Aaron James (basketball)

{{short description|American basketball player and coach}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Aaron James

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 210

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|10|05}}

| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

| high_school = Walter L. Cohen
(New Orleans, Louisiana)

| college = Grambling State (1970–1974)

| draft_year = 1974

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 28

| draft_team = New Orleans Jazz

| career_start = 1974

| career_end = 1980

| career_number = 23

| career_position = Power forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1974|start}}–{{nbay|1978|end}}

| team1 = New Orleans Jazz

| years2 = 1980

| team2 = Antonini Siena

| years3 = 1980

| team3 = U/Tex Wranglers

| cyears1 = 1985

| cteam1 = Manila Beer Brewmasters

| cyears2 = 1989–1995

| cteam2 = Grambling State

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 3,829 (10.8 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 1,470 (4.1 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 370 (1.0 apg)

| bbr = jamesaa01

}}

Aaron James (born October 5, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent his entire five-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the New Orleans Jazz.

James, a 6'8" small forward, averaged 10.8 points and 4.1 rebounds over 356 career games from 1974 to 1979 with the Jazz, who drafted him out of Grambling State University with the 10th pick of the second round of the 1974 NBA draft. He was the team's first ever selection.[http://www.nba.com/jazz/history/00400490.html Jazz History], nba.com

He was also selected by the Utah Stars in the third round of the 1974 ABA Draft.