Jim King (basketball, born 1941)

James Staton "Country" King (born February 7, 1941) is an American retired professional basketball player and former college coach.

Jim King
Personal information
Born (1941-02-07) February 7, 1941
Branch, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolFort Smith (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
CollegeTulsa (1960–1963)
NBA draft1963: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1963–1973
PositionPoint guard
Number24, 21, 17
Coaching career1973–1980
Career history
As player:
19631966Los Angeles Lakers
19661969San Francisco Warriors
1969–1970Cincinnati Royals
19701973Chicago Bulls
As coach:
1973–1975Athletes in Action
1975–1980Tulsa
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points4,377 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,500 (2.5 rpg)
Assists1,412 (2.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'2" guard from the University of Tulsa, King was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1963 NBA draft. King played 10 NBA seasons (1963–1973) with four teams: the Lakers, the San Francisco Warriors, the Cincinnati Royals, and the Chicago Bulls. He represented the Warriors in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game, and he retired with 4,377 career points.

King later coached the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 1975 to midway through the 1979–1980 season, when he resigned after 4+12 seasons. The school retired his jersey number 24, and in 1984, he was inducted into the University of Tulsa Hall of Fame.

NBA career

In Los Angeles, King played much of his first three seasons behind former UCLA teammates Gail Goodrich and Walt Hazzard, after which the Lakers left him unprotected in the expansion draft. No sooner were he and Jeff Mullins claimed by Chicago on May 1, 1966, than they were traded to San Francisco in return for All-Star guard Guy Rodgers. The move proved to be a fortuitous one for both players, as they were instrumental in the Warriors' drive to the 1966-67 Western Division title. On April 18, 1967, King (28 points) and superstar teammate Rick Barry (55) combined for 83 points in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, a 130–124 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Only the Lakers tandem of Elgin Baylor (61) and Jerry West (26) had more in a championship series game.

King was even better in the 1967–68 season, when he emerged as one of the best combo guards in the league. Despite the absence of Barry, who had jumped to the rival ABA in the off-season, the Warriors picked up where they left off, only this time with King in a lead role. In his first 15 games, he ranked among the NBA scoring leaders at 24.2 points per game. He also averaged 4.9 assists and 4.7 rebounds in that span. King suffered a serious knee injury in a game only days later, however, which would reduce his effectiveness thereafter. Nonetheless, he was selected to play with the Western team in the 1968 All-Star Game in New York.

Prior to the 1969-70 campaign, King and Bill Turner were traded to the Cincinnati Royals in return for Jerry Lucas, but he saw action in only 31 games because of knee issues. He signed with Chicago one year later and played his final three seasons off the bench there.

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 PPG
1963–64 L.A. Lakers 60 12.7 .424 .653 1.9 1.8 3.9
1964–65 L.A. Lakers 77 21.7 .392 .781 2.8 2.3 6.3
1965–66 L.A. Lakers 76 19.7 .437 .817 2.7 2.9 7.5
1966–67 San Francisco 67 24.9 .418 .787 4.8 3.6 11.1
1967–68 San Francisco 54 32.3 .425 .810 4.5 4.2 16.6
1968–69 San Francisco 46 22.0 .348 .722 2.6 2.7 7.7
1969–70 San Francisco 3 35.0 .413 .786 5.3 3.3 16.3
1969–70 Cincinnati 31 9.2 .410 .815 1.5 1.4 2.9
1970–71 Chicago 55 11.7 .439 .810 1.2 1.4 4.8
1971–72 Chicago 73 13.9 .455 .788 1.1 1.4 5.7
1972–73 Chicago 65 12.1 .441 .846 1.2 1.2 4.2
Career 607 18.4 .418 .782 2.5 2.3 7.2
All-Star 1 7.0 .250 .667 1.0 2.0 4.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1964 L.A. Lakers 4 12.8 .400 1.000 1.0 1.5 3.0
1965 L.A. Lakers 11 16.7 .444 .882 3.3 2.2 6.5
1966 L.A. Lakers 13 22.1 .417 .706 2.5 2.4 6.3
1967 San Francisco 15 30.5 .472 .690 6.7 3.3 16.3
1968 San Francisco 9 12.6 .421 .632 2.1 2.2 4.9
1969 San Francisco 6 23.7 .372 .778 4.2 2.8 12.0
1971 Chicago 7 21.0 .422 .667 3.0 3.9 6.6
1972 Chicago 4 14.0 .458 1.000 1.5 1.3 6.5
1973 Chicago 4 3.5 .333 .500 .3 .5 1.3
Career 73 19.9 .436 .728 3.4 2.5 8.2

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1975–1980)
1975–76 Tulsa 9–184–8T–4th
1976–77 Tulsa 6–213–97th
1977–78 Tulsa 9–187–96th
1978–79 Tulsa 13–147–97th
1979–80 Tulsa 6–122–6
Tulsa: 43–83 (.341)23–41 (.359)
Total:43–83 (.341)


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