Darden played college basketball at the University of Wyoming and University of Denver. He was a member of the Wyoming Cowboys team that won the 1943 NCAA championship, but did not play in the actual tournament because he was serving in World War II at the time.[2] After his discharge in 1946, Darden joined the Denver Nuggets, which was then part of the Amateur Athletic Union. The team joined the National Basketball League in the 1948–49 season, and Darden averaged 10.3 points per game in his first year of playing professional basketball.[1] The Nuggets became a part of the National Basketball Association in the league's inaugural 1949–50 season, and Darden served as a player-coach for the team. He coached 62 games that season, but only played 26 games before suffering an injury midway through the season.[1] He averaged 8.1 points as a player, and coached the team to an 11–61 record. The Nuggets left the NBA after one season to become a part of the National Professional Basketball League, and Darden coached the team, who were renamed the Refiners, to an 18–16 record while also having to play three games after some players left the team during the season.[1] The Refiners disbanded due to financial constraints in early 1951.
Darden became the coach of the basketball and baseball teams at Colorado School of Mines in 1954, and coached both sports at the university until he retired in 1992 at the age of seventy.[1] CSM's baseball field was renamed Darden Field in his honour.[2][3] Darden was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[2]
^ abcdeMarcus, Jeff (2003). A Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches. United States of America: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 96–97. ISBN0-8108-4007-3.
^ abc"Jim Darden – Colorado Sports Hall of Fame". Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^"Jim Darden Field – Colorado School of Mines". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
NBA career statistics as a coach from Basketball-Reference.com
January 01, 1970
jimmy, darden, james, wesley, darden, june, 1922, april, 1994, american, professional, basketball, player, coach, personal, informationborn, 1922, june, 1922cheyenne, wyomingdiedapril, 1994, 1994, aged, nationalityamericanlisted, height6, listed, weight170, ca. James Wesley Darden June 19 1922 April 29 1994 was an American professional basketball player and coach 1 Jimmy DardenPersonal informationBorn 1922 06 19 June 19 1922Cheyenne WyomingDiedApril 29 1994 1994 04 29 aged 71 NationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Listed weight170 lb 77 kg Career informationHigh schoolCheyenne Central Cheyenne Wyoming CollegeWyoming DenverNBA draft1947 round Selected by the Chicago StagsPlaying career1947 1951PositionPoint guardNumber25Career historyAs player 1946 1950Denver Nuggets1950 1951Denver RefinersAs coach 1949 1950Denver Nuggets1950 1951Denver RefinersCareer NBA statisticsPoints211 8 1 ppg Assists67 2 6 apg Games played26Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Darden played college basketball at the University of Wyoming and University of Denver He was a member of the Wyoming Cowboys team that won the 1943 NCAA championship but did not play in the actual tournament because he was serving in World War II at the time 2 After his discharge in 1946 Darden joined the Denver Nuggets which was then part of the Amateur Athletic Union The team joined the National Basketball League in the 1948 49 season and Darden averaged 10 3 points per game in his first year of playing professional basketball 1 The Nuggets became a part of the National Basketball Association in the league s inaugural 1949 50 season and Darden served as a player coach for the team He coached 62 games that season but only played 26 games before suffering an injury midway through the season 1 He averaged 8 1 points as a player and coached the team to an 11 61 record The Nuggets left the NBA after one season to become a part of the National Professional Basketball League and Darden coached the team who were renamed the Refiners to an 18 16 record while also having to play three games after some players left the team during the season 1 The Refiners disbanded due to financial constraints in early 1951 Darden became the coach of the basketball and baseball teams at Colorado School of Mines in 1954 and coached both sports at the university until he retired in 1992 at the age of seventy 1 CSM s baseball field was renamed Darden Field in his honour 2 3 Darden was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 2 Contents 1 NBA career statistics 1 1 Regular season 2 Head coaching record 3 References 4 External linksNBA career statistics editLegend GP Games played FG Field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Regular season edit Year Team GP FG FT APG PPG 1949 50 Denver 26 321 688 2 6 8 1 Career 26 321 688 2 6 8 1Head coaching record editLegend Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W L Win loss Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW L Playoff win loss Team Year G W L W L Finish PG PW PL PW L Result Denver 1949 50 62 11 51 177 6th in Western Missed Playoffs Total 62 11 51 177 References edit a b c d e Marcus Jeff 2003 A Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches United States of America The Scarecrow Press Inc pp 96 97 ISBN 0 8108 4007 3 a b c Jim Darden Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Retrieved 23 April 2017 Jim Darden Field Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines Retrieved 24 April 2017 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Basketball Reference com NBA career statistics as a coach from Basketball Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Darden amp oldid 1217320034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
