Jim Brewer (basketball)

James Turner Brewer (born December 3, 1951) is a retired American National Basketball Association player. Brewer was the first notable player to come out of Proviso East High School, which has one of the most successful high school basketball programs in Illinois. In 1969, Brewer, playing center, led his team to the first of four state championships. Brewer was followed at Proviso East by other future NBA players, notably Doc Rivers, Michael Finley, Dee Brown, and Shannon Brown. The 6'9" 210 pound forward then attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a teammate of future Baseball Hall-of-Famer Dave Winfield. Brewer played in the 1972 Summer Olympics, including the United States' controversial loss to the Soviet Union, before being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round (2nd pick) of the 1973 NBA draft. When Brewer scored a basket at a Cavaliers home game, the public address announcer would declare, "Two for the Brew!" Brewer played nine seasons in the NBA from 1973 to 1982. Then he played with Pallacanestro Cantù in Italian Serie A along with players as Pierluigi Marzorati and Antonello Riva with coach Giancarlo Primo. He won a Euroleague and was an Intercontinental Cup finalist.

Brewer is the uncle of former NBA player and current Los Angeles Clippers head coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers and the great uncle of Doc's son, Clippers point guard, Austin Rivers.^[1]

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United States basketball squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

4 Davis 5 Collins 6 Henderson 7 Bantom 8 B. Jones 9 D. Jones 10 Forbes 11 Brewer 12 Burleson 13 McMillen 14 Joyce 15 Ratleff Coach: Iba

1973 NBA Draft

First round	Doug Collins Jim Brewer Ernie DiGregorio Mike Green Kermit Washington Ed Ratleff Ron Behagen Mike Bantom Dwight Jones John Brown Kevin Joyce Kevin Kunnert Nick Weatherspoon Mel Davis Barry Parkhill Swen Nater Steve Downing Raymond Lewis

Second round	Louie Nelson Mike D'Antoni Allan Bristow George McGinnis Billy Schaeffer Kevin Stacom Larry McNeill Allan Hornyak Tom Ingelsby Patrick McFarland Derrek Dickey Wendell Hudson Jim Chones Caldwell Jones Gary Melchionni John Perry Phil Hankinson

Los Angeles Lakers 1981–82 NBA Champions

5 Eddie Jordan 8 Jim Brewer 10 Norm Nixon 11 Bob McAdoo 21 Michael Cooper 30 Kevin McKenna 31 Kurt Rambis 32 Magic Johnson (Finals MVP) 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 Clay Johnson 40 Mike McGee 41 Mitch Kupchak 52 Jamaal Wilkes 54 Mark Landsberger Head coach Pat Riley Assistant coaches Bill Bertka Mike Thibault

Regular season Playoffs

Ford Cantù 1982–83 Euroleague Champions

Marzorati Riva Bryant Brewer Bariviera Bargna Innocentin Cattini Bosa Fumagalli Sala Coach Primo

1973 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team	Doug Collins Ernie DiGregorio Bo Lamar Ed Ratleff David Thompson Bill Walton Keith Wilkes

Second Team	Jim Brewer Tommy Burleson Larry Finch Kevin Joyce Tom McMillen Kermit Washington

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