Jim Brewer (basketball)

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name=Jim Brewer
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position=Power forward
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birthdate=birth date and age|1951|12|3
Maywood, Illinois, USA
height_ft =6
height_in =9
weight_lbs =220
debutyear=1973
finalyear=1985
draftyear=1973
draftround=1^st
draftpick=2^nd
college=Marquette
teams=
*Cleveland Cavaliers (1973–1979)
Phoenix Suns (1979–1980)
Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1982)
Ford/Jollycolombani Cantu' (1982–1985)
stat1label=Points
stat1value=4099
stat2label=Rebounds
stat2value=4458
stat3label=Assists
stat3value=1038
bbr=breweji01
letter=b
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James Turner Brewer (born December 3 1951, in Maywood, Illinois) is a retired American National Basketball Association player. Brewer was the first notable player to come out of Proviso East High School, which has one of the most successful high school basketball programs in Illinois. In 1969, Brewer, playing center, led his team to the first of four state championships. Brewer was followed at Proviso East by other future NBA players, notably Doc Rivers, Michael Finley, Dee Brown, and Shannon Brown. The 6'9" 210 pound forward then attended the University of Minnesota before being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round (2nd pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft. He played nine seasons in the NBA before retiring in 1982.Then he played with Pallacanestro Cantù in Italian Serie A along with players as Pierluigi Marzorati and Antonello Riva with coach Giancarlo Primo. He won a Euroleague and an Intercontinental Cup.

Brewer is the uncle of former NBA player and current Boston Celtics head coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers. [ [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers/index.html?nav=page Doc Rivers Coaching Info] at NBA.com]

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