- Jim Fox (basketball)
James L. Fox (born
April 7 ,1943 ) is an American former professionalbasketball player. He was born inAtlanta, Georgia .A 6'10" center, Fox played one season at the
University of South Carolina , where he led his team in both scoring and rebounding. After a two-year professional career inEurope , Fox joined theNational Basketball Association and remained there for ten seasons (1967–1977) as a member of theCincinnati Royals ,Detroit Pistons ,Phoenix Suns ,Chicago Bulls ,Seattle SuperSonics ,Milwaukee Bucks , andNew York Knicks . He averaged 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds in his NBA career. Fox still holds the SuperSonics single game record for rebounds with 30, which he collected in a victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 26, 1973.cite web | publisher = nba.com | title = Sonics 40th Anniversary Team: 1968-75 Era | url=http://www.nba.com/sonics/history/40th_anniversary_nominees.html| accessdate = 2008-05-10]In 2005, Fox was inducted into the
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.References
External links
*basketball-reference|name=Jim Fox
* [http://scahof.tripod.com/scathletichalloffame/id129.html South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame 2005 Inductees]
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