STATISTICS & HISTORY
Jim Usry graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1939, received a bachelor of arts degree in social education from Lincoln University in 1946, and earned his master’s degree at Glassboro State College. He was a member of the New York Renaissance pro basketball team from 1946 to 1950. Usry was a longtime educator, principal and school official. He served as mayor in of Atlantic City from 1984 until 1990.
JIM USRY | Height: | 6:03 | Weight: | 210 | College: | Lincoln(Pa)’46 | |||||
James Ler0y Usry Jr. | Born: Feb 2, 1922 | Died: Jan 25, 2002 | Hometown: | Atlantic City, NJ | |||||||
Mayor of Atlantic City, NJ 1984 | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1942-43 | Lincoln (Pa) | College | |||||||||
1943-45 | Military Service | ||||||||||
1945-46 | Lincoln (Pa) | College | |||||||||
1946-47 | New York Rens | Indep | |||||||||
1947-48 | New York Rens | Indep | |||||||||
1948-49 | New York Rens | Indep | |||||||||
1948-49 | Dayton | NBL | 36 | 129 | 71 | 134 | .530 | 329 | 9.1 | ||
1949-50 | New York Rens | Indep | |||||||||
1950-51 | Saratoga | ABL | 30 | 73 | 55 | 97 | .567 | 201 | 6.7 | ||
Major League Totals | 36 | 129 | 71 | 134 | .530 | 329 | 9.1 | ||||
PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1946-47 | New York Rens | WBT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.0 | ||
1947-48 | New York Rens | WBT | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 20 | 6.7 | ||
Major League Totals | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1.857 | 0 | 21 | 5.3 |