Jim Lampley (basketball)

Jim Lampley
Personal information
Born	July 2, 1960 (age 65); Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Passaic County Technical Institute; (Wayne, New Jersey)
College	Vanderbilt (1978–1980); Little Rock (1981–1983);
NBA draft	1983: 5th round, 102nd overall pick
Drafted by	Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1983–1992
Position	Center
Number	11, 52, 50
Career history
1983–1984	Detroit Spirits
1985–1986	Baltimore/Rockford Lightning
1986	Philadelphia 76ers
1986–1989	Rockford Lightning
1989–1990	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1990	Quad City Thunder
1990–1991	Tulsa Fast Breakers
1991	Pensacola Tornados
1991–1992	Columbus Horizon
Career highlights
	All-CBA First Team (1989); 2× CBA All-Star (1997, 1989); TAAC Newcomer of the Year (1982); First-team All-TAAC (1982);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Jimmy D. Lampley (born July 2, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1986–87 season. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he attended Vanderbilt University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where he was drafted in the fifth round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks who waived him before the start of the season.^[1] Lampley signed with three teams who he never appeared in a game for: the Dallas Mavericks, the Washington Bullets and the Milwaukee Bucks.^[2]

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Raised in Paterson, New Jersey,^[3] Lampley played prep basketball at Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne, New Jersey and collegiately for the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Little Rock Trojans.^[2] While his NBA career was brief, he had a long and successful career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).^[4]^[5] He played 314 games over eight seasons and for seven teams. Averaging 13.8 points and 8.9 rebounds, he was named to the all-league team for the 1988–89 season^[6] and appeared in two All-Star games.^[7]

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