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Jawann Oldham
Jawann Oldham 1986-87.jpg
Oldham (left) taking a hook shot for the Knicks in 1986 against Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets
Personal information
Born (1957-07-04) July 4, 1957 (age 67)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Cleveland (Seattle, Washington)
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College Seattle (1976–1980)
NBA Draft 1980 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Pro career 1980–1996
Career history
As player:
1980 Denver Nuggets
1980–1981 Montana Golden Nuggets
1981–1982 Houston Rockets
1983–1986 Chicago Bulls
1986–1987 New York Knicks
1987–1988 Sacramento Kings
1989–1990 Santa Barbara Islanders
1990 Orlando Magic
1990 Los Angeles Lakers
1991 Indiana Pacers
1991–1992 Tulsa Zone
1992–1993 Oklahoma City Cavalry
1993 Capitanes de Arecibo
1995–1996 Chicago Rockers
As coach:
2005–2006 Oita Heat Devils
Career highlights and awards
  • CBA blocks leader (1992)
  • Third-team Parade All-American (1976)
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,455 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds 1,353 (4.1 rpg)
Blocks 546 (1.7 bpg)

Jawann Oldham (born July 4, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played center. After being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round (41st overall) of the 1980 NBA draft, he went on to play in ten National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons for eight teams.

Early life and college career

Oldham was born in Chicago and grew up in Seattle, where he attended Cleveland High School and Seattle University, with 1,530 points and 965 rebounds during his college career, after which he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft.

Career

NBA

In his NBA career, Oldham played in 329 games and scored a total of 1,455 points, playing for the Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers. He was the last Bulls player to wear #33 before Scottie Pippen.

International

Oldham won gold as part of the US basketball team at the 1979 Summer Universiade.

Post-NBA

He was instrumental in founding the Korean Basketball League in South Korea and the Continental Basketball Association in China in the 1990s, and developed and coached for the bj league in Japan; the Jawann Oldham Professional Development Basketball Academy operates in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1980–81 Denver 4 5.3 .333 1.3 .0 .0 .5 1.0
1981–82 Houston 22 0 5.6 .361 .571 1.1 .1 .1 .5 1.5
1982–83 Chicago 16 0 10.7 .534 .545 2.9 .3 .3 .8 4.6
1983–84 Chicago 64 0 13.6 .505 .591 3.6 .5 .2 1.2 4.0
1984–85 Chicago 63 0 15.8 .464 .000 .680 3.7 .5 .2 2.0 3.4
1985–86 Chicago 52 47 24.5 .517 .000 .582 5.9 .7 .5 2.6 7.4
1986–87 New York 44 9 17.6 .408 .000 .544 4.1 .4 .5 1.6 3.9
1987–88 Sacramento 54 13 17.5 .476 .678 5.6 .6 .2 2.0 5.5
1989–90 Orlando 3 0 12.0 .333 .400 5.0 .0 .7 1.0 1.3
1989–90 Los Angeles 3 0 3.0 .667 .500 .3 .3 .0 .0 1.7
1990–91 Pacers 4 0 4.8 .500 .8 .0 .0 .0 1.5
Career 329 69 15.9 .479 .000 .607 4.1 .5 .3 1.7 4.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985 Chicago 4 0 22.8 .467 5.5 .8 1.5 1.8 3.5
1986 Chicago 1 0 4.0 .000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 5 0 19.0 .438 4.8 .6 1.2 1.4 2.8

Head coaching record

bj league

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Oita Heat Devils 2005-06 16 4 12 .250 Fired - - - -

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