Jim Holstein
Personal information | |
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Born | Saint Joseph's (Indiana) | September 24, 1930
1972–1977 | Ball State |
1977–1993 | Saint Francis |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James H. Holstein (September 24, 1930 – December 16, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'3"
Fort Wayne Pistons. He averaged 3.8 points per game
and won 3 NBA championships with the Lakers.
Following his NBA career, Holstein was a college basketball coach; he spent 11 seasons at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana. He left Saint Joseph's to assume the head coaching job at Ball State University. Holstein's final coaching stop was as head coach at the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1978 to1993. [1][2][3]
Career playing statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
NBA
Source[4]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952–53† | Minneapolis | 66 | 15.0 | .358 | .667 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
1953–54† | Minneapolis | 70 | 16.5 | .306 | .571 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
1954–55 | Minneapolis | 62 | 15.8 | .324 | .713 | 3.3 | .9 | 4.5 |
1955–56 | Fort Wayne | 27 | 13.0 | .270 | .649 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
Career | 225 | 15.4 | .323 | .647 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1953† | Minneapolis | 12* | 16.0 | .476 | .522 | 2.5 | .9 | 4.3 |
1954† | Minneapolis | 13* | 14.5 | .306 | .696 | 2.7 | .8 | 3.5 |
1955 | Minneapolis | 7 | 16.7 | .421 | .889 | 4.3 | .9 | 5.7 |
Career | 32 | 15.5 | .395 | .655 | 3.0 | .9 | 4.3 |
References
- ^ "James H. Holstein Obituary". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Jim Holstein (1952–1955) NBA Stats". PointAfter. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Former Minneapolis Laker Jim Holstein Passes Away at 77". NBA.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Jim Holstein's obituary at NBA.com