Jim Cleamons
| No. 11, 5, 35, 33 | |
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| Shooting guard / Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 13, 1949 Lincolnton, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Linden-McKinley (Columbus, Ohio) |
| College | Ohio State |
| NBA Draft | 1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Pro career | 1971–1980 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1971–1972 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1972–1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1977–1979 | New York Knicks |
| 1979–1980 | Washington Bullets |
| As coach: | |
| 1996–1997 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 5,412 (8.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,981 (3.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,531 (3.9 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James Mitchell "Jim" Cleamons (born September 13, 1949 in Lincolnton, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player and current coach. He played collegiately at The Ohio State University, and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 13th pick of the 1971 NBA Draft. He had a nine-year NBA career for four different teams (the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks, and the Washington Bullets). In 1976, Cleamons was selected to the NBA All-Defense 2nd team.
In addition to his playing career, Cleamons was the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks for slightly over one year, from 1996 to 1997. He was then the head coach of the Chicago Condors, and he has served as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. He was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers on July 19, 2006.
For a few games during his tenure with the Lakers, he has served as acting head coach while Phil Jackson was absent.
In 2011, Cleamons became a coach in the Chinese Basketball Association.[1]
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- People from Lincolnton, North Carolina
- African-American basketball coaches
- African-American basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Chicago Bulls assistant coaches
- Dallas Mavericks head coaches
- Dallas Mavericks expansion draft picks
- Los Angeles Lakers assistant coaches
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- National Basketball Association head coaches
- New Orleans Hornets assistant coaches
- New York Knicks players
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
- Washington Bullets players
- Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball coaches
