Jim Nolan (basketball)

James S. Nolan (June 9, 1927 – April 19, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. Nolan was selected in the second round of the 1949 BAA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He played for the Warriors for five games in the 1949–50 NBA season and recorded totals of eight points and four assists.[1] He played college basketball and football at Georgia Institute of Technology.[2] He later returned to Georgia and started a coaching career leading the Tech Freshman Basketball team from 1955 to 1957, then became the Lanier football coach in the early 1960’s.[3] He is a member of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]

Jim Nolan
Nolan as a junior at Georgia Tech
Personal information
Born(1927-06-09)June 9, 1927
Macon, Georgia
DiedApril 19, 1983(1983-04-19) (aged 57)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolLanier (Macon, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1946–1949)
BAA draft1949: 2nd round
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career1949–1950
PositionCenter
Number19
Career history
1949–1950Philadelphia Warriors
Career NBA statistics
Points8 (1.6 ppg)
Assists4 (0.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 Philadelphia 5 .190 .8 1.6

References

  1. "Jim Nolan NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. Jim Nolan's Hall of Fame entry @ Georgia Tech
  3. "CLASS OF 2000". Macon Shof. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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