Billy James (basketball)

Billy James
Personal information
Born (1950-02-11) February 11, 1950 (age 74)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolScottsburg (Scottsburg, Indiana)
College
NBA draft1973: undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Number33
Career history
1974Kentucky Colonels
Stats at Basketball Reference

Mack William James (born February 11, 1950) is an American professional basketball player.[1] He had played collegiately at Tyler Junior College and Marshall University[1][2][3] before joining the Kentucky Colonels in the American Basketball Association in early January 1974.[4] He appeared in one game for the Colonels before being waived at the end of the month to make room for rookie Jim Bradley.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Billy James ABA & NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "MU Owns third straight Memorial championship". The Raleigh Register. 18 December 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ^ Carelli, Richard (March 6, 1973). "Marshall Players Happy, Confident". Charleston Daily Mail. p. 8. Retrieved September 12, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Keith F. Overpeck (5 January 1974). "James rides again (on a dream) as Colonels spank Tams". The Courier-Journal. p. B4. Retrieved 2 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Keith F. Overpeck (23 January 1974). "Colonels end McDaniels bid, sign 6-10 rookie Jim Bradley". The Courier-Journal. p. B5. Retrieved 2 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon