Jim Lampley (basketball)
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Personal information | |
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Born | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | July 2, 1960
Nationality | American |
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 |
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NBA draft | 1983 / Round: 5 / Pick: 102nd overall |
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
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 and awards | |
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Jimmy D. Lampley (born July 2, 1960) is a retired professional basketball center who played 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 he never played for. Lampley signed with three teams who he never appeared in a game for: the Dallas Mavericks, the Washington Bullets and the Milwaukee Bucks.
While his NBA career was brief, he had a long and successful career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). 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 and appeared in two All-Star games.[1]
References[]
- ^ 1992–93 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 311
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
- 1960 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Lightning players
- Basketball players from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Centers (basketball)
- Columbus Horizon players
- Detroit Spirits players
- Little Rock Trojans men's basketball players
- Pensacola Tornados (1986–1991) players
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Quad City Thunder players
- Rockford Lightning players
- Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
- Tulsa Fast Breakers players
- Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs