Jim Baechtold

Jim Baechtold

Personal information
Born	(1927-12-09)December 9, 1927 McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Died	August 29, 2011(2011-08-29) (aged 83) Richmond, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Moon (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania)
College	Eastern Kentucky (1948–1952)
NBA draft	1952: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1952–1957
Position	Forward / Guard
Number	18, 10
Career history
1952–1953	Baltimore Bullets
1953	Elmira Colonels (ABL)
1953–1957	New York Knicks
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,123 (9.7 ppg)
Rebounds	1,009 (3.1 rpg)
Assists	685 (2.1 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

James E. "Jim" Baechtold (December 9, 1927 – August 29, 2011) was an American basketball player and professor at Eastern Kentucky University.

He played collegiately for Eastern Kentucky University.

He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the 1952 NBA Draft.

He played for the Bullets (1952–53) and New York Knicks (1953–57) in the NBA for 321 games.

From 1962 through 1966, he served as Eastern Kentucky University’s head basketball coach. In his five seasons, he coached two OVC runnersup and the 1965 conference championship team. He was the OVC Coach-of-the-Year in 1965. Afterwards, he served for several years as an associate professor in the University's Parks and Recreation Department.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com
• Obituary