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Ken James (basketball)

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Ken James
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Robert James[1]
NationalityAustralian
Born (1945-01-19) 19 January 1945 (age 79)
Curwensville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportBasketball
PositionGuard
University teamBrigham Young University Cougars
TeamTeam Australia
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games

Kenneth Robert James (born 19 January 1945) is an Australian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.[3]

Brigham Young University

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Ken James was a guard for the Brigham Young University men's basketball team 1964-1967. Where he scored 271 points in 47 games in his 3-year college playing career.[4]

1972 Olympic Games

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On offense, he scored an average of 10.0 points per game and had a total of 90 points. On defense, he averaged 2.3 turnovers per game and had a total of 21 turnovers for Team Australia, who came in ninth place.[2]

Personal life

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Ken James is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympedia - Ken James". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Ken James International Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ken James Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Ken James College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ^ Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News. 1998. p. 555. ISBN 1573454915.