Jim Lampley (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jim Lampley

| image =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 230

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|7|2}}

| birth_place = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| high_school = Passaic County Technical Institute
(Wayne, New Jersey)

| college =

Vanderbilt (1978–1980)
Little Rock (1981–1983)

| draft_year = 1983

| draft_round = 5

| draft_pick = 102

| draft_team = Dallas Mavericks

| career_start = 1983

| career_end = 1992

| career_number = 11, 52, 50

| career_position = Center

| years1 = 1983–1984

| team1 = Detroit Spirits

| years2 = 1985–1986

| team2 = Baltimore/Rockford Lightning

| years3 = {{nbay|1986|start}}

| team3 = Philadelphia 76ers

| years4 = 1986–1989

| team4 = Rockford Lightning

| years5 = 1989–1990

| team5 = Sioux Falls Skyforce

| years6 = 1990

| team6 = Quad City Thunder

| years7 = 1990–1991

| team7 = Tulsa Fast Breakers

| years8 = 1991

| team8 = Pensacola Tornados

| years9 = 1991–1992

| team9 = Columbus Horizon

| highlights =

All-CBA First Team (1989)
2× CBA All-Star (1997, 1989)
TAAC Newcomer of the Year (1982)
First-team All-TAAC (1982)

}}

Jimmy D. Lampley (born July 2, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1986–87 season. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he attended Vanderbilt University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where he was drafted in the fifth round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks who waived him before the start of the season.{{cite news |title=Motta cuts rookie Lampley for loafing in practice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph-motta-cuts-rooki/137880605/ |access-date=17 March 2022 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |date=11 October 1983 |page=21 | via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} Lampley signed with three teams who he never appeared in a game for: the Dallas Mavericks, the Washington Bullets and the Milwaukee Bucks.

Raised in Paterson, New Jersey,{{cite news |author1=Dave D'Alesaandro |title=Lampley: Little Rock's rock |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-jim-lampley-of-paterson-and-p/124016804/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=The Record |date=20 February 1983 |pages=S11, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-lampley-finds-home-in-arkansa/137880650/ S14] |quote=Lampley, who had transferred from Vanderbilt, gave them a lot to talk about. The Paterson native averaged 15 points and seven rebounds as a junior to lead the Trojans to a 19–8 record and the Trans America Athletic Conference regular-season title last season. |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} Lampley played prep basketball at Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne, New Jersey and collegiately for the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Little Rock Trojans.{{cite web |title=Jim Lampley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lamplji01.html |publisher=Basketball Reference |access-date=2 January 2024}}

While his NBA career was brief, he had a long and successful career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).{{cite news |author1=Wade Merry |title=Skyforce hope 6-foot-11 center gives team boost |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-skyforce-hope-6-foot-11-cen/137880598/ |access-date=17 March 2022 |work=Argus-Leader |date=3 November 1989 |page=29 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}{{cite news |author1=Lee Cochran |title=Lampley gives Skyforce big CBA boost |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/240310922/? |access-date=17 March 2022 |work=Argus-Leader |date=17 November 1989 |page=29}} He played 314 games over eight seasons and for seven teams. Averaging 13.8 points and 8.9 rebounds, he was named to the all-league team for the 1988–89 season{{cite news |author1=Craig DeVrieze |title=Late-arriving Lampley glad to be joining the Thunder fold |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/666155578/ |access-date=17 March 2022 |work=The Rock Island Argus |date=3 January 1990 |page=19}} and appeared in two All-Star games.1992–93 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 311