Erv Staggs

{{Short description|American basketball player (1948–2012)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Erv Staggs

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 195

| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|9|1}}

| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|12|29|1948|9|1}}

| death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| nationality = American

| high_school = Thomas Edison
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

| college =

• North Carolina A&T (196?–1968)
• Cheyney (1968–1969)

| draft_year = 1969

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| career_end =

| career_number = 24

| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = 1969–1970

| team1 = Miami Floridians

| highlights =

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James Ervin Staggs (September 1, 1948 – December 29, 2012){{cite web |last = Clark|first=Vernon| url=http://articles.philly.com/2013-01-12/news/36281980_1_city-championship-basketball-star-american-basketball-association| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222153749/https://articles.philly.com/2013-01-12/news/36281980_1_city-championship-basketball-star-american-basketball-association| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 22, 2016| title=James E. Staggs, 64, prep basketball star| date=January 12, 2013| publisher=Philly.com | work=The Philadelphia Inquirer | accessdate=February 14, 2016}} was an American professional basketball player.{{cite web | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/stagger01.html| title=Erv Staggs ABA/NBA stats| publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=basketball-reference.com | accessdate=February 14, 2016}} He played in the American Basketball Association for the Miami Floridians during the 1969–70 season and averaged 8.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. Staggs played college basketball at both North Carolina A&T and Cheyney.