Jim Eakins

Jim Eakins
No. 42, 25, 33, 22, 24, 51
Center
Personal information
Date of birth May 24, 1946 (1946-05-24) (age 65)
Place of birth Sacramento, California
Nationality American
High school Encina
(Sacramento, California)
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College BYU
NBA Draft 1968 / Round: 5 / Pick: 57th overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Pro career 1968–1978
Career history
1968–1969 Oakland Oaks (ABA)
1969–1970 Washington Caps (ABA)
19701974 Virginia Squires (ABA)
19741975 Utah Stars (ABA)
1975–1976 Virginia Squires (ABA)
1976 New York Nets (ABA)
1976–1977 Kansas City Kings
1977 San Antonio Spurs
1978 Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points 8,255 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds 5,578 (7.3 rpg)
Blocks 450 (1.0 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

James Scott Eakins (Jim, Jimbo, Jumbo) (born May 24, 1946, in Sacramento, California) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'11" center from Brigham Young University, Eakins was selected in the fifth round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Francisco Warriors and in the 1968 ABA Draft by the Oakland Oaks.

Eakins played eight seasons (1968–1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Oakland Oaks, Washington Caps, Virginia Squires, Utah Stars, and New York Nets. He won ABA championships in 1969 with the Oakland Oaks and in 1976 with the New York Nets. Eakins also represented Virginia in the 1974 ABA All-Star Game.

After the ABA-NBA merger in 1976, Eakins played in the NBA until 1978 as a member of the Kansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs, and Milwaukee Bucks. In his ABA/NBA career, he scored 8,255 points and grabbed 5,578 rebounds.

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