Jim Price (basketball)

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Jim Price
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Price in 1968
Personal information
Born (1949-11-27) November 27, 1949 (age 75)
Russellville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Arsenal Technical
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College Louisville (1969–1972)
NBA draft 1972: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Drafted by Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1972–1979
Position Point guard
Number15, 25, 11, 5
Career history
As a player:
1972–1974 Los Angeles Lakers
1974–1976 Milwaukee Bucks
1976 Buffalo Braves
1976–1978 Denver Nuggets
1978 Detroit Pistons
1978–1979 Los Angeles Lakers
As a coach:
1982–1987 IUPUI
2006Tampa Bay Strong Dogs
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 5,088 (10.0 ppg)
Rebounds 1,566 (3.1 rpg)
Assists 1,886 (3.7 apg)
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James E. Price (born November 27, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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Career

He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1972 NBA draft. Price played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1972 to 1979, spending time with the Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Buffalo Braves, Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons. He was named an All-Star in 1975, after he was traded midseason from the Lakers to the Bucks for Lucius Allen. [1]

Playing with his older brother Mike Price, Jim Price helped lead his Arsenal Technical High School basketball team to the State Finals in 1966; the Titans finished the season with a 25–4 record. [2] He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. [3]

Price entered the coaching ranks following his playing career; he spent 5 years as the head coach of the IUPUI Jaguars women's team, totaling a record of 73–55 and 3 NAIA post-season berths. [4] [5]

NBA 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSTLBLKPPG
1972–73 L.A. Lakers 5914.0.440.8221.91.6––6.4
1973–74 L.A. Lakers 8232.0.449.7994.64.51.9.415.4
1974–75 L.A. Lakers 937.7.449.9114.87.02.3.321.2
1974–75 Milwaukee 4137.3.440.8593.85.42.2.514.9
1975–76 Milwaukee 8031.6.415.8493.34.91.9.411.7
1976–77 Milwaukee 618.5.512.7782.22.51.2.28.2
1976–77 Buffalo 2016.7.423.8501.71.91.3.35.3
1976–77 Denver 5525.2.445.7973.33.81.7.37.9
1977–78 Denver 4922.2.481.7733.23.21.4.16.8
1977–78 Detroit 3424.7.421.8163.03.01.3.111.5
1978–79 L.A. Lakers 7516.1.497.6961.62.9.9.25.3
Career51025.1.444.8153.13.71.6.310.0
All-Star117.0.3331.0002.0.02.0–8.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSTLBLKPPG
1973 L.A. Lakers 35.3.273–1.3.7––2.0
1974 L.A. Lakers 532.2.379.6923.82.61.4.011.8
1976 Milwaukee 119.0.375.571.04.01.0.010.0
1977 Denver 626.3.358.6254.04.22.0.27.2
1979 L.A. Lakers 816.0.300.5001.02.3.6.02.5
Career2321.0.351.6252.42.71.3.16.0

References

  1. ↑ Jim Price Transactions
  2. ↑ "Boys basketball state finals history". Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jim Price - Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame". www.hoopshall.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Former IUPUI Basketball Players/Coach to Be Honored at 2008 Indiana Hall of Fame Banquets". IUPUI Jaguars. January 29, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2013-14 Women's Basketball Record Book (PDF) - IU Indy Athletics" (PDF). www.iupuijags.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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