Jim Eakins

James Scott Eakins (born May 24, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player and two-time American Basketball Association champion.

Jim Eakins

Eakins in 1976
Personal information
Born	(1946-05-24) May 24, 1946 Sacramento, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Encina (Sacramento, California)
College	BYU (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 5th round, 57th overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career	1968–1978
Position	Center
Number	42, 25, 33, 22, 24, 51
Career history
1968–1974	Oakland Oaks / Washington Caps / Virginia Squires
1974–1975	Utah Stars
1975–1976	Virginia Squires
1976	New York Nets
1976–1977	Kansas City Kings
1977	San Antonio Spurs
1978	Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
2× ABA champion (1969, 1976) ABA All-Star (1974) First-team All-WAC (1968)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	8,255 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds	5,578 (7.3 rpg)
Blocks	450 (1.0 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

A 6'11" center from Brigham Young University, Eakins was selected in the fifth round of the 1968 NBA draft by the San Francisco Warriors and in the 1968 ABA Draft by the Oakland Oaks.

Known as "Jimbo", Eakins played eight seasons (1968–1976) in the ABA as a member of the Oakland Oaks, Washington Caps, Virginia Squires, Utah Stars, and New York Nets. He won ABA championships in 1969 with the Oakland Oaks and in 1976 with the New York Nets. Eakins also represented Virginia in the 1974 ABA All-Star Game.

After the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, Eakins played in the NBA until 1978 as a member of the Kansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs, and Milwaukee Bucks. In his ABA/NBA career, he scored 8,255 points and grabbed 5,578 rebounds.

Career statistics

Legend

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 season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1968–69	Oakland	78	-	21.4	.543	.000	.719	7.2	0.7	-	-	13.0
1969–70	Washington	82	-	14.8	.497	.000	.741	5.0	0.9	-	-	6.4
1970–71	Virginia	84	-	26.6	.515	.000	.759	9.3	1.9	-	-	10.8
1971–72	Virginia	84	-	32.4	.486	.000	.764	9.6	2.2	-	-	12.3
1972–73	Virginia	83	-	30.8	.522	.000	.802	8.8	3.2	-	1.6	15.0
1973–74	Virginia	84	-	31.5	.520	.000	.785	9.6	2.8	0.8	1.2	14.6
1974–75	Utah	84	-	30.5	.503	.000	.836	7.2	1.7	0.7	1.0	12.5
1975–76	Utah	16	-	35.5	.439	.000	.915	9.4	2.1	0.6	0.6	12.7
1975–76	Virginia	23	-	27.7	.418	.000	.904	7.3	1.6	0.8	1.8	9.3
1975–76	New York	34	-	13.6	.503	.000	.848	3.5	0.5	0.2	0.6	6.2
Career		652	-	26.5	.507	.000	.783	7.9	1.8	0.6	1.2	11.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1968–69	Oakland	16	-	20.6	.537	.000	.711	6.4	0.9	-	-	11.8
1969–70	Washington	7	-	9.3	.583	.000	1.000	2.0	0.7	-	-	4.4
1970–71	Virginia	12	-	24.7	.505	.000	.750	10.0	1.7	-	-	10.3
1971–72	Virginia	11	-	29.5	.475	.000	.692	8.7	2.0	-	-	9.4
1972–73	Virginia	5	-	43.4	.593	.000	.824	11.4	3.6	-	-	24.8
1973–74	Virginia	5	-	38.0	.521	.000	.788	10.8	3.8	1.4	0.8	20.0
1974–75	Utah	6	-	32.3	.636	.000	.917	6.2	1.2	1.5	1.8	13.5
1975–76	New York	13	-	21.6	.536	.000	.806	6.0	0.8	0.5	0.5	6.8
Career		75	-	25.3	.540	.000	.761	7.4	1.6	0.9	0.9	11.2

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1976–77	Kansas City	82	-	16.3	.449	-	.847	4.4	1.5	0.4	0.6	6.0
1977–78	San Antonio	16	-	15.7	.577	-	.853	2.9	1.1	0.2	0.6	5.6
1977–78	Milwaukee	17	-	9.1	.412	-	.808	1.7	0.7	0.2	0.4	2.9
Career		115	-	15.2	.462	-	.844	3.8	1.3	0.3	0.6	5.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1977–78	Milwaukee	3	-	6.0	.200	-	.000	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7
Career		3	-	6.0	.200	-	.000	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7

External links

• Career statistics
• Recent photo of Jim Eakins @ nbrpa.com
• Jim Eakins at BYUCougars.com