greenville, South Carolina and raised in Riverside, California. He is a member of the Riverside Hall of Fame, and was selected as an NCAA All-American as a University of Oregon basketball player.

He is in the University of Oregon Hall of Fame and the State of Oregon Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament on March 10, 2012. [3]

Pro career

Barnett in 1970 as a Portland Trail Blazers player Jim Barnett 1970 Portland Trail Blazers press photo.jpg
Barnett in 1970 as a Portland Trail Blazers player

Barnett's NBA career began when the Boston Celtics selected him with the eighth pick overall in the 1966 NBA draft. [4] He later played for the Warriors for three seasons (1971–74) and five other teams during his 11-year career, including the San Diego Rockets, the Portland Trail Blazers, the New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks, and the Philadelphia 76ers.

While playing for the Trail Blazers in 1971, Barnett attempted a rushed long-range shot against the rival Los Angeles Lakers. His shot went in, prompting Blazers play-by-play announcer Bill Schonely to exclaim "Rip City! All right!" The phrase "Rip City", the meaning for which Schonely has no explanation, nonetheless caught on and became synonymous with the team and the city of Portland. [5]

Barnett played alongside many of the league's Hall of Famers, including Warriors stars Rick Barry and Nate Thurmond, as well as Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe, Pete Maravich and Julius Erving. Nicknamed "Crazy Horse", Barnett averaged 11.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 732 games. [6]

Broadcasting

Barnett currently works for NBC Sports Bay Area and was the Warriors' television analyst from the 1985–1986 NBA season, working alongside play-by-play announcer Bob Fitzgerald until the 2018—2019 NBA season. During the playoffs, or when games were nationally televised, he moved over to radio and worked alongside Tim Roye on KGMZ-FM's 95.7 The Game.

Beginning with the 2019—2020 NBA season, he became the Warriors' full-time color analyst on 95.7 The Game, and was replaced by fellow former player Kelenna Azubuike as the color commentator on NBC Sports Bay Area. Barnett joined Fitzgerald for the first Warriors home game telecast from the Chase Center in San Francisco, and travels with the team for road games. [7]

Personal life

Barnett married his wife Sandy in 1966. Divorced in 1998. They have one daughter named Jennifer, along with one granddaughter, Stella. [8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
 * Led the league

NBA

Source [6]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1966–67 Boston 488.0.370.6771.1.94.1
1967–68 San Diego 4722.7.393.7123.32.99.4
1968–69 San Diego 8029.3.425.7524.54.214.5
1969–70 San Diego 8026.3.451.7903.83.614.9
1970–71 Portland 7830.4.436.8114.84.118.5
1971–72 Golden State 8027.5.409.8363.13.912.4
1972–73 Golden State 82*27.0.467.8433.13.711.8
1973–74 Golden State 7721.9.464.8142.92.7.7.111.5
1974–75 New Orleans 4527.5.448.8302.83.0.8.413.0
1974–75 New York 28419.2.407.8601.81.4.4.06.5
1975–76 New York 71114.5.442.7891.21.3.3.05.9
1976–77 Philadelphia 16014.4.438.556.91.4.3.04.1
Career732523.8.435.7973.13.0.6.111.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1967 Boston 55.2.2861.000.8.22.8
1969 San Diego 68.5.391.875.51.24.2
1972 Golden State 539.4.429.7324.05.221.6
1973 Golden State 1130.5.408.8523.53.513.0
1975 New York 3019.7.6191.0002.71.7.3.310.3
Career30022.3.419.8072.52.6.3.310.7

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  2. ↑ "Warriors Announce 2021-22 Television and Radio Broadcast Schedules". NBA. September 21, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ 2011-12 Hall of Honor Class Announced Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine , Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012
  4. ↑ 1966 NBA Draft
  5. ↑ Quick, Jason (October 14, 2009). "Ill-advised shot from feisty guard leaves indelible mark on Blazers". The Oregonian . Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Jim Barnett NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Poole, Monte (July 26, 2019). "Kelenna Azubuike to be Warriors TV game analyst; Jim Barnett to radio" . Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ Soonachan, Irv (July 30, 2014). "Quite Frankly". SLAM. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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