Jim Cleamons Profile: Information, Highlights and Stats with the Lakers

Lakers players: Jim Cleamons basketball profile with complete information including full name, position, height, weight, years as a Laker, career stats, NBA titles won and more.

Jim Cleamons Profile

NBA Career:
Seasons Games Titles
NBA 9 Season
652
Playoffs
27		 NBA Titles1
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 8.3 3.0 3.9
Playoffs 8.2 3.3 3.3

Lakers Career:
Seasons Games Titles
LAL 1 Season
38
Playoffs
6		 NBA Trophy1
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 2.6 1.0 0.9
Playoffs 1.3 0.7 0.7

* Stats updated on Dec 6, 2023 *

Full Name: James Mitchell Cleamons
Jim Cleamons Profile
Jim Cleamons
Position: Guard
Jersey Number: 11 (Lakers), 5 (Cavaliers), 35 (Cavaliers, Knicks), 33 (Bullets)
Height: 6-3 / 1.91 mt
Weight: 185 lbs / 84 kg
Nickname: -
All-Star: none
Born: September 13, 1949 in Lincolnton, North Carolina, USA
High-School: Linden McKinley in Columbus, Ohio
College: Ohio State University
Drafted: by the Los Angeles Lakers with No. 13 overall pick, in round 1 of the 1971 NBA Draft
NBA Teams: Los Angeles Lakers, 1971-72
Cleveland Cavaliers, 1972-73 to 1976-77
New York Knicks, 1977-78 to 1979-80
Washington Bullets, 1979-80
Lakers Seasons: 1971-72

Jim Cleamons in Lakers History - Timeline
Jim Cleamons

1949
2024
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Jim Cleamons Highlights

NBA Championships Details:
NBA Champion
1971-72 with Los Angeles Lakers

Career Totals:
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 5,412 1,981 2,531
Playoffs 221 89 89

- Jim Cleamons was a member of the 1971-72 Lakers that won an NBA record 33-consecutive games and went to win the NBA Championship led by Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West. Cleamons, who was a rookie then, played just 5.3 minutes in 38 season games and 2.8 in 6 playoff games.

- He was selected for the 1975-76 NBA All-Defensive Second Team with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

- Assistant coach for Phil Jackson with both the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jim Cleamons Career Stats

Season by season statistics including his numbers with the Lakers.

Season Stats:

Season
 Team Gm GS Min FG% 3P% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1971-72Lakers38 5.3 .350 .778 1.0 0.9 0.6 2.6
1972-73Cavaliers80 17.4 .454 .743 2.1 2.6 1.4 5.7
1973-74Cavaliers81 20.3 .433 .699 0.8 2.1 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.9 7.0
1974-75Cavaliers74 36.4 .480 .796 1.3 3.1 4.4 5.1 1.1 0.3 2.6 11.9
1975-76Cavaliers82 34.6 .466 .798 1.5 2.8 4.3 5.2 1.5 0.2 2.6 12.2
1976-77Cavaliers60 34.1 .434 .757 1.7 2.9 4.6 5.1 1.1 0.4 2.1 10.4
1977-78Knicks79 25.4 .480 .786 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.8 6.5
1978-79Knicks79 30.3 .473 .760 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.9 0.1 1.8 1.9 9.5
1979-80combined teams79 22.6 .476 .226 .743 0.7 1.3 1.9 3.6 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.7 6.6
1979-80Knicks22 11.5 .435 .375 .800 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.6 3.4
1979-80Bullets57 26.9 .483 .174 .735 0.8 1.6 2.3 4.4 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.1 7.8
Career: 652 26.1 .460 .226 .765 1.1 2.3 3.0 3.9 1.0 0.2 1.5 1.9 8.3

Playoffs Stats:
Playoffs Team Gm Min FG% 3P% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1972Lakers6 2.8 .571 - 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.3
1976Cavaliers13 38.7 .397 .825 1.8 3.7 5.5 4.7 0.6 0.2 2.6 13.8
1978Knicks6 21.2 .389 1.000 0.8 1.3 2.2 3.8 0.5 0.0 1.3 2.2 5.7
1980Bullets2 10.0 .000 - - 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Career: 27 24.7 .396 - .848 1.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.9 8.2

* Stats updated on Dec 6, 2023 *

More Information: Links
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