Jim Ashmore Explained

Jim Ashmore
Birth Date:	1935 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:	New Market, Missouri, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Weight Lbs:	165
High School:	Forest (Forest, Mississippi)
College:	Mississippi State (1954–1957)
Draft Year:	1957
Draft Round:	4
Draft Pick:	32
Draft Team:	Boston Celtics
Career Start:	1957
Career End:	1960
Career Position:	Guard
Years1:	1957–1960
Team1:	Denver-Chicago Truckers
Highlights:	Third-team All-American – AP (1957) 2× First-team All-SEC (1956, 1957) AAU All-American (1958)

James Ashmore (May 14, 1935 – December 15, 2023) was an American basketball player.

Playing career

Ashmore attended Mississippi State University (MSU) from 1954 to 1957 after growing up in New Market, Missouri. He played on the MSU basketball team and was notable for being Mississippi's first college basketball player to score more than 1,000 career points, scoring a total of 1,918 points. In 1957, Ashmore scored 45 points in a single game. He made 76.6% of his free throws in his 1956–57 season.

From 1957 to 1960 Ashmore played for the Denver-Chicago Truckers of the National Industrial Basketball League.^[1]

Death

Ashmore died on December 15, 2023, at the age of 88.^{[2] [3]}

Honors

• Ashmore was honored as a Converse and Helms Foundation All-American in 1956–1957.
• Ashmore was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NIBL-Jim Ashmore.
2. Web site: 2023-12-16 . MSU Legend Jim Ashmore Passes Away . 2023-12-17 . Mississippi State . en.
3. https://www.colbertmemorial.com/obituary/DrJames-Ashmore Dr. James Dale Ashmore
4. Web site: Jim Ashmore. MISSISSIPPI HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM. February 15, 2013.