# Jawann Oldham

Jawann Oldham (born July 4, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played center. After being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round (41st overall) of the 1980 NBA draft, he went on to play in ten National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons for eight teams.

## Early life and college career

Oldham was born in Chicago and grew up in Seattle, where he attended Cleveland High School and Seattle University, with 1,530 points and 965 rebounds during his college career, after which he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft.

## Career
### NBA

In his NBA career, Oldham played in 329 games and scored a total of 1,455 points, playing for the Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers. He was the last Bulls player to wear #33 before Scottie Pippen.

### CBA

Oldham played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Montana Golden Nuggets during the 1980–81 season, Santa Barbara Islanders during the 1989–90 season, Rapid City Thrillers during the 1990–91 season, Tulsa Zone during the 1991–92 season, Oklahoma City Cavalry during the 1992–93 season and Chicago Rockers during the 1995–96 season. He was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 1992.

### International

Oldham won gold as part of the US basketball team at the 1979 Summer Universiade.

### Post-NBA

He was instrumental in founding the Korean Basketball League in South Korea and the Continental Basketball Association in China in the 1990s, and developed and coached for the bj league in Japan; the Jawann Oldham Professional Development Basketball Academy operates in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

## NBA career statistics
### Regular season

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1980–81 | Denver | 4 | | 5.3 | .333 | – | – | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .5 | 1.0 |
| 1981–82 | Houston | 22 | 0 | 5.6 | .361 | – | .571 | 1.1 | .1 | .1 | .5 | 1.5 |
| 1982–83 | Chicago | 16 | 0 | 10.7 | .534 | – | .545 | 2.9 | .3 | .3 | .8 | 4.6 |
| 1983–84 | Chicago | 64 | 0 | 13.6 | .505 | – | .591 | 3.6 | .5 | .2 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 1984–85 | Chicago | 63 | 0 | 15.8 | .464 | .000 | .680 | 3.7 | .5 | .2 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| 1985–86 | Chicago | 52 | 47 | 24.5 | .517 | .000 | .582 | 5.9 | .7 | .5 | 2.6 | 7.4 |
| 1986–87 | New York | 44 | 9 | 17.6 | .408 | .000 | .544 | 4.1 | .4 | .5 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| 1987–88 | Sacramento | 54 | 13 | 17.5 | .476 | – | .678 | 5.6 | .6 | .2 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 1989–90 | Orlando | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | .333 | – | .400 | 5.0 | .0 | .7 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .667 | – | .500 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
| 1990–91 | Pacers | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .500 | – | – | .8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Career | Career | 329 | 69 | 15.9 | .479 | .000 | .607 | 4.1 | .5 | .3 | 1.7 | 4.4 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1985 | Chicago | 4 | 0 | 22.8 | .467 | – | – | 5.5 | .8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| 1986 | Chicago | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | – | – | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | Career | 5 | 0 | 19.0 | .438 | – | – | 4.8 | .6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 |

## Head coaching record
### bj league

| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
| Oita Heat Devils | 2005-06 | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | Fired | - | - | - | – | - |