Jim King (basketball, born 1943)

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = James King

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|February 9, 1943}}

| birth_place = Akron, Ohio, U.S.

| height = {{convert|6|ft|7|in|abbr=on}}

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalOlympics}}

{{MedalGold| 1968 Mexico City | Team competition}}

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James H. King (born February 9, 1943) is a retired American basketball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/jim-king-1.html |title=Jim King |accessdate=May 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524193538/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/jim-king-1.html |archivedate=May 24, 2015 }} He was born in Akron, Ohio.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}

A {{convert|6|ft|7|in|adj=on}} {{convert|200|lb|adj=on}} forward, he was part of the American basketball team which won the gold medal. He played in all eight games.[http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=moly_1968 Games of the XIXth Olympiad -- 1968] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103180531/http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=moly_1968 |date=2010-01-03 }}