Jim McElroy

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Jim McElroy
Personal information
Born (1953-10-04) October 4, 1953 (age 71)
Cotton Plant, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Murray–Wright (Detroit, Michigan)
College
NBA draft 1975: 3rd round, 38th overall pick
Drafted by New Orleans Jazz
Playing career1975–1982
Position Shooting guard
Number33
Career history
19751979 New Orleans Jazz
1979–1980 Detroit Pistons
19801982 Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,120 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds 820 (2.0 rpg)
Assists 1,462 (3.5 pg)
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James Charles McElroy Jr. (born October 4, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas.

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A 6'3" guard from Central Michigan University, McElroy played in the National Basketball Association from 1975 to 1982 as a member of the New Orleans Jazz, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 9.9 points and 3.5 assists in his career and ranked tenth overall in total assists (453) during the 1978–79 NBA season.

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

NBA

Source [1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1975–76 New Orleans 5122.2.510.7362.22.1.9.17.5
1976–77 New Orleans 7327.8.470.7792.53.6.8.110.6
1977–78 New Orleans 7423.8.473.7372.03.9.8.59.4
1978–79 New Orleans 7934.2.491.7622.75.71.9.616.9
1979–80 Detroit 3628.1.455.214.7981.44.5.7.411.7
1979–80 Atlanta 3116.6.386.286.6981.62.1.7.25.5
1980–81 Atlanta 5412.6.386.125.814.91.6.4.23.8
1981–82 Atlanta 201717.5.416.200.816.92.0.4.26.7
Career4181724.3.468.206.7642.03.5.9.39.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1980 Atlanta 56.4.444.000.800.4.8.0.02.4

References

  1. "Jim McElroy NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2025.