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Jim Cleamons
Position: Guard
Full Name: James Mitchell Cleamons
Nickname: Jimmy
Born: September 13, 1949 in Lincolnton, North Carolina
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185
High School: Linden McKinley in Columbus, Ohio
College: Ohio State University
Drafted: 1st Round, 13th Pick - LA Lakers, 1971
Jersey#: 11, 5 (Cleveland Cavs), 33 (Washington Bullets), 35 (Cleveland Cavs, New York Knicks)
Played for the Lakers from 1971 to 1972
Cleamons has been an assistant under head coach Phil Jackson with both the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. He played collegiately at Ohio State University, and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 13th pick of the 1971 NBA Draft. He had a nine-year NBA career for four different teams (the Lakers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks, and the Washington Bullets). In 1976, Cleamons was selected to the NBA All-Defense 2nd team.
In addition to his playing career, Cleamons was the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks for slightly over one year, from 1996 to 1997. Cleamons has also been an assistant coach for the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. He was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers on July 19, 2006.
For a few games during his tenure with the Lakers, he has served as acting head coach while Phil Jackson was absent.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | LAL | 38 | 201 | 35 | 100 | .350 | 28 | 36 | .778 | 0 | 0 | - | 39 | 1.0 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 2.6 |
| 1973 | CLE | 80 | 1392 | 192 | 423 | .454 | 75 | 101 | .743 | 0 | 0 | - | 167 | 2.1 | 205 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 459 | 5.7 |
| 1974 | CLE | 81 | 1642 | 236 | 545 | .433 | 93 | 133 | .699 | 0 | 0 | - | 230 | 2.8 | 227 | 152 | 61 | 0 | 17 | 565 | 7.0 |
| 1975 | CLE | 74 | 2691 | 369 | 768 | .480 | 144 | 181 | .796 | 0 | 0 | - | 329 | 4.4 | 381 | 194 | 84 | 0 | 21 | 882 | 11.9 |
| 1976 | CLE | 82 | 2835 | 413 | 887 | .466 | 174 | 218 | .798 | 0 | 0 | - | 354 | 4.3 | 428 | 214 | 124 | 0 | 20 | 1000 | 12.2 |
| 1977 | CLE | 60 | 2045 | 257 | 592 | .434 | 112 | 148 | .757 | 0 | 0 | - | 273 | 4.5 | 308 | 126 | 66 | 0 | 23 | 626 | 10.4 |
| 1978 | NYK | 79 | 2009 | 215 | 448 | .480 | 81 | 103 | .786 | 0 | 0 | - | 212 | 2.7 | 283 | 142 | 68 | 113 | 17 | 511 | 6.5 |
| 1979 | NYK | 79 | 2390 | 311 | 657 | .473 | 130 | 171 | .760 | 0 | 0 | - | 225 | 2.8 | 376 | 147 | 73 | 142 | 11 | 752 | 9.5 |
| 1980 | NYK | 22 | 254 | 30 | 69 | .435 | 12 | 15 | .800 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 19 | 0.9 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 75 | 3.4 |
| 1980 | WA1 | 57 | 1535 | 184 | 381 | .483 | 72 | 98 | .735 | 4 | 23 | .174 | 133 | 2.3 | 248 | 120 | 44 | 92 | 9 | 444 | 7.8 |
| 1980 | TOT | 79 | 1789 | 214 | 450 | .476 | 84 | 113 | .743 | 7 | 31 | .226 | 152 | 1.9 | 288 | 133 | 57 | 109 | 11 | 519 | 6.6 |
| CAREER | 652 | 16994 | 2242 | 4870 | .460 | 921 | 1204 | .765 | 7 | 31 | .226 | 1981 | 3.0 | 2531 | 1237 | 533 | 364 | 120 | 5412 | 8.3 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | LAL | 6 | 17 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.3 |
| 1976 | CLE | 13 | 503 | 73 | 184 | .397 | 33 | 40 | .825 | 0 | 0 | - | 71 | 5.5 | 61 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 13.8 |
| 1978 | NYK | 6 | 127 | 14 | 36 | .389 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 2.2 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.7 |
| 1980 | WA1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | 27 | 667 | 91 | 230 | .396 | 39 | 46 | .848 | 0 | 0 | - | 89 | 3.3 | 89 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 8.2 | |
