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Jim McDaniels was born on 2 April, 1948 in Scottsville, Kentucky, U.S., is an American basketball player. Discover Jim McDaniels's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 2 April, 1948
Birthday 2 April
Birthplace Scottsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Date of death 6 September, 2017
Died Place Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1948

James Ronald McDaniels (April 2, 1948–September 6, 2017) was an American professional basketball player.

1967

A 6'11" power forward/center, McDaniels averaged nearly 40 points per game as a senior at Allen County High School in Scottsville, Kentucky. From 1967 to 1971, he played at Western Kentucky University, leading his team to a third-place finish in the 1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. (The NCAA later voided Western Kentucky's participation in the tournament, accusing McDaniels of signing with an agent while still in college.) He also set WKU school records with 2,238 career points (now tied with Courtney Lee) and 1,118 career rebounds.

1970

In any case, McDaniels began his professional career with the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association, who offered him a $1.35 million contract to be paid over 25 years; the Cougars are reported to have first approached McDaniels during November 1970, while he was still playing for Western Kentucky.

1971

He played collegiately for Western Kentucky University and was the number one overall pick in the 1971 American Basketball Association Draft.

Citing "informed sources", Jet magazine reported in February 1971 that, in an era where the American Basketball Association (ABA) was conducting a secret draft, "McDaniels was drafted by the [ABA's] Utah Stars".

Other sources indicate that McDaniels was, rather, the number one overall draft pick of the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1971 American Basketball Association Draft, and was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 1971 NBA draft.

McDaniels averaged 26.8 points and 14 rebounds in 58 games with the Cougars during the 1971–72 season, and scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the 1972 ABA All-Star Game.

However, he parted ways with the Cougars after trying to renegotiate his contract; according to a lawsuit filed by the Cougars (as reported by The New York Times), McDaniels had asked that his salary be spread over 15 rather than 25 years, and that he be given "an additional $50,000 for aggravation".

The 1971 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team was the first non-historically black, Kentucky collegiate basketball team to start five African-American players.

Coach John Oldham started McDaniels, Jim Rose, Clarence Glover, Jerry Dunn and Rex Bailey.

McDaniels had helped recruit Rose and the others after signing at WKU.

Oldham was pressured not to start all five together, but said "they are my best five players."

1972

McDaniels played as an ABA All-Star in 1972.

In a report from Seattle, carried by the Associated Press (AP), it was announced that the SuperSonics had signed McDaniels on February 17 (1972), that is, near the end of his rookie season; a Cougars' spokesman commented that "he 'wouldn't be too surprised if [the Cougars yet] remedied the situation'".

McDaniels remained with Seattle for the next two full seasons.

1973

However, he struggled to maintain the same level of production he had achieved in the ABA, and by the 1973–74 NBA season, McDaniels was averaging just 5.5 points per game.

During that time, McDaniels was dogged by off-court troubles as the Cougars questioned the legality of his jump to the NBA.

He later admitted in an interview, "I should have stayed in the ABA for a couple of years. I was just young and things started going bad for me there and I didn't know how to handle them."

1974

SuperSonics coach and general manager Bill Russell ultimately released McDaniels in fall 1974.

For the next four years, McDaniels bounced from team to team, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers and Buffalo Braves of the NBA, the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA, and Snaidero Udine of Italy.

1978

He decided to retire from basketball in 1978.

At the time of his death, McDaniels was married to his wife Carolyn; he was survived by two sons from previous marriages, Eskias and Shannon.

McDaniels died in Bowling Green, Kentucky at the age of 69, due to complications from diabetes.

2000

McDaniels' Western Kentucky University jersey, #44, was retired by his alma mater in January 2000.