James Worthy
James Worthy | ||
Player information | ||
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Full name | James Ager Worthy | |
Nickname | Big Game James | |
birthday | 27th February 1961 (age 59) | |
place of birth | Gastonia , North Carolina , United States | |
size | 206 cm | |
Weight | 102 kg | |
position | Small forward | |
college | North Carolina | |
NBA draft | 1982 , 1st pick , Los Angeles Lakers | |
Clubs as active | ||
1982-1994 Los Angeles Lakers | ||
National team | ||
1978-1979 | United States | 8 games |
James Ager Worthy (born February 27, 1961 in Gastonia , North Carolina ) is a retired American basketball player who was active in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1982 to 1994 .
The 2.06 meter tall Worthy played in the position of the small forward and was one of the most important players of the so-called "Showtime Lakers" of the 1980s , along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson .
career
He was one of the great college stars of the 80s and won the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship with the North Carolina Tar Heels in 1982 . The following year, and after his first year as a pro, Worthy was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team .
He won three NBA championships with the Lakers and was named an NBA Finals MVP in 1988 . From 1986 to 1992 he was voted All-Star for seven years in a row .
In 2003 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . Worthy has been with the Lakers since 2015 as an assistant coach for player development.
Trivia
James Worthy, who is a big fan of Star Trek , had the opportunity to play the Klingon Koral (Season 7 - Episode 5 - The Gambit Part 2) in Starship Enterprise: The Next Century in 1993 .
See also
50 Greatest Players in NBA History
List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Web links
- NBA biography
- James Worthy - player profile on NBA.com
- James Worthy - player profile on basketball-reference.com
- James Worthy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- James Worthy in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 (in English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ usabasketball.com - All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster // W ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: James Worthy. Retrieved April 21, 2020 (English).
- ↑ The Chess Move, Part II . In: Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki . ( wikia.com [accessed September 9, 2017]).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Worthy, James |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Worthy, James Ager |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gastonia , North Carolina |