James W. Caldwell (January 28, 1943 – April 6, 2023) was an American former

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player. He attended Lawrenceburg high school in

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before playing college basketball for the

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. Caldwell was selected by the

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in the third round (28th pick overall) of the

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. He played for the

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(1967–68) in the

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for two games and for the

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(1967–68) and

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(1967–68, 1968–69) in the ABA for 135 games. Caldwell died from a heart condition on April 6, 2023, at the age of 80.

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source

Regular season

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(ABA) , 12 , , 21.8 , , .348 , , – , , .455 , , 7.1 , , .9 , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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(ABA) , 58 , , 27.3 , , .426 , , .167 , , .618 , , 9.4 , , 2.3 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

(ABA) , 65 , , 19.0 , , .438 , , .111 , , .674 , , 6.5 , , 2.0 , , 6.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 137 , , 22.5 , , .423 , , .133 , , .631 , , 7.7 , , 2.0 , , 7.1

Playoffs

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(ABA) , 5 , , 35.0 , , .431 , , – , , .700 , , 11.8 , , 2.6 , , 11.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

(ABA) , 7 , , 9.0 , , .267 , , – , , .429 , , 3.0 , , .7 , , 1.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 12 , , 19.8 , , .394 , , – , , .630 , , 6.7 , , 1.6 , , 5.8

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* 1943 births 2023 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from North Carolina Centers (basketball) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players Kentucky Colonels players Los Angeles Lakers draft picks New Jersey Americans players New York Knicks players Sportspeople from Durham, North Carolina Wilmington Blue Bombers players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub