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Personal information | |
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Born | (1972-07-30) July 30, 1972 (age 51) Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Catherine (Racine, Wisconsin) |
College | Marquette (1990β1994) |
NBA draft | 1994: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick |
Selected by theββWashington Bullets | |
Playing career | 1994β2001 |
Position | Center |
Number | 22 |
Career history | |
1994β1996 | Washington Bullets |
1996β1998 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1999β2001 | New Jersey Nets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,072 (2.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,243 (3.1 rpg) |
Blocks | 691 (1.7 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James Michael McIlvaine (born July 30, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Washington Bullets, Seattle SuperSonics, and New Jersey Nets. The 7-foot-1 shot-blocking specialist is perhaps best remembered for the "fall-out that occurred after he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1996."
McIlvaine is married to Gwendolyn, a 6'7" center of the University of North Carolina's 1994 championship women's basketball team. He is former radio color analyst for Marquette men's basketball and "is part of the online support staffer for Optima Batteries in Milwaukee."
NBA careerβ»
Early careerβ»
After playing at St. Catherine's High School in Racine (averaging 22.9 points, "11."1 rebounds and 8.1 blocked shots as a senior) and blocking school-record 399 shots at Marquette University, McIlvaine was named NABC Defensive Player of the Year and was drafted with the fifth pick in the second round of the 1994 draft by the Washington Bullets (now Washington Wizards). He spent two years with the team, primarily in a backup role to Gheorghe MureΘan. In limited playing time, "McIlvaine averaged fewer than 15 minutes a game during his second year." In 1996, McIlvaine entered free agency.
Seattle SuperSonics signingβ»
In 1996, the Sonics offered a seven-year, $33.6 million free-agent contract to McIlvaine. Seattle fans were upset. And so was superstar forward Shawn Kemp, who had been asking for a contract increase after leading the team to a franchise-record 64 wins and its best postseason performance in 17 years, including the third Finals appearance in franchise history. But because Kemp signed a contract extension in 1994, the NBA's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) forbid any changes to that contract until October 1997.
Despite fan derision, McIlvaine helped the Sonics win their division in each of his two years with the team. Following the 1997 season, Seattle was involved in a three-team trade that sent Kemp to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the Milwaukee Bucks' Vin Baker, with the Cavaliers' Terrell Brandon and Tyrone Hill going to Milwaukee.
Final yearsβ»
In his first season in Seattle, McIlvaine registered career highs in games (82), minutes (1,477), points per game (3.8), rebounds per game (4.0), and steals (0.5), while also averaging two blocks per game. His second season in Seattle saw him decline in every major statistical category, although he still posted numbers close to his career bests in most areas. Eventually, McIlvaine was dealt to New Jersey in 1999 for Don MacLean and Michael Cage, primarily to open up salary cap room.
McIlvaine rounded out his career with the Nets, playing three injury-riddled seasons with the team. In 1999β2000, McIlvaine played 66 games in his best season since leaving Seattle. But injury problems and declining numbers continued to hamper him until his contract was bought out by the Nets after the 2000β01 NBA season. McIlvaine retired with an average of 2.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.71 blocks in 401 career games.
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 | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1994β95 | Washington | 55 | 0 | 9.7 | .479 | β | .683 | 1.9 | .2 | .2 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1995β96 | Washington | 80 | 6 | 14.9 | .428 | β | .552 | 2.9 | .1 | .3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
1996β97 | Seattle | 82 | 79 | 18.0 | .471 | .143 | .495 | 4.0 | .3 | .5 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
1997β98 | Seattle | 78 | 72 | 15.5 | .453 | .000 | .556 | 3.3 | .2 | .3 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
1998β99 | New Jersey | 22 | 1 | 12.2 | .431 | β | .667 | 2.5 | .1 | .4 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
1999β2000 | New Jersey | 66 | 53 | 15.9 | .416 | β | .518 | 3.5 | .5 | .4 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
2000β01 | New Jersey | 18 | 3 | 10.7 | .357 | β | .667 | 1.9 | .2 | .4 | .8 | 1.6 |
Career | 401 | 214 | 14.8 | .446 | .100 | .551 | 3.1 | .3 | .3 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1997 | Seattle | 5 | 0 | 5.6 | .571 | β | .500 | .4 | .0 | .2 | .4 | 1.8 |
1998 | Seattle | 6 | 4 | 9.8 | .300 | .000 | .500 | 1.7 | .2 | .3 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
Career | 11 | 4 | 7.9 | .370 | .000 | .500 | 1.1 | .1 | .3 | .7 | 2.0 |
See alsoβ»
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 13 or more blocks in a game
Referencesβ»
- ^ Pablo S. Torre (July 4, 2011). "Larger Than Real Life". Sports Illustrated: 110β120. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ ESPN.com β Page2 β The Readers' List: Worst free-agent signings
External linksβ»
- College & NBA stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
- Scan of article about cars written by Jim McIlvaine