NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jim Barnes (basketball)

V. James Barnes (April 13, 1941, Tuckerman, Arkansas - September 14, 2002), a.k.a. Jim 'Bad News' Barnes was an American basketball player. Basketball has been played consistently on the Summer Olympics since 1936, with a demonstration event in 1904. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Tuckerman is a city located in Jackson County, Arkansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,757. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ...

A 6'8" forward/center from the University of Texas at El Paso, Barnes was selected by the New York Knicks with the first pick of the 1964 NBA Draft. He played 7 seasons (1964-71) in the NBA with five teams, scoring 3,997 career points. The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1964 NBA Draft Round One Round Two Categories: | ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

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