Jim McMillian SF

Current Team: N/A

Born: Mar 11, 1948 (Passed away May 16, 2016, aged 68)

Birthplace/Hometown: Raeford, North Carolina

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-5 (196cm)     Weight: 215 (98kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1970 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 13, Los Angeles Lakers

Pre-Draft Team: Columbia (Sr)

High School: Thomas Jefferson High School [Brooklyn, New York]

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Jim McMillian Player Profile

NBA Career

9 Years Of Service - NBA Champion

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 LAL 81 - 21.6 8.37 3.57 7.77 .459 - - - 1.23 1.60 .769 - - 4.07 1.64 - - - 1.51
1971-72 LAL 80 - 38.1 18.79 8.03 16.64 .482 - - - 2.74 3.46 .791 - - 6.53 2.61 - - - 2.61
1972-73 LAL 81 - 36.5 18.93 8.09 17.67 .458 - - - 2.75 3.26 .845 - - 5.52 2.73 - - - 2.17
1973-74 BUF 82 - 40.5 18.60 7.32 14.80 .494 - - - 3.96 4.62 .858 2.63 4.80 7.44 3.12 1.57 0.32 - 2.27
1974-75 BUF 62 - 34.4 14.32 5.60 11.21 .499 - - - 3.13 3.73 .840 2.05 4.16 6.21 2.52 1.11 0.24 - 2.08
1975-76 BUF 74 - 35.3 15.84 6.65 12.41 .536 - - - 2.54 2.96 .858 1.81 3.46 5.27 2.77 1.19 0.19 - 1.91
1976-77 NYK 67 - 32.2 9.90 4.45 9.58 .464 - - - 1.00 1.28 .779 0.99 3.60 4.58 2.07 0.94 0.07 - 1.54
1977-78 NYK 81 - 24.4 8.53 3.56 7.69 .462 - - - 1.42 1.65 .858 0.99 2.58 3.57 2.53 0.94 0.21 1.28 1.43
1978-79 POR 23 - 12.1 3.61 1.43 3.22 .446 - - - 0.74 0.91 .810 0.70 1.00 1.70 1.43 0.43 0.13 0.70 0.78
CAREER   631 - 32.1 13.84 5.77 11.98 .482 - - - 2.29 2.76 .832 1.64 3.55 5.26 2.47 1.12 0.21 1.15 1.90

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 LAL 81 - 1,747 678 289 629 .459 - - - 100 130 .769 - - 330 133 - - - 122
1971-72 LAL 80 - 3,050 1,503 642 1,331 .482 - - - 219 277 .791 - - 522 209 - - - 209
1972-73 LAL 81 - 2,953 1,533 655 1,431 .458 - - - 223 264 .845 - - 447 221 - - - 176
1973-74 BUF 82 - 3,322 1,525 600 1,214 .494 - - - 325 379 .858 216 394 610 256 129 26 - 186
1974-75 BUF 62 - 2,132 888 347 695 .499 - - - 194 231 .840 127 258 385 156 69 15 - 129
1975-76 BUF 74 - 2,610 1,172 492 918 .536 - - - 188 219 .858 134 256 390 205 88 14 - 141
1976-77 NYK 67 - 2,158 663 298 642 .464 - - - 67 86 .779 66 241 307 139 63 5 - 103
1977-78 NYK 81 - 1,977 691 288 623 .462 - - - 115 134 .858 80 209 289 205 76 17 104 116
1978-79 POR 23 - 278 83 33 74 .446 - - - 17 21 .810 16 23 39 33 10 3 16 18
CAREER   631 - 20,227 8,736 3,644 7,557 .482 - - - 1,448 1,741 .832 639 1,381 3,319 1,557 435 80 120 1,200

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1970-71 LAL 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 - - 0.21 48 33 .593 1.20 1.30 2.50
1971-72 LAL 80 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .217 - - 0.21 67 13 .838 4.10 3.70 7.80
1972-73 LAL 81 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .234 - - 0.18 60 21 .741 3.10 3.30 6.40
1973-74 BUF 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .230 - - 0.31 42 40 .512 6.90 1.90 8.90
1974-75 BUF 62 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .142 - - 0.33 37 25 .597 4.30 1.70 6.00
1975-76 BUF 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 - - 0.24 42 33 .560 6.00 2.00 7.90
1976-77 NYK 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 - - 0.13 33 34 .493 1.10 1.50 2.60
1977-78 NYK 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 1.97 0.73 0.22 42 39 .519 2.10 1.30 3.40
1978-79 POR 23 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .019 2.06 0.62 0.28 12 11 .522 0.30 0.20 0.50
CAREER   631 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .157 1.98 0.72 0.23 383 249 .606 29.10 16.90 46.00

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1970-71 LAL 81 - .494 .459 - - - 9.75 - - - - 122.87 - 1.08 - - 12.22
1971-72 LAL 80 - .517 .482 - - - 8.77 - - - - 127.30 - 1.13 - - 14.33
1972-73 LAL 81 - .495 .458 - - - 10.33 - - - - 130.24 - 1.07 - - 14.61
1973-74 BUF 82 - .552 .494 6.64 11.47 9.12 10.15 - 1.67 0.38 - 135.18 - 1.26 - 101.2 15.51
1974-75 BUF 62 - .557 .499 6.31 11.85 9.19 9.92 - 1.44 0.35 - 133.91 - 1.28 - 99.6 14.77
1975-76 BUF 74 - .578 .536 5.55 9.91 7.80 11.31 - 1.49 0.27 - 139.44 - 1.28 - 100.5 15.33
1976-77 NYK 67 - .488 .464 3.27 11.48 7.46 8.17 - 1.30 0.12 - 124.32 - 1.03 - 102.3 9.91
1977-78 NYK 81 - .507 .462 4.26 10.73 7.55 12.84 13.23 1.68 0.44 15.06 132.05 1.61 1.11 104.1 104.0 12.55
1978-79 POR 23 - .499 .446 6.31 9.31 7.79 15.29 16.12 1.67 0.60 14.07 125.55 2.21 1.12 105.7 105.4 11.89
CAREER   631 - .525 .482 5.44 11.27 8.42 10.24 13.56 1.55 0.33 15.16 131.39 1.80 1.16 105.1 102.0 13.88

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NBA Transactions

Mar 23, 1970 - The Los Angeles Lakers selected Jim McMillian in Round 1 with Pick 13 in the 1970 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1970 - Jim McMillian signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Sep 17, 1973 - Jim McMillian was acquired by the Buffalo Braves from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade.
Sep 10, 1976 - Jim McMillian was acquired by the New York Knicks from the Buffalo Braves in a trade.
Jun 30, 1978 - The New York Knicks tendered a Qualifying Offer to make Jim McMillian a Restricted FA.
Jul 1, 1978 - Jim McMillian, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Dec 12, 1978 - Jim McMillian signed a multi-year offer sheet with the Portland Trail Blazers. Since he is a restricted free agent, the New York Knicks can match.
Dec 15, 1978 - Jim McMillian signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Feb 19, 1979 - The Portland Trail Blazers placed the contract of Jim McMillian on waivers.
Feb 21, 1979 - Jim McMillian, previously with the Portland Trail Blazers, became a free agent.
May 16, 2016 - Jim McMillian passed away. He was 68 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1972

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 LAL 12 - 43.5 15.08 6.58 15.08 .436 - - - 1.92 2.83 .676 - - 5.42 1.83 - - - 2.25
1971-72 LAL 15 - 41.6 19.07 7.53 16.87 .447 - - - 4.00 4.67 .857 - - 5.67 1.47 - - - 2.87
1972-73 LAL 17 - 37.1 20.06 8.41 18.06 .466 - - - 3.24 4.41 .733 - - 4.82 2.18 - - - 2.41
1973-74 BUF 6 - 37.3 14.50 6.33 15.33 .413 - - - 1.83 2.67 .688 4.00 4.83 8.83 2.00 0.67 0.17 - 2.33
1974-75 BUF 7 - 34.3 13.00 5.57 12.29 .453 - - - 1.86 2.00 .929 1.43 3.43 4.86 2.00 1.57 0.29 - 1.71
1975-76 BUF 9 - 38.7 17.22 6.78 14.33 .473 - - - 3.67 4.22 .868 1.22 2.89 4.11 2.11 1.56 0.44 - 3.22
1977-78 NYK 6 - 22.3 8.83 4.00 8.83 .453 - - - 0.83 1.00 .833 1.50 2.00 3.50 1.83 1.17 0.00 1.17 0.50
CAREER   72 - 37.8 16.58 6.90 15.29 .451 - - - 2.78 3.51 .791 1.93 3.25 5.24 1.90 1.29 0.25 1.17 2.35

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 LAL 12 - 522 181 79 181 .436 - - - 23 34 .676 - - 65 22 - - - 27
1971-72 LAL 15 - 624 286 113 253 .447 - - - 60 70 .857 - - 85 22 - - - 43
1972-73 LAL 17 - 630 341 143 307 .466 - - - 55 75 .733 - - 82 37 - - - 41
1973-74 BUF 6 - 224 87 38 92 .413 - - - 11 16 .688 24 29 53 12 4 1 - 14
1974-75 BUF 7 - 240 91 39 86 .453 - - - 13 14 .929 10 24 34 14 11 2 - 12
1975-76 BUF 9 - 348 155 61 129 .473 - - - 33 38 .868 11 26 37 19 14 4 - 29
1977-78 NYK 6 - 134 53 24 53 .453 - - - 5 6 .833 9 12 21 11 7 0 7 3
CAREER   72 - 2,722 1,194 497 1,101 .451 - - - 200 253 .791 54 91 377 137 36 7 7 169

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1970-71 LAL 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.19 5 7 .417 0.10 0.20 0.30
1971-72 LAL 15 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 - - 0.28 12 3 .800 0.70 0.70 1.40
1972-73 LAL 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 - - 0.24 9 8 .529 1.00 0.60 1.60
1973-74 BUF 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 - - 0.17 2 4 .333 0.10 0.20 0.30
1974-75 BUF 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 - - 0.16 3 4 .429 0.30 0.10 0.40
1975-76 BUF 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 - - 0.29 4 5 .444 0.40 0.20 0.60
1977-78 NYK 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1.57 1.00 0.11 2 4 .333 0.10 - 0.10
CAREER   72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .204 1.57 1.00 0.23 37 35 .514 2.70 2.00 4.70

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1970-71 LAL 12 - .462 .436 - - - 6.21 - - - - 111.29 - 1.00 - - 9.09
1971-72 LAL 15 - .504 .447 - - - 5.36 - - - - 130.38 - 1.13 - - 11.87
1972-73 LAL 17 - .501 .466 - - - 9.39 - - - - 119.91 - 1.11 - - 14.74
1973-74 BUF 6 - .439 .413 10.22 12.07 11.15 7.20 - 0.77 0.21 - 110.05 - 0.95 - 98.0 11.52
1974-75 BUF 7 - .494 .453 4.26 11.02 7.51 8.29 - 2.09 0.44 - 138.21 - 1.06 - 101.4 12.89
1975-76 BUF 9 - .532 .473 3.55 7.72 5.72 8.05 - 1.85 0.58 - 134.13 - 1.20 - 103.3 13.56
1977-78 NYK 6 - .476 .453 6.32 9.84 7.95 10.31 11.17 2.28 - 17.61 128.62 0.24 1.00 99.8 109.2 13.89
CAREER   72 - .492 .451 5.82 10.06 7.91 7.42 11.17 1.71 0.38 18.14 124.19 0.28 1.08 99.6 102.9 12.38

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NCAA Career

College: Columbia (1970)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1966-67 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1967-68 Columbia So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1968-69 Columbia Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1969-70 Columbia Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

NIT/Haggerty Award - 1968, 1969, 1970
NABC All-American Second Team - 1969, 1970
AP All-American Third Team - 1970
USBWA All-American First Team - 1969
UPI All-American Third Team - 1968, 1969


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Jim McMillian is 6-5 (196cm) tall.

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Jim McMillian is 215 lbs (98kg).

What is the birthday of Jim McMillian?

Jim McMillian was born on Mar 11, 1948.

What position does Jim McMillian play?

Jim McMillian plays the SF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Jim McMillian?

Jim McMillian was drafted out of Columbia.

What high school did Jim McMillian attend?

Jim McMillian attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, New York.

What nationality is Jim McMillian?

Jim McMillian has a United States nationality.

Where was Jim McMillian born?

Jim McMillian was born in Raeford, North Carolina.

How many NBA seasons has Jim McMillian played?

Jim McMillian played 9 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Jim McMillian?

Jim McMillian had career averages 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.7 steals in 631 games.

What are the career totals of Jim McMillian?

Jim McMillian had career totals of 8,736 points, 3,319 rebounds, 1,557 assists, 80 blocks, 435 steals in 631 games.

How many teams has Jim McMillian been on?

Jim McMillian played for 4 NBA teams in his career - Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers.

When was Jim McMillian drafted?

Jim McMillian was drafted in the 1st round (#13 overall) of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.

What is Jim McMillian's career high in points?

Jim McMillian averaged a career high 18.9 points per game in 1972-1973.

What is Jim McMillian's career high in rebounds?

Jim McMillian averaged a career high 7.4 rebounds per game in 1973-1974.

What is Jim McMillian's career high in assists?

Jim McMillian averaged a career high 3.1 assists per game in 1973-1974.

What is the career PER of Jim McMillian's?

Jim McMillian had a career PER of 13.9.

How many championships has Jim McMillian won?

Jim McMillian has won 1 NBA championships.