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James Mitchell "Jim" Cleamons (born September 13, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player and current coach.
He played collegiately at the Ohio State University, and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 13th pick of the 1971 NBA Draft. He had a nine-year NBA career for four different teams (the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks, and the Washington Bullets). In 1976, Cleamons was selected to the NBA All-Defense 2nd team.
Cleamons worked as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls from 1989 to 1996. He was the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks for slightly over one year, from 1996 to 1997. He was then the head coach of the Chicago Condors of the American Basketball league, a short-lived women's professional basketball league in the mid Nineties. He also served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. For a few games during his tenure with the Lakers, he served as acting head coach while Phil Jackson was absent.
1996 NBA Playoffs - Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks ECF Game 2
Knicks.com's Jonah Ballow sat down with assistant coach Jim Cleamons to find out how the Knicks can defeat the Bucks on Tuesday night.
Elie Seckbach reporting
Miracle of Richfield season. Final seconds of Game 5. Cavs take a 3-2 series lead as Cleamons gets a rebound and a basket at the buzzer to give the Cavs a thrilling 92-91 win. One of Joe Tait's all time greatest calls.
Talking Travel with Gary Vitti and Jim Cleamons
Elie Seckbach The Embedded NBA Correspondent talks to Lakers Coach Jim Cleamons
One of the greatest winners in NBA Basketball history, Jim Cleamons, sits down with SportsEffectLive Teen Nation and talks playing with Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West, compares Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and his future with Top Talent Basketball. (2013) See more at www.SportsEffectLive.com www.TopTalentBasketball.com
Elie Seckbach reporting
Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jim Cleamons comments on the possibility of becoming the head coach of the Puerto Rican national basketball team.