James Scott Eakins (born May 24, 1946) is a retired American professional

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player and two-time

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champion. A 6'11" center from

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, Eakins was selected in the fifth round of the 1968 NBA draft by the

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and in the 1968 ABA Draft by the

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. Known as "Jimbo", Eakins played eight seasons (1968–1976) in the ABA as a member of the

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, and

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. He won ABA championships in

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with the Oakland Oaks and in

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with the New York Nets. Eakins also represented Virginia in the

1974 ABA All-Star Game The seventh American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played January 30, 1974 at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia before an audience at 10,624. Babe McCarthy of the Kentucky Colonels coached the East, while Joe Mullaney of the Utah Stars ...

. After the

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in 1976, Eakins played in the NBA until 1978 as a member of the Kansas City Kings,

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, and

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. In his ABA/NBA career, he scored 8,255 points and grabbed 5,578

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Career statistics

ABA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1968–69 , align="left" ,

Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

, 78 , , - , , 21.4 , , .543 , , .000 , , .719 , , 7.2 , , 0.7 , , - , , - , , 13.0 , - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" , Washington , 82 , , - , , 14.8 , , .497 , , .000 , , .741 , , 5.0 , , 0.9 , , - , , - , , 6.4 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" ,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

, 84 , , - , , 26.6 , , .515 , , .000 , , .759 , , 9.3 , , 1.9 , , - , , - , , 10.8 , - , align="left" , 1971–72 , align="left" ,

, 84 , , - , , 32.4 , , .486 , , .000 , , .764 , , 9.6 , , 2.2 , , - , , - , , 12.3 , - , align="left" , 1972–73 , align="left" ,

, 83 , , - , , 30.8 , , .522 , , .000 , , .802 , , 8.8 , , 3.2 , , - , , 1.6 , , 15.0 , - , align="left" , 1973–74 , align="left" ,

, 84 , , - , , 31.5 , , .520 , , .000 , , .785 , , 9.6 , , 2.8 , , 0.8 , , 1.2 , , 14.6 , - , align="left" , 1974–75 , align="left" ,

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

, 84 , , - , , 30.5 , , .503 , , .000 , , .836 , , 7.2 , , 1.7 , , 0.7 , , 1.0 , , 12.5 , - , align="left" , 1975–76 , align="left" ,

, 16 , , - , , 35.5 , , .439 , , .000 , , .915 , , 9.4 , , 2.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.6 , , 12.7 , - , align="left" , 1975–76 , align="left" ,

, 23 , , - , , 27.7 , , .418 , , .000 , , .904 , , 7.3 , , 1.6 , , 0.8 , , 1.8 , , 9.3 , - , align="left" , 1975–76 , align="left" ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, 34 , , - , , 13.6 , , .503 , , .000 , , .848 , , 3.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.6 , , 6.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 652 , , - , , 26.5 , , .507 , , .000 , , .783 , , 7.9 , , 1.8 , , 0.6 , , 1.2 , , 11.7

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1968–69 , align="left" ,

, 16 , , - , , 20.6 , , .537 , , .000 , , .711 , , 6.4 , , 0.9 , , - , , - , , 11.8 , - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" , Washington , 7 , , - , , 9.3 , , .583 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 2.0 , , 0.7 , , - , , - , , 4.4 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" ,

, 12 , , - , , 24.7 , , .505 , , .000 , , .750 , , 10.0 , , 1.7 , , - , , - , , 10.3 , - , align="left" , 1971–72 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , - , , 29.5 , , .475 , , .000 , , .692 , , 8.7 , , 2.0 , , - , , - , , 9.4 , - , align="left" , 1972–73 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , - , , 43.4 , , .593 , , .000 , , .824 , , 11.4 , , 3.6 , , - , , - , , 24.8 , - , align="left" , 1973–74 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , - , , 38.0 , , .521 , , .000 , , .788 , , 10.8 , , 3.8 , , 1.4 , , 0.8 , , 20.0 , - , align="left" , 1974–75 , align="left" ,

, 6 , , - , , 32.3 , , .636 , , .000 , , .917 , , 6.2 , , 1.2 , , 1.5 , , 1.8 , , 13.5 , - , align="left" , 1975–76 , align="left" ,

, 13 , , - , , 21.6 , , .536 , , .000 , , .806 , , 6.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 6.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 75 , , - , , 25.3 , , .540 , , .000 , , .761 , , 7.4 , , 1.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.9 , , 11.2

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1976–77 , align="left" ,

Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...

, 82 , , - , , 16.3 , , .449 , , - , , .847 , , 4.4 , , 1.5 , , 0.4 , , 0.6 , , 6.0 , - , align="left" , 1977–78 , align="left" ,

San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_t ...

, 16 , , - , , 15.7 , , .577 , , - , , .853 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.2 , , 0.6 , , 5.6 , - , align="left" , 1977–78 , align="left" ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...

, 17 , , - , , 9.1 , , .412 , , - , , .808 , , 1.7 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 0.4 , , 2.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 115 , , - , , 15.2 , , .462 , , - , , .844 , , 3.8 , , 1.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.6 , , 5.5

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1977–78 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , - , , 6.0 , , .200 , , - , , .000 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 3 , , - , , 6.0 , , .200 , , - , , .000 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.7

External links

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