Jim Spanarkel

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Jim Spanarkel
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Spanarkel in May 2020
Personal information
Born (1957-06-28) June 28, 1957 (age 66)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Hudson Catholic
(Jersey City, New Jersey)
College Duke (1975–1979)
NBA draft 1979: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1979–1984
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number34, 33
Career history
1979–1980 Philadelphia 76ers
1980–1984 Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,505 (9.7 ppg)
Rebounds 652 (2.5 rpg)
Assists 572 (2.2 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

James Gerard Spanarkel (born June 28, 1957) is an American television analyst for College Basketball on CBS and a former professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks. He played college basketball for Duke University, where he was an All-American.

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Career

High school

Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Spanarkel played at Hudson Catholic Regional High School, [1] where he was a teammate of future NBA player Mike O'Koren.

College and professional basketball

Spanarkel playing for Duke in 1979 Jim Spanarkel layup, Duke Chronicle 1979-02-26.jpg
Spanarkel playing for Duke in 1979

Spanarkel was a First Team Acclaim All American, in addition the First Team All-ACC and the first 2000-point scorer in Duke Blue Devils history. He was named Duke's team MVP for his final three seasons, 1977, 1978, and 1979. Spanarkel was also team captain in his junior and senior years, and was announced NCAA's East Regional Most Outstanding Player in 1978. Duke finished as the national runner-up that year to Kentucky. [2] At Duke, Spanarkel was also a pitcher on the baseball team for two years. [3] He graduated from university in 1979, and during the summer of 1980, he studied for and obtained a real estate broker's license.

The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Spanarkel with the 16th overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft on October 17, and he spent his first season as a rookie, the 1979–80 campaign, with the Sixers. He was then drafted by the Dallas Mavericks and played the following four seasons with them, leading the club in scoring for the 1980–81 season with a 14.4 ppg average. [4] His NBA career ended in 1984, after a season during which a broken right wrist cost him three months on the bench. [5]

American broadcaster

Spanarkel worked 30 years as Nets television analyst (currently on the YES Network), both with Ian Eagle courtside as a color commentator and more recently as a studio host during pre and post-game. [6] [7] Spanarkel was terminated by YES prior to the 2020-21 season. [8] Currently, he works CBS Sports' regular season and postseason coverage with Eagle. He previously was as a studio analyst for NBA TV. During his entire broadcasting career, he has provided basketball coverage on CBS Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports, and YES. In 2013, Spanarkel called the international telecasts of the 2013 NBA Finals alongside Eagle. He has also been chief commentator for the Travers Cups and various member guest tournaments at Upper Montclair.

Personal life

Spanarkel is married to Janet, and the couple has four children, James, Bridget, Stephanie, and Andrew. [9] He is currently a First Vice President and a certified financial planner at Merrill Lynch in New Jersey.

Spanarkel has been a resident of Rutherford, New Jersey. [10]

Honors

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  1. ↑ Hague, Jim. "Open the doors of the NJSIAA Hall Jersey City legend Spanarkel heads three Hudson greats into the NJSIAA Hall of Fame", The Hudson Reporter , December 13, 2018. Accessed October 20, 2019. "When Jim Spanarkel was playing a multitude of sports while growing up on Jersey City’s West Side, he never thought he was creating a legacy of greatness never before seen in Hudson Catholic Regional High School’s history."
  2. ↑ "Nets:Broadcasters". NBA.com . Archived from the original on October 31, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Duke Magazine | Duke".
  4. ↑ 1980-81 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "CBS' Jim Spanarkel looks back happily on days with original Mavs, even the time a tiger was brought to the locker room". Dallas News. March 24, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  6. ↑ Income, Net (November 13, 2020). "After 30 years, Jim Spanarkel's days as Nets analyst are over". NetsDaily. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ Wolfley, Bob (March 20, 2013). "CBS Sports' Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel run enduring two-man NCAA Tournament weave". Journal Sentinel . Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ "YES dumping informative Jim Spanarkel shows sad state of TV sports". New York Post. November 13, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  9. ↑ "NBA.com NBA TV Talent:Jim Spanarkel". NBA.com . Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  10. ↑ Tufaro, Greg; McGurk, Tom; Falk, Steven; Havsy, Jane; Newman, Josh; Stapleton, Art. From the field to the booth: These New Jersey athletes became sports broadcasters", The Record (Bergen County) , October 18, 2019. Accessed October 20, 2019. "Jim Spanarkel... Now living in Rutherford, he is a Brooklyn Nets announcer, and a college basketball announcer for SNY and CBS. He also works the NCAA Tournament."
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  12. ↑ "Duke Circle of Honor" . Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  13. ↑ "UPI First Team All-America" . Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  14. ↑ "All ACC Team" . Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  15. ↑ "MVP of ALL-ACC Tournament Teams" . Retrieved November 7, 2006.
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  19. ↑ "GTE Academic All-Americans" . Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  20. ↑ "Duke Team Captains" . Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  21. ↑ "Swett Memorial Trophy" . Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  22. ↑ "Breen, Spanarkel, Maher win Emmys" . Retrieved April 4, 2014.
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