Jim McElroy
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Cotton Plant, Arkansas | October 4, 1953
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Murray–Wright (Detroit, Michigan) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1975: 3rd round, 38th overall pick |
Selected by the New Orleans Jazz | |
Playing career | 1975–1982 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 33 |
Career history | |
1975–1979 | New Orleans Jazz |
1979–1980 | Detroit Pistons |
1980–1982 | Atlanta Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 4,120 (9.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 820 (2.0 rpg) |
Assists | 1,462 (3.5 pg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
James Charles McElroy, Jr. (born October 4, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
A 6'3" guard from Central Michigan University, McElroy played in the National Basketball Association from 1975 to 1982 as a member of the New Orleans Jazz, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 9.9 points and 3.5 assists in his career and ranked tenth overall in total assists (453) during the 1978–79 NBA season.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players from Arkansas
- Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball players
- Detroit Pistons players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- New Orleans Jazz draft picks
- New Orleans Jazz players
- People from Cotton Plant, Arkansas
- Shooting guards
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs