| Jim Caldwell | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 240 |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| High School: | Lawrenceburg |
| College: | Georgia Tech (1962–1965) |
| Draft Year: | 1965 |
| Draft Round: | 3 |
| Draft Pick: | 25 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career Start: | 1965 |
| Career End: | 1969 |
| Career Position: | Center |
| Career Number: | 23, 41, 24 |
| Years1: | 1965–1967 |
| Team1: | Wilmington Blue Bombers |
| Team2: | New York Knicks |
| Years3: | 1967 |
| Team3: | New Jersey Americans |
| Years4: | 1967–1969 |
| Team4: | Kentucky Colonels |
| Stats League: | NBA and ABA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 968 (7.1 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 1,052 (7.7 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 278 (2.0 apg) |
| Bbr: | caldwji01 |
James W. Caldwell (January 28, 1943 – April 6, 2023) was an American professional basketball player. He attended Lawrenceburg high school in Indiana[1] before playing college basketball for the Georgia Institute of Technology.[2] [3]
Caldwell was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the third round (28th pick overall) of the 1965 NBA draft. He played for the New York Knicks (1967–68) in the NBA for two games and for the New Jersey Americans (1967–68) and Kentucky Colonels[4] (1967–68, 1968–69) in the ABA for 135 games.
Caldwell died from a heart condition on April 6, 2023, at the age of 80.[5]
Source[6]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (NBA) | 2 | 3.5 | .000 | - | .5 | .5 | .0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey (ABA) | 12 | 21.8 | .348 | - | .455 | 7.1 | .9 | 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky (ABA) | 58 | 27.3 | .426 | .167 | .618 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky (ABA) | 65 | 19.0 | .438 | .111 | .674 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 137 | 22.5 | .423 | .133 | .631 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 7.1Playoffs
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