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Looking forany autographJim McElroy
One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Jim McElroy: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.
Central Michigan sent the 6-foot-3 guard to the NBA in 1975, where he broke in with the New Orleans Jazz and stayed through most of the franchise's Louisiana years. In 1978-79 he ranked tenth in the league in total assists.
Seven NBA seasons in all — New Orleans, Detroit and Atlanta — closed out in 1982 with career averages of 9.9 points and 3.5 assists per game. He was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
HOW HE CAME & WENTNew Orleans took him 38th overall in 1975 with the pick it got from the Lakers for Stu Lantz. He left as a veteran free agent for Detroit in July 1979, returning to the city he grew up in, with the Jazz taking a second-rounder and $125,000 as compensation.
- Full name
- James Charles McElroy Jr.
- New Orleans Jazz tenure
- 1975–79
- Position
- Guard
- Born
- 1953, Cotton Plant, Arkansas
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- Weight
- 190 lb (86 kg)
- College
- Central Michigan
- Drafted
- 1975, 3rd round (No. 38), New Orleans
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
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With the Jazz
JIM MCELROY · 1975–79 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | NOJ | 51 | 22.2 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .510 | — | .736 |
| 1976–77 | NOJ | 73 | 27.8 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .470 | — | .779 |
| 1977–78 | NOJ | 74 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .473 | — | .737 |
| 1978–79 | NOJ | 79 | 34.2 | 16.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | .491 | — | .762 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 4 SEASONS | 277 | 27.5 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .484 | — | .758 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
JIM MCELROY · 5 NOTES- Played four seasons in the New Orleans backcourt alongside Pete Maravich.
- Appears under both Jim and James McElroy in different card sets and references.
- He later played for the Pistons, in the city where he had grown up.
- Asked in 1979 why he chose Detroit, McElroy said 'I told my agent I think I want to go home. This is the place for me.'
- He had been set on signing with Atlanta until Will Robinson, the Pistons' director of community relations, talked him into coming home instead.