Vern James 
#21 PF | 6-3, 193lbs | Centurions | Experience: Rookie
Born: 4/1/1952 (23) | College: Tempe College | Dana Point, CA

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: C- C B+ C C+ D- C D+ D+ D C+ D+ A- C- C C+  
 Potential: D C B C C D C D D D B D          
 Health: Good
 Status: Inactive

 Contract
  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981 
 Value: $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 FBL BOS 28 0 4.5 1.6 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.75 0.3 0.0 0.4 .400 .762 .000  
 Career     28 0 4.5 1.6 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.75 0.3 0.0 0.4 .400 .762 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 FBL BOS 0.5 1.3 .400 0.6 0.8 .762 0.3 0.5 .692 0.2 0.8 .227 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     0.5 1.3 .400 0.6 0.8 .762 0.3 0.5 .692 0.2 0.8 .227 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 28 0 125 14 35 16 21 0 0 44 5 25 6 7 8 7 0 12 -23 
 Career 28 0 125 14 35 16 21 0 0 44 5 25 6 7 8 7 0 12 -23 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 FBL BOS .500 1.26 10.3 13.8 18.0 3.8 16.3 9.8 12.7 2.2 0.1 -0.8 81.7 92.4  
 Career     .500 1.26 10.3 13.8 18.0 3.8 16.3 9.8 12.7 2.2 0.1 -0.8 81.7 92.4  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 FBL BOS 5 0 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.50 0.2 0.0 0.2 .000 .000 .000  
 Career     5 0 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.50 0.2 0.0 0.2 .000 .000 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 FBL BOS 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 5 0 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 -5 
 Career 5 0 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 -5 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 FBL BOS .000 0.00 20.0 40.0 18.0 0.0 13.3 7.7 -4.8 -3.2 -0.1 -1.0 52.0 69.2  
 Career     .000 0.00 20.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 13.3 7.7 -4.7 -3.2 -0.1 -1.0 52.0 69.2  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1971 TEMP 27 26 27.7 10.6 1.3 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.00 1.1 0.1 1.9 .446 .719 .000  
 1972 TEMP 31 31 29.9 14.0 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.03 1.5 0.1 2.1 .451 .692 .000  
 1973 TEMP 29 29 30.3 12.9 2.3 2.2 1.7 2.1 0.80 1.6 0.2 2.6 .423 .772 .000  
 1974 TEMP 30 30 30.1 13.3 1.4 2.4 2.1 1.2 1.78 1.7 0.1 2.4 .499 .768 .000  
 Total   117 116 29.5 12.8 1.7 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.09 1.5 0.1 2.2 .455 .741 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1971 27 26 747 120 269 46 64 0 0 286 35 88 43 31 43 31 2 51 173 
 1972 31 31 927 190 421 54 78 0 0 434 59 129 67 45 65 45 4 64 154 
 1973 29 29 880 152 359 71 92 0 0 375 66 130 48 46 60 46 5 74 156 
 1974 30 30 902 168 337 63 82 0 0 399 42 114 64 50 36 50 2 72 265 
 Career 117 116 3456 630 1386 234 316 0 0 1494 202 461 222 172 204 172 13 261 748 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 16 1 4 3 3 0 2 7 12 4 4 0 0  
 Playoff 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0  
 Career 16 1 4 3 3 0 2 7 12 4 4 0 0  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/29 CHI W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
 11/5 DET W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 12/6 WAS L 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4
 12/11 CLE W 7 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 -1
 12/14 DET W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3
 12/19 SFM W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 12/22 CHI L 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -6
 12/24 PHI L 3 0 2 3 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1
 12/28 STL L 19 7 12 2 3 0 0 16 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 -4
 1/3 ATL W 10 1 2 4 4 0 0 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 -6
 1/7 MIN L 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 9
 1/12 NYK L 18 2 5 3 4 0 0 7 1 4 0 1 3 0 2 -8
 1/23 TOR W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 1/25 NOP L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
 2/2 MIL L 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 2/6 NYK L 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
 2/12 NOP W 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 7
 3/17 TOR L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 3/19 CLE L 9 2 2 1 2 0 0 5 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
 3/20 WAS W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 3/23 LAC W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 3/25 CLE W 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4
 3/26 NOP W 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
 4/3 PHI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 4/4 ATL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 4/6 WAS W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5
 4/8 WAS W 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 2
 4/12 DET L 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
 4/29 CHI W 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3
 5/3 CHI W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -4
 5/13 WAS W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 5/20 STL L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6
 5/22 STL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 1970 High School: Rated *** and #198 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 1971 2nd Team All-Conference (Southern Border Association)
 1971 Freshman All-Conference (Southern Border Association)
 1971 Conference Freshman of the Year (Southern Border Association)
 1972 2nd Team All-Conference (Southern Border Association)
 1973 2nd Team All-Conference (Southern Border Association)
 1974 1st Team All-Conference (Southern Border Association)

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/26/1974 Drafted by the Centurions with pick #8 of round 2.

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