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Jim Barnes

Full name: Velvet James "Jim" "Bad news" Barnes
Nickname(s): Bad News
Gender: Male
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
Weight: 240 lbs (109 kg)
Born: April 13, 1941 in Tuckerman, Arkansas, United States
Died: September 14, 2002 in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Affiliations: Texas Western College
Country: USA United States
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

At 6-8 (2.03) and a muscular 240 lbs. (109 kg.), "Bad News" Barnes played mostly center in his college days at Texas Western (now Texas at El Paso). He also played center for the 1964 Olympic team alternating with Mel Counts at that position. He was the first round draft choice of the New York Knicks in 1964 and played well for two years with them, averaging in double figures. In 1966 they traded Barnes, a forward in the NBA, to the Baltimore Bullets (now of Washington). Barnes never again approached his first two years, finishing up his career as a journeyman with four more teams before his retirement in 1971. He did play on the Boston Celtics team that won the NBA championship in 1969.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Basketball Men's Basketball United States USA 1 Gold

Men's Basketball

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result P
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Basketball United States USA Final Round Match 1/2 1 1964-10-23 USA 73, URS 59 0
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Basketball United States USA Semi-Finals Match #1 1 1964-10-21 USA 62, PUR 42 3
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Basketball United States USA Group B Match #4 1 1964-10-11 USA 78, AUS 45 13
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Basketball United States USA Group B Match #7 1 1964-10-12 USA 77, FIN 51 5
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Basketball United States USA Group B Match #9 1 1964-10-13 USA 60, PER 45 3
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Basketball United States USA Group B Match #13 1 1964-10-14 USA 83, URU 28 12
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Basketball United States USA Group B Match #23 1 1964-10-17 USA 86, BRA 53 6
1964 Summer 23 Tokyo Basketball United States USA Group B Match #25 1 1964-10-18 USA 116, KOR 50 26