# Jimmy Rayl

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{{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](/source/Kokomo%2C_Indiana), U.S.
| death_date      = {{death date and age|2019|1|20|1941|6|21}}
| death_place     = Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
| highschool      = [Kokomo](/source/Kokomo_High_School) (Kokomo, Indiana)
| college         = [Indiana](/source/Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball) (1960–1963)
| draft_year      = 1963
| draft_round     = 3
| draft_pick      = 22
| draft_team      = [Cincinnati Royals](/source/Cincinnati_Royals)
| career_start    = 
| career_end      = 
| career_number   = 23
| career_position = [Point guard](/source/Point_guard)
| years1          = {{abay|1967|start}}–{{abay|1968|end}}
| team1           = [Indiana Pacers](/source/Indiana_Pacers)
| highlights      = 
* 2× Third-team [All-American](/source/NCAA_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans) – [AP](/source/Associated_Press) ([1962](/source/1962_NCAA_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans), [1963](/source/1963_NCAA_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans))
* Third-team All-American – [UPI](/source/United_Press_International) (1962)
* 2× First-team All-[Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) (1962, 1963)
* Fourth-team [''Parade'' All-American](/source/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team) (1959)
* [Indiana Mr. Basketball](/source/Indiana_Mr._Basketball) (1959)
}}
'''James R. Rayl''' (June 21, 1941 – January 20, 2019) was an American professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player in the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association) (ABA). A 6'2" and 175&nbsp;lb [point guard](/source/point_guard), Rayl played on the first two teams of the [Indiana Pacers](/source/Indiana_Pacers) from 1967 to 1969.

==High school career==
Born in [Kokomo, Indiana](/source/Kokomo%2C_Indiana), Rayl went to [Kokomo High School](/source/Kokomo_High_School) from 1956 to 1959. He was named 1959's [Indiana Mr. Basketball](/source/Indiana_Mr._Basketball) and the recipient of the Trester Award for the state of Indiana his senior year.

==College career==
Rayl attended [Indiana University](/source/Indiana_University_Bloomington) 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](/source/Indiana_Hoosiers_men's_basketball) single-game scoring record of 56 points, which he did twice against [Michigan State](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_men's_basketball) and [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota_Gophers_men's_basketball). 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](/source/Cincinnati_Royals) in the third round and 23rd pick of the [1963 NBA draft](/source/1963_NBA_draft). He later signed and played two seasons for the [Indiana Pacers](/source/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](/source/Purdue_Boilermakers_men's_basketball).<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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_Indiana_Pacers_season)
| '''74''' || '''29.6''' || '''.387''' || .326 || .802 || '''3.2''' || '''2.8''' || '''12.0'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{abay|1968}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [Indiana](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_Indiana_Pacers_season)
| 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](/source/1968_ABA_playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"| [Indiana](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_Indiana_Pacers_season)
| 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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rayl, Jimmy}}
Category:1941 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:All-American college men's basketball players
Category:Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Indiana
Category:Cincinnati Royals draft picks
Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
Category:Indiana Pacers players
Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Category:Point guards
Category:Shooting guards
Category:Sportspeople from Kokomo, Indiana
Category:Undrafted ABA players

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