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Jim Usevitch

Jim Usevitch
Personal information
Born (1964-04-21) April 21, 1964 (age 60)
Huntington Beach, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolOcean View
(Huntington Beach, California)
CollegeBYU (1982–1984, 1986–1988)
NBA draft1988: undrafted
Playing career1988–1995
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
1988–1989Hapoel Haifa
1989–1990AEK Athens
1991–1992Tri-City Chinook
1992B. Sardegna Sassari
1993–1994Hapoel Givatayim
1994–1995Excelsior Brussels

James S. Usevitch[1] (born April 21, 1964, in Huntington Beach, California) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'9" center, Usevitch averaged 21 points and 14 rebounds per game as a senior at Ocean View High School (California) in 1981–82. He then played at Brigham Young University from 1982 to 1988,[2] and was an All-WAC honorable mention in his final season after posting averages of 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds. He also tallied a team-high 41 blocks that year.[3] Usevitch's college career was interrupted for two seasons while he served as a Mormon missionary in New Zealand.[4][5]

After college, Usevitch competed professionally in Europe, Israel,[2] Greece[6] and the CBA.[7] In October 1991, Usevitch tried out for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA, but he was released by the team before the regular season began.[8]

References

  1. ^ "James S Usevitch was born on April 21, 1964 in Orange County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Ludovise, Barbie (June 11, 1992). "Ocean View Retires the Jerseys of Usevitch and Butler". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019..
  3. ^ Rock, Brad (June 26, 1988). "Despite fine year, Chatman's chances in draft are slim". Deseret News. Retrieved December 28, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Lowery, Steve (February 13, 1988). "Useful Usevitch; There Are Better Basketball Players, but None Work Harder Than Brigham Young Center". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ "STORMIN' MORMONS". Sports Illustrated. February 8, 1988. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. ^ A1: Όταν οι ξένοι ήταν... ένας! (in Greek)
  7. ^ "Moore tops National CBA Stars". USA Today. January 15, 1992. Sports, 7C.
  8. ^ Howard Cooper, Scott (October 20, 1991). "Smith Has Surgery, Is Out Four to Six Weeks". Los Angeles Times.
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