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Jerry Chambers
Position: Forward
Full Name: Jerome Purcell Chambers
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Born: July 18, 1943 in Washington, DC
Height: 6-5
Weight: 185
High School: Eastern in Washington, DC
College: University of Utah
Drafted: 1st Round, 7th Pick - Lakers, 1966
Jersey#: 40, 44 (Phoenix)
Played for the Lakers from 1966 to 1967
Chambers attended the University of Utah during the mid-1960s, winning the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award in 1966 after his team reached the Final Four. He played four professional seasons in the NBA as a member of the Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, and Buffalo Braves. In 1968, he was involved in one of the most significant transactions in NBA history when the Lakers traded him, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff to the Philadelphia 76ers for Hall-of-Famer Wilt Chamberlain. Chambers never played for the 76ers, who traded him to Phoenix in 1969.
From 1972 to 1974, Chambers played in the rival American Basketball Association as a member of the San Diego Conquistadors and the San Antonio Spurs. He retired with 2,667 combined NBA/ABA career points.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | LAL | 68 | 1015 | 224 | 496 | .452 | 68 | 93 | .731 | 0 | 0 | - | 208 | 3.1 | 44 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 516 | 7.6 |
| 1970 | PHO | 79 | 1139 | 283 | 658 | .430 | 91 | 125 | .728 | 0 | 0 | - | 219 | 2.8 | 54 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 657 | 8.3 |
| 1971 | ATL | 65 | 1168 | 237 | 526 | .451 | 106 | 134 | .791 | 0 | 0 | - | 245 | 3.8 | 61 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 580 | 8.9 |
| 1972 | BUF | 26 | 369 | 78 | 180 | .433 | 22 | 32 | .688 | 0 | 0 | - | 67 | 2.6 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 6.8 |
| 1973 | SDQ | 43 | 885 | 199 | 468 | .425 | 112 | 130 | .862 | 2 | 10 | .200 | 190 | 4.4 | 46 | 102 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 512 | 11.9 |
| 1974 | SAS | 38 | 579 | 94 | 206 | .456 | 36 | 48 | .750 | 0 | 0 | - | 103 | 2.7 | 42 | 74 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 224 | 5.9 |
| CAREER ABA | 81 | 1464 | 293 | 674 | .435 | 148 | 178 | .831 | 2 | 10 | .200 | 293 | 3.6 | 88 | 176 | 11 | 83 | 3 | 736 | 9.1 | |
| CAREER | 238 | 3691 | 822 | 1860 | .442 | 287 | 384 | .747 | 0 | 0 | - | 739 | 3.1 | 182 | 463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1931 | 8.1 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | LAL | 3 | 44 | 12 | 23 | .522 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 |
| 1970 | PHO | 7 | 73 | 14 | 37 | .378 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 2.4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4.7 |
| 1971 | ATL | 4 | 22 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 |
| CAREER | 14 | 139 | 29 | 69 | .420 | 13 | 17 | .765 | 0 | 0 | - | 30 | 2.1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5.1 | |
