Jim Caldwell (basketball)

Jim Caldwell
Caldwell as a sophomore at Georgia Tech
Personal information
Born(1943-01-28)January 28, 1943
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedApril 6, 2023(2023-04-06) (aged 80)
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolLawrenceburg (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1962–1965)
NBA draft1965: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1965–1969
PositionCenter
Number23, 41, 24
Career history
1965–1967Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967New York Knicks
1967New Jersey Americans
1967–1969Kentucky Colonels
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points968 (7.1 ppg)
Rebounds1,052 (7.7 rpg)
Assists278 (2.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

James W. Caldwell (January 28, 1943 – April 6, 2023) was an American professional basketball player. He attended Lawrenceburg high school in Indiana[1] before playing college basketball for the Georgia Institute of Technology.[2][3]

Caldwell was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the third round (28th pick overall) of the 1965 NBA draft. He played for the New York Knicks (1967–68) in the NBA for two games and for the New Jersey Americans (1967–68) and Kentucky Colonels[4] (1967–68, 1968–69) in the ABA for 135 games.

Caldwell died from a heart condition on April 6, 2023, at the age of 80.[5]

Career statistics

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

NBA/ABA

Source[6]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1967–68 New York (NBA) 2 3.5 .000 – .5 .5 .0
1967–68 New Jersey (ABA) 12 21.8 .348 – .455 7.1 .9 4.7
1967–68 Kentucky (ABA) 58 27.3 .426 .167 .618 9.4 2.3 8.4
1968–69 Kentucky (ABA) 65 19.0 .438 .111 .674 6.5 2.0 6.5
Career 137 22.5 .423 .133 .631 7.7 2.0 7.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1967–68 Kentucky (ABA) 5 35.0 .431 – .700 11.8 2.6 11.6
1968–69 Kentucky (ABA) 7 9.0 .267 – .429 3.0 .7 1.6
Career 12 19.8 .394 – .630 6.7 1.6 5.8

References

  1. ^ "South All-Stars hope their size will overpower the north in cage series". The Herald. May 20, 1961. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Frank Bailes (March 3, 1963). "Tech's Caldwell heads All-SEC soph team". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. D4. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Bill Clark (February 17, 1964). "Big Jim escaped peril, 'rebounded' to heights". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 23. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ David C. Adams (December 1, 1967). "Colonels get Jim Caldwell for Johnson". The Courier-Journal. p. B5. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Jim Buchberger (April 18, 2023). "Ex-Georgia Tech, ABA player Jim Caldwell passes". Register Publications. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Jim Caldwell NBA & ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2023.


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