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Jim Loscutoff
Personal information
Born	February 4, 1930; San Francisco, California
Died	December 1, 2015 (aged 85); Naples, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Palo Alto (Palo Alto, California)
College	Grant Tech (1948–1950); Oregon (1950–1951, 1954–1955);
NBA draft	1955: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
	Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1955–1964
Position	Power forward
Number	18
Career history
1955–1964	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
	7× NBA champion (1957, 1959–1964); "Loscy" Retired by Boston Celtics; First-team All-PCC (1955);
Career statistics
Points	3,156 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds	2,848 (5.6 rpg)
Assists	353 (0.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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James Loscutoff Jr (February 4, 1930 – December 1, 2015) was a professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics. A forward, Loscutoff played on seven Celtics championship teams between 1956 and 1964.^[1]

Life and career

The Celtics honored Loscutoff by having his nickname "Loscy" hang from the rafters.

Loscutoff was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Nellie George (Ramzoff)^[2] and James Loscutoff. His parents were Russian.^[3]^[4] He starred in basketball at Palo Alto High School, graduating in 1948. Loscutoff then attended Grant Technical College, a two-year college near Sacramento, California before proceeding to the University of Oregon. In his final season at Oregon, Loscutoff led the team in scoring and rebounding with 19.6 points per game and 17.2 rebounds per game.^[5] He still holds the Oregon school record for rebounds in a game with 32.^[6]

Standing 6'5", Loscutoff was selected with the third non-territorial pick of the first round in the 1955 NBA draft. He was originally drafted by coach Red Auerbach to provide some much-needed defensive nerve for the Celtics team, which (despite becoming the first team to average 100 points per game in the 1954–55 season) had one of the worst defensive records in the league.

During his rookie year, Loscutoff set a then-record for the Celtics with 26 rebounds in a game.^[5] In 1957, he sank the final two free throws of a 125-123 double overtime victory over the St. Louis Hawks that gave the Celtics their first NBA championship.^[6] In nine seasons, from 1955 to 1964, he played forward and won seven championships as part of the legendary Celtics teams of the 1960s. Loscutoff was described as the Celtics hatchet-man,^[7] and his defense and strength were part of the defensive greatness of the 1960s Celtics, alongside Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell.

Loscutoff's nicknames included Jungle Jim and Loscy. The organization wished to honor Loscutoff, but he asked that his jersey number (18) not be retired, so that a future Celtic could wear it. Instead, the Celtics added a banner with his nickname "Loscy" to the retired number banners hanging from the rafters of their arenas. The number was later retired in honor of another Celtic great, Dave Cowens.

Loscutoff lived in Florida and Andover, Massachusetts, where his family owns a day camp for children.^[8] His wife was artist Lynn Loscutoff.^[9] He died in Naples, Florida on December 1, 2015 from complications of Parkinson's disease and pneumonia.^[10]^[11]

References

^ Team Statement on Celtics Legend Jim Loscutoff Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGF7-XQN
^ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC6L-3Q3
^ "James George Loscutoff, Sr (1904 - 1985)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
^ ^a ^b Pave, Marvin (December 3, 2015), "Jim Loscutoff, at 85; forward on seven Celtics title teams", The Boston Globe
^ ^a ^b Schudel, Matt (December 2, 2015), "Jim Loscutoff, brawny forward for Celtics dynasty, dies at 85", The Washington Post
^ Reynolds, Bill (2010). Rise of a Dynasty: The '57 Celtics, the First Banner, and the Dawning of a New America. Penguin Group. ISBN 9781101475058.
^ Twiss, Jeff. "Legal Timeout with Jim Loscutoff". Retrieved 2007-10-11.
^ Singlelais, Neil (February 17, 1957). "The Wives Get Along Together". The Boston Globe.
^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/jim-loscutoff-brawny-forward-for-celtics-dynasty-dies-at-85/2015/12/02/d8e9e212-9940-11e5-94f0-9eeaff906ef3_story.html
^ https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/12/03/jungle-jim-loscutoff-was-fearsome-but-fun-loving/NVV7Pl7WXKVD8LST8242ON/story.html

External links

Career Statistics on databasebasketball.com

[1] Team Statement on Celtics Legend Jim Loscutoff Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine

[2] ttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGF7-XQN

[3] ttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC6L-3Q3

[4] "James George Loscutoff, Sr (1904 - 1985)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2016-10-31.

[pave-5] Pave, Marvin (December 3, 2015), "Jim Loscutoff, at 85; forward on seven Celtics title teams", The Boston Globe

[schudel-6] Schudel, Matt (December 2, 2015), "Jim Loscutoff, brawny forward for Celtics dynasty, dies at 85", The Washington Post

[reynolds-7] Reynolds, Bill (2010). Rise of a Dynasty: The '57 Celtics, the First Banner, and the Dawning of a New America. Penguin Group. ISBN 9781101475058.

[twiss-8] Twiss, Jeff. "Legal Timeout with Jim Loscutoff". Retrieved 2007-10-11.

[9] Singlelais, Neil (February 17, 1957). "The Wives Get Along Together". The Boston Globe.

[10] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/jim-loscutoff-brawny-forward-for-celtics-dynasty-dies-at-85/2015/12/02/d8e9e212-9940-11e5-94f0-9eeaff906ef3_story.html

[11] ttps://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/12/03/jungle-jim-loscutoff-was-fearsome-but-fun-loving/NVV7Pl7WXKVD8LST8242ON/story.html

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+'''James Loscutoff Jr''' (February 4, 1930 – December 1, 2015) was a professional [[basketball]] player for the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Boston Celtics]]. A [[Forward (basketball)|forward]], Loscutoff played on seven Celtics [[List of NBA champions|championship teams]] between 1956 and 1964.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/Team-Statement-Celtics-Legend-Jim-Loscutoff Team Statement on Celtics Legend Jim Loscutoff] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112014140/http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/Team-Statement-Celtics-Legend-Jim-Loscutoff |date=2016-01-12 }}</ref>
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