Jim Price (basketball)

Jim Price
	Price in 1968
Personal information
Born	November 27, 1949 (age 75); Russellville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Arsenal Technical; (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Louisville (1969–1972)
NBA draft	1972: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
	Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1972–1979
Position	Point guard
Number	15, 25, 11, 5
Career history
As 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 coach:
1982–1987	IUPUI
2006	Tampa Bay Strong Dogs
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Star (1975); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1974); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1973); Consensus second-team All-American (1972); 2× First-team All-MVC (1971, 1972);
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,088 (10.0 ppg)
Rebounds	1,566 (3.1 rpg)
Assists	1,886 (3.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

James E. Price (born November 27, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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
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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	STL	BLK	PPG
1972–73	L.A. Lakers	59	14.0	.440	.822	1.9	1.6	–	–	6.4
1973–74	L.A. Lakers	82	32.0	.449	.799	4.6	4.5	1.9	.4	15.4
1974–75	L.A. Lakers	9	37.7	.449	.911	4.8	7.0	2.3	.3	21.2
1974–75	Milwaukee	41	37.3	.440	.859	3.8	5.4	2.2	.5	14.9
1975–76	Milwaukee	80	31.6	.415	.849	3.3	4.9	1.9	.4	11.7
1976–77	Milwaukee	6	18.5	.512	.778	2.2	2.5	1.2	.2	8.2
1976–77	Buffalo	20	16.7	.423	.850	1.7	1.9	1.3	.3	5.3
1976–77	Denver	55	25.2	.445	.797	3.3	3.8	1.7	.3	7.9
1977–78	Denver	49	22.2	.481	.773	3.2	3.2	1.4	.1	6.8
1977–78	Detroit	34	24.7	.421	.816	3.0	3.0	1.3	.1	11.5
1978–79	L.A. Lakers	75	16.1	.497	.696	1.6	2.9	.9	.2	5.3
Career		510	25.1	.444	.815	3.1	3.7	1.6	.3	10.0
All-Star		1	17.0	.333	1.000	2.0	.0	2.0	–	8.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	STL	BLK	PPG
1973	L.A. Lakers	3	5.3	.273	–	1.3	.7	–	–	2.0
1974	L.A. Lakers	5	32.2	.379	.692	3.8	2.6	1.4	.0	11.8
1976	Milwaukee	1	19.0	.375	.571	.0	4.0	1.0	.0	10.0
1977	Denver	6	26.3	.358	.625	4.0	4.2	2.0	.2	7.2
1979	L.A. Lakers	8	16.0	.300	.500	1.0	2.3	.6	.0	2.5
Career		23	21.0	.351	.625	2.4	2.7	1.3	.1	6.0

References

^ Jim Price Transactions
^ "Boys basketball state finals history". Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/jim-price/?query=misc1.eq.Indianapolis%20Arsenal%20Tech&xsearch_id=HallofFame_Highschool&xsearch[0]=Indianapolis%20Arsenal%20Tech&back=HallofFame
^ "Former IUPUI Basketball Players/Coach to Be Honored at 2008 Indiana Hall of Fame Banquets". IUPUI Jaguars. January 29, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ http://www.iupuijags.com/documents/2013/10/21/2013-14_WBK_Record_Book.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

External links

Career Stats

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[1] Jim Price Transactions

[2] "Boys basketball state finals history". Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[3] ttp://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/jim-price/?query=misc1.eq.Indianapolis%20Arsenal%20Tech&xsearch_id=HallofFame_Highschool&xsearch[0]=Indianapolis%20Arsenal%20Tech&back=HallofFame

[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] ttp://www.iupuijags.com/documents/2013/10/21/2013-14_WBK_Record_Book.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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v t e 1972 NBA draft
First round	LaRue Martin Bob McAdoo Dwight Davis Corky Calhoun Fred Boyd Russ Lee Bud Stallworth Tom Riker Bob Nash Paul Westphal Ralph Simpson Julius Erving Travis Grant
Second round	Bob Davis Harold Fox Jim Price Chris Ford Joby Wright Sam Sibert John Gianelli Steve Bracey Paul Stovall Brian Taylor Steve Hawes Tom Patterson Dave Twardzik Dennis Wuycik Mike Ratliff Chuck Terry Ollie Johnson

v t e 1972 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Henry Bibby Jim Chones Bo Lamar Bob McAdoo Ed Ratleff Tom Riker Bill Walton
Second Team	Rich Fuqua Barry Parkhill Jim Price Bud Stallworth Henry Wilmore