Jim Price (basketball)

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

Jim Price

Price in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1949-11-27) 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
Drafted by	Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1972–1979
Position	Point guard
Number	15, 25, 11, 5
Career history
As a 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 a coach:
1982–1987	IUPUI
2006	Tampa Bay Strong Dogs
Career highlights
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

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