# Jim Springer

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**James Elmer Springer** (June 17, 1926 - February 19, 2018[1]) was an American professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player.[2] He played in the [National Basketball League](/source/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)), [Basketball Association of America](/source/Basketball_Association_of_America), and [American Basketball League](/source/American_Basketball_League_(1925%E2%80%9355)) during the early years of modern professional basketball in the United States.[2][3][4] Following a standout high school career,[5][6] Springer began his collegiate career at [Indiana State Teacher's College](/source/Indiana_State_Sycamores_men's_basketball), where he played one season[7] for [Glenn Curtis](/source/Glenn_M._Curtis) before completing his collegiate career at [Canterbury College](/source/Canterbury_College_(Indiana)) in [Danville, Indiana](/source/Danville,_Indiana).[8]

At Canterbury, he was a member of the basketball team for three seasons, the football and track teams for two seasons. He was also a member of the [Sigma Nu](/source/Sigma_Nu) fraternity and the Letterman's Club.[9] During his senior season, he averaged 20.8 points per game, second best in the [Indiana Collegiate Conference](/source/Indiana_Collegiate_Conference) behind John Wilson.[10]

## BAA career statistics

Legend GP Games played FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game

### Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1948–49 Indianapolis 2 .000 1.000 .0 .5 Career 2 .000 1.000 .0 .5

## References

1. ["Obituary"](http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/James-Springer-105858835). Retrieved July 4, 2018.

1. ["Jim Springer NBA stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sprinji01.html). *basketball-reference.com*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

1. ["Jim Springer NBL stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/sprinja01n.html). *basketball-reference.com*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

1. ["American Basketball League Statistics 1938–39 to 1952–53"](https://www.apbr.org/ablstats3853.html). *APBR.org*. Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

1. Barry Howe (8 March 1953). ["Madison puts 2 on D&C All-Stars; East, West, Franklin boys selected"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108341652/madison-puts-2-on-dc-all-stars-east/). *[Democrat and Chronicle](/source/Democrat_and_Chronicle)*. p. 49. Retrieved 26 August 2022. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. Hans Tanner (6 March 1955). ["Jim Springer, Butler top D&C All-Star selections"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108341716/jim-springer-butler-top-dc-all-star/). *[Democrat and Chronicle](/source/Democrat_and_Chronicle)*. p. 47. Retrieved 26 August 2022. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Sign-In"](http://www.e-yearbook.com/sp/eybb?school=849&year=1945&up=2&startpage=123)

1. ["Canterbury College"](http://www.lostcolleges.com/#!canterbury-college/cmr3). Lost Colleges. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

1. ["Sign-In"](http://www.e-yearbook.com/sp/eybb?school=47031&year=1948&up=1&startpage=83)

1. ["Jim Springer, of Canterbury, will play for Packers"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-daily-bulletin-jim-springer-of/138258017/). *Anderson Daily Bulletin*. 24 May 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2024. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

## External links

- [Statistics](https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/stats/p-sprinji01) at statscrew.com

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