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Jim McDaniels
Center ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#44

Jim McDaniels

Age78 BornApr 2, 1948 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight103 kg CollegeWestern Kentucky Draft1971 · #23
Career averages
5.9PPG
4.9RPG
1.0APG
149 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
4Seasons
149Games
877Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder · 107 games · 1971-72 to 1973-74
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Star Selection1971
All awards
Career highsSingle season
5.6PPG · 1972-73 · OKC
5.1RPG · 1972-73 · OKC
1.1APG · 1972-73 · OKC
Draft1971
2Round
23Overall pick
From Western Kentucky
Position rank1977-78
#39PPG rank
#45PER rank
#45Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 51 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Clippers
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG 4.3 RPG 1.0 APG
42 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1971-72 - 1973-74 · 3 seasons
6.0 PPG 5.2 RPG 1.0 APG
107 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1971-72 OKC 12 0 19.6 9.4 6.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 41.5 0.0 61.1 - -
1972-73 OKC 68 0 16.1 5.6 5.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 39.9 0.0 70.0 - -
1973-74 OKC 27 0 16.3 5.5 4.7 0.9 0.3 0.6 36.4 0.0 53.5 - -
1977-78 LAC 42 0 16.5 5.6 4.3 1.0 0.1 0.9 42.7 0.0 85.7 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1977 Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Clippers From 1973-74 to 1977-78

All entries are offseason.

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About Jim McDaniels

James Ronald McDaniels was an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for Western Kentucky University and was the number one overall pick in the 1971 American Basketball Association Draft. McDaniels played as an ABA All-Star in 1972.