Jim Spanarkel
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 28, 1957 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| College | Duke (1975–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 1979–1984 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 34, 33 |
| Career history | |
| 1979–1980 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1980–1984 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,505 (9.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 652 (2.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 572 (2.2 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James Gerard "Jim" Spanarkel (born June 28, 1957) is an American television analyst for the Brooklyn Nets on the YES Network and College Basketball on CBS. Spanarkel, who himself was a professional basketball player, was selected 16th overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1980. He played organized high school basketball in Hudson Catholic Regional High School, in Jersey City and for Duke. He is married to Janet, and the couple have four children, James, Bridget, Stephanie, and Andrew. He is currently a First Vice President and a certified financial planner at Merrill Lynch in New Jersey.
Spanarkel played at Hudson Catholic Regional High School in New Jersey, where he was a teammate of future NBA player Mike O'Koren.
Spanarkel was a First Team Acclaim All American, in addition the First Team All-ACC and the first 2000-point scorer in Duke Blue Devils history. He was named Duke's team MVP for his final three seasons, 1977, 1978, and 1979. Spanarkel was also team captain in his junior and senior years, and was announced NCAA's East Regional Most Outstanding Player in 1978. Duke finished as the national runner-up that year to Kentucky. He graduated from Duke in 1979.
The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Spanarkel with the 16th overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft and spent his first season, the 1979–80 campaign, with the Sixers. He played the next four seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, leading the club in scoring for the 1980–81 season with a 14.4 ppg average. His NBA career ended in 1984.
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