James W. Caldwell (born January 28, 1943) is an American former basketball player. He attended Lawrenceburg high school in Indiana[1] before playing college basketball for the Georgia Institute of Technology.[2][3]
![]() Caldwell as a sophomore at Georgia Tech | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1943-01-28) January 28, 1943 (age 79) Durham, North Carolina |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lawrenceburg (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) |
College | Georgia Tech (1962–1965) |
NBA draft | 1965 / Round: 3 / Pick: 25th overall |
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 1965–1969 |
Position | Center |
Number | 23, 41, 24 |
Career history | |
1965–1967 | Wilmington Blue Bombers |
1967 | New York Knicks |
1967 | New Jersey Americans |
1967–1969 | Kentucky Colonels |
Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 968 (7.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,052 (7.7 rpg) |
Assists | 278 (2.0 apg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Caldwell was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the third round (28th pick overall) of the 1965 NBA Draft. He played for the New York Knicks (1967–68) in the NBA for two games and for the New Jersey Americans (1967–68) and Kentucky Colonels[4] (1967–68, 1968–69) in the ABA for 135 games.
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