Aaron James (basketball)

Aaron James

Personal information
Born	(1952-10-05) October 5, 1952 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Walter L. Cohen (New Orleans, Louisiana)
College	Grambling State (1970–1974)
NBA draft	1974: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Drafted by	New Orleans Jazz
Playing career	1974–1980
Position	Power forward
Number	23
Career history
As a player:
1974–1979	New Orleans Jazz
1980	Antonini Siena
1980	U/Tex Wranglers
As a coach:
1985	Manila Beer Brewmasters
1989–1995	Grambling State
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,829 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,470 (4.1 rpg)
Assists	370 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Aaron James (born October 5, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent his entire five-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the New Orleans Jazz.

James, a 6'8" small forward, averaged 10.8 points and 4.1 rebounds over 356 career games from 1974 to 1979 with the Jazz, who drafted him out of Grambling State University with the 10th pick of the second round of the 1974 NBA draft. He was the team's first ever selection.

He was also selected by the Utah Stars in the third round of the 1974 ABA Draft.

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974–75	New Orleans	76	22.8	.477	.778	4.8	.9	.5	.2	11.7
1975–76	New Orleans	75	17.9	.441	.750	3.3	.8	.4	.1	9.0
1976–77	New Orleans	52	20.4	.490	.781	3.6	1.1	.4	.1	10.9
1977–78	New Orleans	80	26.5	.497	.745	5.3	1.4	.5	.3	12.2
1978–79	New Orleans	73	19.4	.494	.750	3.4	1.1	.4	.3	10.0
Career		356	21.5	.481	.760	4.1	1.0	.4	.2	10.8

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com