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Jim Forbes

Full name: James Ricardo "Jim" Forbes
Gender: Male
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
Weight: 201 lbs (91 kg)
Born: July 18, 1952 in Fort Rucker, Alabama, United States
Affiliations: UTEP Miners, El Paso (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Biography

Jim Forbes, who played for the US team at the 1971 Pan American Games, although they did not medal, was not originally selected to be a member of the 1972 Olympic team but was added to the squad after John Brown came down with an injury. Forbes was a 6-8 (2.03) forward. Although drafted by the [Chicago Bulls], Forbes was never to play in the NBA. He returned to his alma mater of UTEP as an assistant coach before becoming a successful high school basketball coach in Texas.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball Men's Basketball United States USA 2 Silver

Men's Basketball

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result PTS TRB TOV
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball United States USA Final Round Match 1/2 2 1972-09-09 URS 51, USA 50 2 0
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball United States USA Semi-Finals Match #2 1 1972-09-07 USA 68, ITA 38 14 0
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball United States USA Group A Match #2 1 1972-08-27 USA 66, TCH 35 0 1
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball United States USA Group A Match #6 1 1972-08-28 USA 81, AUS 55 2 0
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball United States USA Group A Match #12 1 1972-08-29 USA 67, CUB 48 8 0
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball United States USA Group A Match #16 1 1972-08-30 USA 61, BRA 54 4 0
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball United States USA Group A Match #18 1 1972-09-01 USA 96, EGY 31 10 0
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball United States USA Group A Match #24 1 1972-09-02 USA 72, ESP 56 6 1
1972 Summer 20 München Basketball United States USA Group A Match #25 1 1972-09-03 USA 99, JPN 33 0 0