Jim Eakins

Jim Eakins
Eakins in 1976
Personal information
Born (1946-05-24) May 24, 1946 (age 78)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolEncina (Sacramento, California)
CollegeBYU (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 5th round, 57th overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career1968–1978
PositionCenter
Number42, 25, 33, 22, 24, 51
Career history
1968–1974Oakland Oaks / Washington Caps / Virginia Squires
1974–1975Utah Stars
1975–1976Virginia Squires
1976New York Nets
1976–1977Kansas City Kings
1977San Antonio Spurs
1978Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points8,255 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds5,578 (7.3 rpg)
Blocks450 (1.0 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

James Scott Eakins (born May 24, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player and two-time American Basketball Association champion.

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.

Known as "Jimbo", Eakins played eight seasons (1968–1976) in the ABA 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.

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

ABA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 Oakland 78 - 21.4 .543 .000 .719 7.2 0.7 - - 13.0
1969–70 Washington 82 - 14.8 .497 .000 .741 5.0 0.9 - - 6.4
1970–71 Virginia 84 - 26.6 .515 .000 .759 9.3 1.9 - - 10.8
1971–72 Virginia 84 - 32.4 .486 .000 .764 9.6 2.2 - - 12.3
1972–73 Virginia 83 - 30.8 .522 .000 .802 8.8 3.2 - 1.6 15.0
1973–74 Virginia 84 - 31.5 .520 .000 .785 9.6 2.8 0.8 1.2 14.6
1974–75 Utah 84 - 30.5 .503 .000 .836 7.2 1.7 0.7 1.0 12.5
1975–76 Utah 16 - 35.5 .439 .000 .915 9.4 2.1 0.6 0.6 12.7
1975–76 Virginia 23 - 27.7 .418 .000 .904 7.3 1.6 0.8 1.8 9.3
1975–76 New York 34 - 13.6 .503 .000 .848 3.5 0.5 0.2 0.6 6.2
Career 652 - 26.5 .507 .000 .783 7.9 1.8 0.6 1.2 11.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 Oakland 16 - 20.6 .537 .000 .711 6.4 0.9 - - 11.8
1969–70 Washington 7 - 9.3 .583 .000 1.000 2.0 0.7 - - 4.4
1970–71 Virginia 12 - 24.7 .505 .000 .750 10.0 1.7 - - 10.3
1971–72 Virginia 11 - 29.5 .475 .000 .692 8.7 2.0 - - 9.4
1972–73 Virginia 5 - 43.4 .593 .000 .824 11.4 3.6 - - 24.8
1973–74 Virginia 5 - 38.0 .521 .000 .788 10.8 3.8 1.4 0.8 20.0
1974–75 Utah 6 - 32.3 .636 .000 .917 6.2 1.2 1.5 1.8 13.5
1975–76 New York 13 - 21.6 .536 .000 .806 6.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 6.8
Career 75 - 25.3 .540 .000 .761 7.4 1.6 0.9 0.9 11.2

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1976–77 Kansas City 82 - 16.3 .449 - .847 4.4 1.5 0.4 0.6 6.0
1977–78 San Antonio 16 - 15.7 .577 - .853 2.9 1.1 0.2 0.6 5.6
1977–78 Milwaukee 17 - 9.1 .412 - .808 1.7 0.7 0.2 0.4 2.9
Career 115 - 15.2 .462 - .844 3.8 1.3 0.3 0.6 5.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1977–78 Milwaukee 3 - 6.0 .200 - .000 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7
Career 3 - 6.0 .200 - .000 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7