Jim Brewer (basketball)

Jim Brewer

Position(s): Power forward	Jersey #(s):
Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Born: December 3, 1951 (1951-12-03) (age 56) Maywood, Illinois, USA
Career information
Year(s): 1973–1982
NBA Draft: 1973 / Round: 1^st / Pick: 2^nd
College: Marquette
Professional teams
Cleveland Cavaliers (1973–1979) Phoenix Suns (1979–1980) Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1982)
Career stats
Points	4099
Rebounds	4458
Assists	1038
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Competitor for United States
Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Silver	Munich 1972	National team

James Turner Brewer (born December 3, 1951, in Maywood, Illinois) is a retired American National Basketball Association player. A 6'9" 210 pound forward, Brewer attended the University of Minnesota before being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round (2nd pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft. He played nine seasons in the NBA before retiring in 1982. Then he played with Pallacanestro Cantù in Italian Serie A along with players as Pierluigi Marzorati and Antonello Riva with coach Giancarlo Primo. He won a Euroleague and an Intercontinental Cup.

Brewer is the uncle of former NBA player and current Boston Celtics head coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers.^[1]

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v • d • e 1972 Olympic Silver Medalists Men's Basketball – United States

Kenneth Davis \| Doug Collins \| Tom Henderson \| Mike Bantom \| Robert Jones \| Dwight Jones \| James Forbes \| Jim Brewer \| Tom Burleson \| Tom McMillen \| Kevin Joyce \| Ed Ratleff \| Coach: Henry Iba

v • d • e Los Angeles Lakers 1981-82 NBA Champions

5 Jordan \| 8 Brewer \| 10 Nixon \| 11 McAdoo \| 21 Cooper \| 25 Kupchak \| 31 Rambis \| 32 E. Johnson (Finals MVP) \| 33 Abdul-Jabbar \| 34 C. Johnson \| 40 McGee \| 52 Wilkes \| 54 Landsberger \| Coach Riley

v • d • e Ford Cantu 1982-83 Euroleague Champions

Riva \| Marzorati \| Brewer \| Bryant \| Bariviera \| Bosa \| Bargna \| Innocentin \| Cattini \| Fumagalli \| Sala \| Coach Primo