Gene James

Gene James
Personal information
Born	February 15, 1925; Ironton, Ohio
Died	July 6, 1997 (aged 72); Sarasota, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Stonewall Jackson; (Charleston, West Virginia)
College	Marshall (1942–1943, 1946–1948)
BAA draft	1948 / Undrafted
Playing career	1949–1951
Position	Forward
Number	14, 5
Career history
1949–1950	New York Knicks
1950–1951	Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
	NAIA champion (1947); AP honorable mention All-American (1948);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Harold Gene James (February 15, 1925 – July 6, 1997) was an American professional basketball player.^[1] He played for the New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets between 1948 and 1951 while averaging 3.4 points per game for his career.^[1]

BAA/NBA career statistics[]

Legend
GP	Games played	FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	PPG	Points per game
Bold	Career high

Regular season[]

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1948–49	New York	11	.375	.500	–	.5	3.8
1949–50	New York	29	.297	.452	–	.7	1.8
1950–51	New York	6	.333	.500	.7	.7	.5
1950–51	Baltimore	42	.336	.623	3.3	1.6	4.7
Career		88	.334	.561	2.9	1.1	3.4

Playoffs[]

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1949	New York	3	.000	.500	–	.7	.7
1950	New York	1	.333	.000	–	.0	2.0
Career		4	.111	.500	–	.5	1.0

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Gene James NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2014.

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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Personal information
Born	(1925-02-15)February 15, 1925 Ironton, Ohio
Died	July 6, 1997(1997-07-06) (aged 72) Sarasota, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Stonewall Jackson (Charleston, West Virginia)
College	Marshall (1942–1943, 1946–1948)
BAA draft	1948 / Undrafted
Playing career	1949–1951
Position	Forward
Number	14, 5
Career history
1949–1950	New York Knicks
1950–1951	Baltimore Bullets

Career highlights and awards
NAIA champion (1947) AP honorable mention All-American (1948)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com