Jim Usevitch
American basketball player
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James Scott Usevitch[1][2] (born April 21, 1964, in Huntington Beach, California) is an American former professional basketball player.
(Huntington Beach, California)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1964 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ocean View (Huntington Beach, California) |
| College | BYU (1982–1984, 1986–1988) |
| NBA draft | 1988: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1988–1995 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 1988–1989 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 1989–1990 | AEK Athens |
| 1991–1992 | Tri-City Chinook |
| 1992 | B. Sardegna Sassari |
| 1993–1994 | Hapoel Givatayim |
| 1994–1995 | Brussels |
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,[3] 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.[4] Usevitch's college career was interrupted for two seasons while he served as a Mormon missionary in New Zealand.[5][6]
After college, Usevitch competed professionally in Europe, Israel,[3] Greece[7] and the CBA.[8] 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.[9]