Jim Price (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Price (basketball)

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1949

Place of Birth: Russellville, Kentucky, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James E.
Price (born November 27, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player.
After starring at the University of Louisville, the 6' 3" Price was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1972 NBA draft.
Price would go on to play seven NBA seasons (1972–1979), spending time with the Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Buffalo Braves, Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons.
He was an All-Star in 1975, and he retired with 5,088 career points. Playing with his older brother Mike Price, Jim Price helped lead his Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, Indiana to the State Finals in 1966; the Titans finished the season with a 25-4 record.
He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.Following his playing career, Price entered the coaching ranks; he spent nearly 5 years as the head coach of the IUPUI Jaguars women's team, totaling a record of 73-55 and 3 NAIA post-season berths.
He currently serves as an assistant coach at Indiana University Southeast under fellow Louisville alumni Wiley Brown.