Jim King (basketball, born 1941)

Jim King
Personal information
Born (1941-02-07) February 7, 1941 (age 83)
Branch, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolFort Smith (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
CollegeTulsa (1960–1963)
NBA draft1963: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1963–1973
PositionPoint guard
Number24, 21, 17
Coaching career1973–1980
Career history
As player:
19631966Los Angeles Lakers
19661969San Francisco Warriors
1969–1970Cincinnati Royals
19701973Chicago Bulls
As coach:
1973–1975Athletes in Action
1975–1980Tulsa
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points4,377 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,500 (2.5 rpg)
Assists1,412 (2.3 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

James Staton "Country" King (born February 7, 1941) is an American retired professional basketball player and former college coach.

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 10 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 through the 1979–1980 season, when he resigned after 4+12 seasons. The school retired his jersey number 24, and in 1984, he was inducted into the University of Tulsa Hall of Fame.


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