Jim Spanarkel

James Gerard Spanarkel (born June 28, 1957) is an American television analyst for the Brooklyn Nets on the YES Network and 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.

Jim Spanarkel

Personal information
Born	(1957-06-28) June 28, 1957 Jersey City, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, New Jersey)
College	Duke (1975–1979)
NBA draft	1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1979–1984
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Number	34, 33
Career history
1979–1980	Philadelphia 76ers
1980–1984	Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1979) 2× First-team All-ACC (1978, 1979) Second-team All-ACC (1977) ACC Rookie of the Year (1976)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,505 (9.7 ppg)
Rebounds	652 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	572 (2.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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 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 has worked over 20 years as Nets television analyst (currently on the YES Network), and he additionally works CBS Sports' regular season with Ian Eagle and NCAA Men's Championship college basketball coverage with Verne Lundquist (analysis). He also served as a studio analyst for NBA TV. During his entire broadcasting career, he has provided basketball coverage on CBS Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports, and as of late the Brooklyn Nets on 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. Spanarkel used to work primarily with Ian Eagle during CBS's telecast of the NCAA tournament, through 2013.

Personal life

Spanarkel is married to Janet, and the couple has four children, James, Bridget, Stephanie, and Andrew.[6] 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.[7]

Statistics

Jim Spanarkel

Statistics

Jim Spanarkel

Additional Statistics Basic Stats Year G Reb Reb/G Asst Asst/G Pts Pts/G 1976 23 101 4.4 65 2.8 307 13.3 1977 27 147 5.4 96 3.6 519 19.2 1978 34 116 3. 4 126 3.7 708 20.8 1979 30 90 3 112 3.7 478 15.9 Total 114 454 4.0 399 3.5 2012 17.6.[8] Additional statistics Year FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% PF 1976 120 219 54.8% 67 97 69.1% 74 1977 172 331 52.0% 175 209 83.7% 73 1978 244 460 53.0% 220 255 86.3% 83 1979 188 364 51.6% 102 139 73.4% 75 Total 724 1374 52.7% 564 700 80.6% 305[8]

Duke record book

Jim Spanarkel	Duke Statistics
Information	↓
Information	↓ Career Points Points 2012[8] Career Points Per Game Games Average 114 17.6[8] Career Rebounds # 454[8] Career Assists # 399[8] Career Assists Per Game A G A/G 399 144 3.5[8] Career Field Goal Percentage FG FGA FG % 724 1374 52.69%[8] Career Free Throw Percentage FT FTA FT % 564 700 80.57%[8] Single Season Points Points Year 708 1978[8] Single Season Points per Game Year Games Points PPG 1978 34 708 20.8[8] Single Season steals Year Steals 1978 92[8] Single Season Free Throw Percentage Year FT FTA FT% 1978 220 255 86.27% 1977 175 209 83.73%[8]

Honors

• In 1990, Jim Spanarkel was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame.[9]
• In 2001, Spanarkel was inducted into the Duke Circle of Honor.[10]
• Jim Spanarkel was inducted into the UPI First Team All-America: 1979.[11]
• He was inducted second into the All-ACC Team.[12]
• MVP of All-ACC Tournament teams in 1978; 1979.[13]
• He was the ACC Freshman of the year in 1976 for Duke.[14]
• He has the NCAA East Regional MOP: 1978.[15]
• He was the All-NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[16]
• Sparnakel was GTE Academic All-Americans consecutively in 1978 and 1979.[17]
• James was Team Captain in 1978–1979.[18]
• Won the Swett Memorial Trophy (Duke MVP) three years in a row: 1977, 1978, and 1979.[19]
• In 2014, won the New York Emmy Award for Best Sports Analyst for the YES Network broadcasts of Brooklyn Nets games.[20]

References

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". Archived from the original on October 31, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2006.
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. "NBA.com NBA TV Talent:Jim Spanarkel". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
7. 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."
8. "NBA and Duke Statistics". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
9. "Duke Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
10. "Duke Circle of Honor". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
11. "UPI First Team All-America". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
12. "All ACC Team". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
13. "MVP of ALL-ACC Tournament Teams". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
14. "ACC Rookie of the Year". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
15. "NCAA East Regional MOP". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
16. "All NCAA Tournament". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
17. "GTE Academic All-Americans". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
18. "Duke Team Captains". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
19. "Swett Memorial Trophy". Retrieved November 7, 2006.
20. "Breen, Spanarkel, Maher win Emmys". Retrieved April 4, 2014.

External links

• Jim Spanarkel NBA statistics