Jim Paxson Sr.

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Jim Paxson Sr.
Personal information
Born(1932-12-19)December 19, 1932
Cincinnati Royals
Career NBA statistics
Points
1,105 (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds616 (4.5 rpg)
Assists225 (1.6 apg)
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Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  United States
Men's basketball
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City Team competition

James Edward Paxson Sr. (December 19, 1932 – October 28, 2014) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'6"

Cincinnati Royals.[2] When his basketball career ended, he entered the insurance business.[3]

Paxson's sons Jim and John both played in the NBA and have also served as NBA general managers. His son Michael played collegiately at Ohio University for one year.[4]

Paxson died on October 28, 2014. He was 81.[5]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1956–57 Minneapolis 71 17.9 .285 .720 3.7 1.2 6.3
1957–58 Cincinnati 67 26.8 .352 .733 5.2 2.1 9.8
Career 138 22.2 .323 .727 4.5 1.6 8.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1956–57 Minneapolis 5 10.8 .333 .500 2.8 .6 5.0
1957–58 Cincinnati 2 15.0 .150 .750 4.0 2.5 6.0
Career 7 12.0 .255 .591 3.1 1.1 5.3

Notes

  1. ^ Player Bio: Jim Paxson Sr[permanent dead link]. University of Dayton. Retrieved on July 23, 2008.
  2. ^
    Basketball Reference
    . Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. Boston Globe
    . May 1, 1988. 79.
  4. ^ Bruce Newman. "A Family Tradition." Sports Illustrated. March 21, 1983. Retrieved on July 23, 2008.
  5. ^ Ohio basketball legend Jim Paxson Sr. dies at 81