# Jim Holstein

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**James H. Holstein** (September 24, 1930 – December 16, 2007) was an American professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player and [coach](/source/Coach_(basketball)).

A 6'3" [forward](/source/Forward_(basketball))/[guard](/source/Guard_(basketball)) from the [University of Cincinnati](/source/University_of_Cincinnati), where he was a consensus All-American, Holstein played four seasons (1952–1956) in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) as a member of the [Minneapolis Lakers](/source/Minneapolis_Lakers) and [Fort Wayne Pistons](/source/Fort_Wayne_Pistons). He averaged 3.8 [points per game](/source/Points_per_game) and won 3 NBA championships with the Lakers.

Following his NBA career, Holstein was a college basketball coach; he spent 11 seasons at [Saint Joseph's College](/source/Saint_Joseph's_College_(Indiana)) in [Rensselaer, Indiana](/source/Rensselaer,_Indiana). He left Saint Joseph's to assume the head coaching job at [Ball State University](/source/Ball_State_University). Holstein's final coaching stop was as head coach at the [University of St. Francis](/source/University_of_Saint_Francis_(Indiana)) in [Fort Wayne, Indiana](/source/Fort_Wayne,_Indiana) from 1978 to1993. [1][2][3]

## Career playing statistics

### NBA

Source[4]

#### Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1952–53† Minneapolis 66 15.0 .358 .667 2.6 1.1 4.0 1953–54† Minneapolis 70 16.5 .306 .571 2.9 1.1 3.4 1954–55 Minneapolis 62 15.8 .324 .713 3.3 .9 4.5 1955–56 Fort Wayne 27 13.0 .270 .649 2.8 1.4 2.7 Career 225 15.4 .323 .647 2.9 1.1 3.8

#### Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1953† Minneapolis 12* 16.0 .476 .522 2.5 .9 4.3 1954† Minneapolis 13* 14.5 .306 .696 2.7 .8 3.5 1955 Minneapolis 7 16.7 .421 .889 4.3 .9 5.7 Career 32 15.5 .395 .655 3.0 .9 4.3

## References

1. ["James H. Holstein Obituary"](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heraldtribune/obituary.aspx?n=james-h-holstein&pid=99846429). Herald Tribune. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

1. ["Jim Holstein (1952–1955) NBA Stats"](http://basketball-players.pointafter.com/l/9824/Jim-Holstein). PointAfter. Retrieved 29 July 2016.[dead link]

1. ["Former Minneapolis Laker Jim Holstein Passes Away at 77"](https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/071218holstein.html). NBA.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

1. ["Jim Holstein NBA stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/holstji01.html). *[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)*. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

## External links

- [Jim Holstein's obituary at NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/071218holstein.html)

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