James Scott Eakins (born May 24, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player and two-time American Basketball Association champion.
Career Eakins was born on 24 May 1946 in Sacramento, California. He attended Encina High School before playing for Brigham Young University. A 6'11" center, Eakins was selected in the fifth round of the 1968 NBA draft by the San Francisco Warriors and in the 1968 ABA Draft by the Oakland Oaks.
Known as "Jimbo", Eakins played eight seasons (1968–1976) in the ABA as a member of the Oakland Oaks, Washington Caps, Virginia Squires, Utah Stars, and New York Nets. He won ABA championships in 1969 with the Oakland Oaks and in 1976 with the New York Nets. Eakins also represented Virginia in the 1974 ABA All-Star Game.
After the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, Eakins played in the NBA until 1978 as a member of the Kansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs, and Milwaukee Bucks. In his ABA/NBA career, he scored 8,255 points and grabbed 5,578 rebounds.
After retiring from professional basketball in 1978, Eakins taught high school history and civics for 23 years.
Career statistics
ABA Regular season
| align="left" | 1968–69 | align="left" | Oakland | 78 || - || 21.4 || .543 || .000 || .719 || 7.2 || 0.7 || - || - || 13.0 |- | align="left" | 1969–70 | align="left" | Washington | 82 || - || 14.8 || .497 || .000 || .741 || 5.0 || 0.9 || - || - || 6.4 |- | align="left" | 1970–71 | align="left" | Virginia | 84 || - || 26.6 || .515 || .000 || .759 || 9.3 || 1.9 || - || - || 10.8 |- | align="left" | 1971–72 | align="left" | Virginia | 84 || - || 32.4 || .486 || .000 || .764 || 9.6 || 2.2 || - || - || 12.3 |- | align="left" | 1972–73 | align="left" | Virginia | 83 || - || 30.8 || .522 || .000 || .802 || 8.8 || 3.2 || - || 1.6 || 15.0 |- | align="left" | 1973–74 | align="left" | Virginia | 84 || - || 31.5 || .520 || .000 || .785 || 9.6 || 2.8 || 0.8 || 1.2 || 14.6 |- | align="left" | 1974–75 | align="left" | Utah | 84 || - || 30.5 || .503 || .000 || .836 || 7.2 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 1.0 || 12.5 |- | align="left" | 1975–76 | align="left" | Utah | 16 || - || 35.5 || .439 || .000 || .915 || 9.4 || 2.1 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 12.7 |- | align="left" | 1975–76 | align="left" | Virginia | 23 || - || 27.7 || .418 || .000 || .904 || 7.3 || 1.6 || 0.8 || 1.8 || 9.3 |- | align="left" | 1975–76 | align="left" | New York | 34 || - || 13.6 || .503 || .000 || .848 || 3.5 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.6 || 6.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 652 || - || 26.5 || .507 || .000 || .783 || 7.9 || 1.8 || 0.6 || 1.2 || 11.7 |} Playoffs
| align="left" | 1968–69 | align="left" | Oakland | 16 || - || 20.6 || .537 || .000 || .711 || 6.4 || 0.9 || - || - || 11.8 |- | align="left" | 1969–70 | align="left" | Washington | 7 || - || 9.3 || .583 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 0.7 || - || - || 4.4 |- | align="left" | 1970–71 | align="left" | Virginia | 12 || - || 24.7 || .505 || .000 || .750 || 10.0 || 1.7 || - || - || 10.3 |- | align="left" | 1971–72 | align="left" | Virginia | 11 || - || 29.5 || .475 || .000 || .692 || 8.7 || 2.0 || - || - || 9.4 |- | align="left" | 1972–73 | align="left" | Virginia | 5 || - || 43.4 || .593 || .000 || .824 || 11.4 || 3.6 || - || - || 24.8 |- | align="left" | 1973–74 | align="left" | Virginia | 5 || - || 38.0 || .521 || .000 || .788 || 10.8 || 3.8 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 20.0 |- | align="left" | 1974–75 | align="left" | Utah | 6 || - || 32.3 || .636 || .000 || .917 || 6.2 || 1.2 || 1.5 || 1.8 || 13.5 |- | align="left" | 1975–76 | align="left" | New York | 13 || - || 21.6 || .536 || .000 || .806 || 6.0 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 6.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 75 || - || 25.3 || .540 || .000 || .761 || 7.4 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 0.9 || 11.2 |} NBA Regular season
| align="left" | 1976–77 | align="left" | Kansas City | 82 || - || 16.3 || .449 || - || .847 || 4.4 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | 1977–78 | align="left" | San Antonio | 16 || - || 15.7 || .577 || - || .853 || 2.9 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 0.6 || 5.6 |- | align="left" | 1977–78 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 17 || - || 9.1 || .412 || - || .808 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 2.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 115 || - || 15.2 || .462 || - || .844 || 3.8 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 5.5 |} Playoffs
| align="left" | 1977–78 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 3 || - || 6.0 || .200 || - || .000 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 3 || - || 6.0 || .200 || - || .000 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.7
References
External links Career statistics Recent photo of Jim Eakins @ nbrpa.com