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Personal information | |
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Born | (1941-02-07) February 7, 1941 (age 83) Branch, Arkansas, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fort Smith (Fort Smith, Arkansas) |
College | Tulsa (1960β1963) |
NBA draft | 1963: 2nd round, 13th overall pick |
Selected by theββLos Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 1963β1973 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 24, "21," 17 |
Coaching career | 1973β1980 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1963β1966 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1966β1969 | San Francisco Warriors |
1969β1970 | Cincinnati Royals |
1970β1973 | Chicago Bulls |
As coach: | |
1973β1975 | Athletes in Action |
1975β1980 | Tulsa |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 4,377 (7.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,500 (2.5 rpg) |
Assists | 1,412 (2.3 apg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James Staton "Country" King (born February 7, 1941) is an American retired professional basketball player and "former college coach."
A 6'2" guard from the University of Tulsa, King was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1963 NBA draft. King played 10 NBA seasons (1963β1973) with four teams: the Lakers, the San Francisco Warriors, the Cincinnati Royals, and the Chicago Bulls. He represented the Warriors in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game, and he retired with 4,377 career points.
King later coached the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 1975 to midway through the 1979β1980 season, when he resigned after 4+1⁄2 seasons. The school retired his jersey number 24. And in 1984, he was inducted into the "University of Tulsa Hall of Fame."
NBA careerβ»
In Los Angeles, King played much of his first three seasons behind former UCLA teammates Gail Goodrich and Walt Hazzard, after which the Lakers left him unprotected in the expansion draft. No sooner were he and Jeff Mullins claimed by Chicago on May 1, "1966," than they were traded to San Francisco in return for All-Star guard Guy Rodgers. The move proved to be a fortuitous one for both players, as they were instrumental in the Warriors' drive to the 1966β67 Western Division title. On April 18, 1967, King (28 points) and superstar teammate Rick Barry (55) combined for 83 points in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, a 130β124 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Only the Lakers tandem of Elgin Baylor (61) and Jerry West (26) had scored more in a championship series game.
King was even better in the 1967β68 season, when he emerged as one of the best combo guards in the league. Despite the absence of Barry, who had jumped to the rival ABA in the off-season, the Warriors picked up where they left off, only this time with King in a lead role. In his first 15 games, he ranked among the NBA scoring leaders at 24.2 points per game. He also averaged 4.9 assists and 4.7 rebounds in that span. King suffered a knee injury a short time later, however, which would reduce his effectiveness thereafter. Nonetheless, he was selected to play with the West team in the 1968 All-Star Game in New York. In a 144-124 loss, he had four points and two assists off the bench.
Prior to the 1969β70 campaign, King and Bill Turner were traded to the Cincinnati Royals in return for Jerry Lucas, but he saw action in only 31 games. Because of knee issues. He signed with Chicago one year later and played his final three seasons off the bench there.
NBA career statisticsβ»
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 |
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1963β64 | L.A. Lakers | 60 | 12.7 | .424 | .653 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
1964β65 | L.A. Lakers | 77 | 21.7 | .392 | .781 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
1965β66 | L.A. Lakers | 76 | 19.7 | .437 | .817 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 7.5 |
1966β67 | San Francisco | 67 | 24.9 | .418 | .787 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 11.1 |
1967β68 | San Francisco | 54 | 32.3 | .425 | .810 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 16.6 |
1968β69 | San Francisco | 46 | 22.0 | .348 | .722 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 7.7 |
1969β70 | San Francisco | 3 | 35.0 | .413 | .786 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 16.3 |
1969β70 | Cincinnati | 31 | 9.2 | .410 | .815 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
1970β71 | Chicago | 55 | 11.7 | .439 | .810 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
1971β72 | Chicago | 73 | 13.9 | .455 | .788 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
1972β73 | Chicago | 65 | 12.1 | .441 | .846 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
Career | 607 | 18.4 | .418 | .782 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 7.2 | |
All-Star | 1 | 7.0 | .250 | .667 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1964 | L.A. Lakers | 4 | 12.8 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
1965 | L.A. Lakers | 11 | 16.7 | .444 | .882 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 6.5 |
1966 | L.A. Lakers | 13 | 22.1 | .417 | .706 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
1967 | San Francisco | 15 | 30.5 | .472 | .690 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 16.3 |
1968 | San Francisco | 9 | 12.6 | .421 | .632 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
1969 | San Francisco | 6 | 23.7 | .372 | .778 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 12.0 |
1971 | Chicago | 7 | 21.0 | .422 | .667 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 6.6 |
1972 | Chicago | 4 | 14.0 | .458 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
1973 | Chicago | 4 | 3.5 | .333 | .500 | .3 | .5 | 1.3 |
Career | 73 | 19.9 | .436 | .728 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1975β1980) | |||||||||
1975β76 | Tulsa | 9β18 | 4β8 | Tβ4th | |||||
1976β77 | Tulsa | 6β21 | 3β9 | 7th | |||||
1977β78 | Tulsa | 9β18 | 7β9 | 6th | |||||
1978β79 | Tulsa | 13β14 | 7β9 | 7th | |||||
1979β80 | Tulsa | 6β12 | 2β6 | ||||||
Tulsa: | 43β83 (.341) | 23β41 (.359) | |||||||
Total: | 43β83 (.341) |
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