Jim King (basketball)
James Staton "Country" King (born February 7, 1941) is an American retired professional basketball player and former college coach.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1941 Branch, Arkansas |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fort Smith (Fort Smith, Arkansas) |
| College | Tulsa (1960–1963) |
| NBA draft | 1963 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1963–1973 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 24, 21, 17 |
| Coaching career | 1973–1980 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1963–1966 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1966–1969 | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1969–1970 | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1970–1973 | Chicago Bulls |
| As coach: | |
| 1973–1975 | Athletes in Action |
| 1975–1980 | Tulsa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,377 (7.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,500 (2.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,412 (2.3 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
A 6'2" guard from the University of Tulsa, King was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1963 NBA draft. King played ten NBA seasons (1963–1973) with four teams: the Lakers, the San Francisco Warriors, the Cincinnati Royals, and the Chicago Bulls. He represented the Warriors in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game, and he retired with 4,377 career points.
King later coached the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 1975 to midway to through the 1979–1980, when he resigned after four and a half seasons. The Golden Hurricane retired King's number #24.
NBA career statistics
| 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 | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–64 | L.A. Lakers | 60 | 12.7 | .424 | .653 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
| 1964–65 | L.A. Lakers | 77 | 21.7 | .392 | .781 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| 1965–66 | L.A. Lakers | 76 | 19.7 | .437 | .817 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 7.5 |
| 1966–67 | San Francisco | 67 | 24.9 | .418 | .787 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 11.1 |
| 1967–68 | San Francisco | 54 | 32.3 | .425 | .810 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 16.6 |
| 1968–69 | San Francisco | 46 | 22.0 | .348 | .722 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 7.7 |
| 1969–70 | San Francisco | 3 | 35.0 | .413 | .786 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 16.3 |
| 1969–70 | Cincinnati | 31 | 9.2 | .410 | .815 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| 1970–71 | Chicago | 55 | 11.7 | .439 | .810 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| 1971–72 | Chicago | 73 | 13.9 | .455 | .788 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 1972–73 | Chicago | 65 | 12.1 | .441 | .846 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| Career | 607 | 18.4 | .418 | .782 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 7.2 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 7.0 | .250 | .667 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | L.A. Lakers | 4 | 12.8 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 1965 | L.A. Lakers | 11 | 16.7 | .444 | .882 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 6.5 |
| 1966 | L.A. Lakers | 13 | 22.1 | .417 | .706 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
| 1967 | San Francisco | 15 | 30.5 | .472 | .690 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 16.3 |
| 1968 | San Francisco | 9 | 12.6 | .421 | .632 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
| 1969 | San Francisco | 6 | 23.7 | .372 | .778 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 12.0 |
| 1971 | Chicago | 7 | 21.0 | .422 | .667 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 6.6 |
| 1972 | Chicago | 4 | 14.0 | .458 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 1973 | Chicago | 4 | 3.5 | .333 | .500 | .3 | .5 | 1.3 |
| Career | 73 | 19.9 | .436 | .728 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 8.2 | |
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