Jason Caffey
{{Short description|American former professional basketball player}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jason Caffey
| image =
| width =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 255
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|06|12}}
| birth_place = Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
| high_school = Davidson (Mobile, Alabama)
| college = Alabama (1991–1995)
| draft_year = 1995
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 20
| draft_team = Chicago Bulls
| career_start = 1995
| career_end = 2003
| career_number = 35, 21
| career_position = Power forward
| years1 = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}}
| team1 = Chicago Bulls
| years2 = {{nbay|1997|end}}–{{nbay|1999|end}}
| team2 = Golden State Warriors
| years3 = {{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}
| team3 = Milwaukee Bucks
| highlights =
- 2× NBA champion (1996, 1997)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 3,368 (7.3 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 2,022 (4.4 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 420 (0.9 apg)
}}
Jason Andre Caffey (born June 12, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who won two championship rings with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. He later became the head coach of the American Basketball Association's Mobile Bay Hurricanes.
Basketball career
Caffey was born in Mobile, Alabama and played basketball at Davidson High School, where he earned 1st team All State in Class 6A and was named Gatorade's choice for state Player Of The Year.[http://www.ahsfhs.org/Basketball/gatorade.asp Gatorade State Players Of The Year in Alabama] The 6'8" power forward went on to play 4 years at the University of Alabama under coach Wimp Sanderson, and was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 20th pick of the 1995 NBA draft. He averaged 7.3 points per game during the Bulls' second consecutive championship run in 1996–97. He started 5 playoff games this year, making him one of eleven Chicago Bulls players to start a playoff game amid their championship runs.
Before Caffey could win a third championship ring with the Bulls, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors on February 19, 1998, in exchange for David Vaughn and two second round draft picks.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1998_transactions.html 1997-98 Chicago Bulls Transactions] basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2022. This transaction was not well received by some of the Bulls' top players, with Michael Jordan stating that "Every time I've seen him (David Vaughn), he's never been in uniform. I think that says a lot," and Dennis Rodman calling it a "dumb" move.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-02-20-9802200024-story.html PLAYERS PUZZLED OVER CAFFEY TRADE] Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on August 18, 2022. Before the beginning of the 1998-99 NBA season, Caffey re-signed with the Warriors on a 7-year, $35 million contract. He averaged career highs of 12.0 points and 6.8 rebounds during the 1999–2000 season with the Warriors.
Caffey joined the Milwaukee Bucks on June 27, 2000, with whom he played three more seasons before his career fizzled out amidst a series of personal problems, including an anxiety attack in 2002[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/special/depression/ad5.html PalmBeachPost.com: Athletes & Depression] and an assault charge in 2003.[http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_6429.shtml Trial of three NBA players delayed until Tuesday] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524195436/http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_6429.shtml |date=May 24, 2006 }} The Bucks bought out the remaining two seasons ($11.8 million) of his contract before the 2003–04 season started.http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20031018/ai_n10926743{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
On June 18, 2010, Caffey was named head coach of the American Basketball Association expansion team, the Mobile Bay Hurricanes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4030845|title = Jason Caffey Named Head Coach of Mobile Bay Hurricanes|date = June 18, 2010}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}
= Regular season =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 1995–96†
| align="left" | Chicago
| 57 || 0 || 9.6 || .438 || .000 || .588 || 1.9 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 1996–97†
| align="left" | Chicago
| 75 || 19 || 18.7 || .532 || .000 || .659 || 4.0 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | 1997–98
| align="left" | Chicago
| 51 || 8 || 13.9 || .503 || .000 || .660 || 3.4 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 5.3
|-
| align="left" | 1997–98
| align="left" | Golden State
| 29 || 6 || 24.6 || .472 || .000 || .649 || 5.9 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 10.9
|-
| align="left" | 1998–99
| align="left" | Golden State
| 35 || 32 || 25.0 || .444 || .000 || .633 || 5.9 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 8.8
|-
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Golden State
| 71 || 56 || 30.4 || .479 || .000 || .597 || 6.8 || 1.7 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 12.0
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 70 || 33 || 20.9 || .488 || .000 || .673 || 5.0 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 7.1
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 23 || 0 || 12.3 || .500 || .000 || .628 || 2.2 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 4.3
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 51 || 16 || 17.5 || .456 || .000 || .651 || 3.5 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 5.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 462 || 170 || 19.6 || .481 || .000 || .637 || 4.4 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 7.3
|}
= Playoffs =
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 1997†
| align="left" | Chicago
| 17 || 5 || 9.8 || .455 || .000 || .786 || 2.5 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 2.4
|-
| align="left" | 2001
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 18 || 0 || 16.5 || .381 || .000 || .645 || 4.1 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 3.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 35 || 5 || 13.3 || .406 || .000 || .689 || 3.3 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 3.1
|}
Political career
Caffey announced in July 2021 that he would run for the city council district 2 seat in Mobile, Alabama.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Jason Caffey - Candidate For Mobile, AL City Council District 2 Election|url=https://www.bamapolitics.com/alabama/profiles/jason-caffey/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Bama Politics|language=en-US}}
Legal troubles
On May 25, 2010, Caffey was arrested and charged with third-degree domestic violence in Mobile, Alabama for hitting and kicking a woman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/live/2010/05/former_nba_player_caffey_arres.html|title = Former NBA player Jason Caffey arrested, charged with domestic violence|date = May 26, 2010}}
Caffey has fathered 10 children with 8 mothers and has been sued in multiple child support lawsuits.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/08/10/james-caffey-embattled-former-nba-player-uses-his-story-help-young-men-succeed/kVupa7b4CS13ZGVbJH0bRO/story.html|title = Jason Caffey, embattled former NBA player, uses his story to help young men succeed - the Boston Globe|website = The Boston Globe}}
References
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External links
- {{Basketballstats |nba= 679 |bbr= c/caffeja01 }}
{{Chicago Bulls 1995-96 NBA champions}}
{{Chicago Bulls 1996-97 NBA champions}}
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