Jim Caldwell (basketball)

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Jim Caldwell
Personal information
Caldwell as a sophomore at Georgia Tech
Born	(1943-01-28)January 28, 1943 Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 6, 2023(2023-04-06) (aged 80)
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Lawrenceburg (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)
College	Georgia Tech (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1965–1969
Position	Center
Number	23, 41, 24
Career history
1965–1967	Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967	New York Knicks
1967	New Jersey Americans
1967–1969	Kentucky Colonels

Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	968 (7.1 ppg)
Rebounds	1,052 (7.7 rpg)
Assists	278 (2.0 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

James W. Caldwell (January 28, 1943 – April 6, 2023) was an American professional basketball player. He attended Lawrenceburg high school in Indiana^[1] before playing college basketball for the Georgia Institute of Technology.^[2]^[3]

Caldwell was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the third round (28th pick overall) of the 1965 NBA draft. He played for the New York Knicks (1967–68) in the NBA for two games and for the New Jersey Americans (1967–68) and Kentucky Colonels^[4] (1967–68, 1968–69) in the ABA for 135 games.

Caldwell died from a heart condition on April 6, 2023, at the age of 80.^[5]

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

NBA/ABA

Source^[6]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1967–68	New York (NBA)	2	3.5	.000		–	.5	.5	.0
1967–68	New Jersey (ABA)	12	21.8	.348	–	.455	7.1	.9	4.7
1967–68	Kentucky (ABA)	58	27.3	.426	.167	.618	9.4	2.3	8.4
1968–69	Kentucky (ABA)	65	19.0	.438	.111	.674	6.5	2.0	6.5
Career		137	22.5	.423	.133	.631	7.7	2.0	7.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1967–68	Kentucky (ABA)	5	35.0	.431	–	.700	11.8	2.6	11.6
1968–69	Kentucky (ABA)	7	9.0	.267	–	.429	3.0	.7	1.6
Career		12	19.8	.394	–	.630	6.7	1.6	5.8

References

^ "South All-Stars hope their size will overpower the north in cage series". The Herald. May 20, 1961. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Bailes (March 3, 1963). "Tech's Caldwell heads All-SEC soph team". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. D4. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bill Clark (February 17, 1964). "Big Jim escaped peril, 'rebounded' to heights". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 23. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ David C. Adams (December 1, 1967). "Colonels get Jim Caldwell for Johnson". The Courier-Journal. p. B5. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jim Buchberger (April 18, 2023). "Ex-Georgia Tech, ABA player Jim Caldwell passes". Register Publications. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ "Jim Caldwell NBA & ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

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