Joe Caldwell
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| Small forward / Guard | ||||||||||
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| Born | November 1, 1941 Texas City, Texas |
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| High school | John C. Fremont | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||
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| College | Arizona State | |||||||||
| NBA Draft | 1964 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||
| Pro career | 1964–1975 | |||||||||
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| 1964–1965 | Detroit Pistons | |||||||||
| 1965–1970 | St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||
| 1970–1975 | Carolina Cougars / Spirits of St. Louis (ABA) | |||||||||
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| Points | 12,619 (16.1 ppg) | |||||||||
| Rebounds | 4,117 (5.3 rpg) | |||||||||
| Assists | 2,647 (3.4 apg) | |||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||
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Joe Louis Caldwell (born November 1, 1941 in Texas City, Texas) is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent 6 seasons (1964–1970) in the NBA and 5 seasons (1970–1975) in the now-defunct ABA, and he was one of the few players to be an All-Star in both leagues. He was also a member of the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nicknamed "Pogo Joe" or "Jumping Joe" for his leaping abilities, Caldwell was a 6'5" guard/forward from Arizona State University. Though drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1964, he spent the majority of his NBA career with the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise. After averaging 21.1 points per game during the 1969-70 NBA season, Caldwell jumped to the rival ABA, playing for the Carolina Cougars from 1970 to 1974. More than just a high-flying scorer, Caldwell was also a tenacious defender, and basketball legend Julius Erving once said that Caldwell guarded him better than any player in the ABA.
During the 1974-75 season, St. Louis management blamed Caldwell for influencing team star Marvin Barnes to briefly leave the team. Caldwell denied doing this but he was suspended for "activities detrimental to the best interests of professional basketball." Caldwell never played another pro basketball game and has filed various lawsuits because he believes that he was wrongly blacklisted by the ABA and later the NBA. He scored 12,619 combined NBA/ABA career points.
On November 20, 2010, ASU retired his collegiate number 32 before a game against the UAB Blazers.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Sun Devils to Honor Joe Caldwell's No. 32 at Home Opener on Nov. 20 vs. UAB". Arizona State Sun Devils. 2010-11-10. http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111010aab.html. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
[edit] External links
- Joe Caldwell Career at Basketball-Reference.com
- Joe Caldwell @ Remember the ABA
- Banned from basketball
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- 1941 births
- Basketball players from Texas
- United States men's national basketball team members
- Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Carolina Cougars players
- Detroit Pistons draft picks
- Detroit Pistons players
- Living people
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Sportspeople from Houston, Texas
- St. Louis Hawks players
- Spirits of St. Louis players
- Olympic basketball players of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- National Basketball Association All-Stars
