Jimmy Rayl

{{Short description|American basketball player (1941–2019)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{refimprove|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 175 | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|6|21}} | birth_place = Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|20|1941|6|21}} | death_place = Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. | highschool = Kokomo (Kokomo, Indiana) | college = Indiana (1960–1963) | draft_year = 1963 | draft_round = 3 | draft_pick = 22 | draft_team = Cincinnati Royals | career_start = | career_end = | career_number = 23 | career_position = Point guard | years1 = {{abay|1967|start}}–{{abay|1968|end}} | team1 = Indiana Pacers | highlights = * 2× Third-team All-American – AP (1962, 1963) * Third-team All-American – UPI (1962) * 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1962, 1963) * Fourth-team ''Parade'' All-American (1959) * Indiana Mr. Basketball (1959) }} '''James R. Rayl''' (June 21, 1941 – January 20, 2019) was an American professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA). A 6'2" and 175 lb point guard, Rayl played on the first two teams of the Indiana Pacers from 1967 to 1969.

==High school career== Born in Kokomo, Indiana, Rayl went to Kokomo High School from 1956 to 1959. He was named 1959's Indiana Mr. Basketball and the recipient of the Trester Award for the state of Indiana his senior year.

==College career== Rayl attended Indiana University from 1959 to 1963, where he was an All-American his junior and senior seasons. Rayl averaged 20.6 ppg for his career and still holds the IU Hoosiers single-game scoring record of 56 points, which he did twice against Michigan State and Minnesota. He shot 41.6 percent from the floor and 83.5 percent from the line in 68 games as a Hoosier.

==Professional career== Jimmy Rayl was selected by the Cincinnati Royals in the third round and 23rd pick of the 1963 NBA draft. He later signed and played two seasons for the Indiana Pacers. He held a career average of 11.1 ppg.

==Personal life and death== His grandson, Jace, is a guard for the Purdue Boilermakers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jace Rayl - Men's Basketball - Purdue Boilermakers |url=https://purduesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jace-rayl/12384 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Purdue Boilermakers |language=en-US}}</ref> Rayl died at his home in Kokomo on January 20, 2019, at age 77.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kyle|last=Neddenriep|title=IU basketball legend, Kokomo star Jimmy Rayl, the 'Splendid Splinter', dies at 77|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/01/20/iu-basketball-kokomo-standout-1959-mr-basketball-jimmy-rayl-dies/2633155002/|accessdate=January 21, 2019|work=Indianapolis Star|date=January 20, 2019}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}

===ABA=== Source<ref name=bbr>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/raylji01.html|title=Jimmy Rayl ABA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=8 December 2024}}</ref>

====Regular season==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{abay|1967}} | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | '''74''' || '''29.6''' || '''.387''' || .326 || .802 || '''3.2''' || '''2.8''' || '''12.0''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{abay|1968}} | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 27 || 21.0 || .356 || '''.370''' || '''.897''' || 2.5 || 2.3 || 8.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 101 || 27.3 || .381 || .341 || .823 || 3.0 || 2.7 || 11.1 {{S-end}}

====Playoffs==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG |-

| style="text-align:left;"| 1968 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 3 || 39.3 || .357 || .286 || .714 || 3.3 || 4.7 || 13.0 {{S-end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{basketballstats|bbr=r/raylji01}}

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