Aaron James (basketball)

Aaron James

Personal information
Born	(1952-10-05) October 5, 1952 New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Walter L. Cohen (New Orleans, Louisiana)
College	Grambling State (1970–1974)
NBA draft	1974: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans Jazz
Playing career	1974–1980
Position	Power forward
Number	23
Career history
As player:
1974–1979	New Orleans Jazz
1980	Antonini Siena
1980	U/Tex Wranglers
As coach:
1989–1995	Grambling State
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,829 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,470 (4.1 rpg)
Assists	370 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Aaron James (born October 5, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent his entire five-year NBA career with the New Orleans Jazz.

James, a 6'8" small forward, averaged 10.8 points and 4.1 rebounds over 356 career games from 1974 to 1979 with the Jazz, who drafted him out of Grambling State University with the 10th pick of the second round of the 1974 NBA draft. He was the team's first ever selection.

He was also selected by the Utah Stars in the third round of the 1974 ABA Draft.

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com