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{{Short description|American former professional basketball player}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = Jason Caffey
| image        = 
| width        =
| caption      =
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 8
| weight_lb    = 255
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1973|06|12}}
| birth_place  = [[Mobile, Alabama]], U.S.
| high_school  = [[Davidson High School (Mobile, Alabama)|Davidson]] (Mobile, Alabama)
| college      = [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball|Alabama]] (1991–1995)
| draft_year   = 1995
| draft_round  = 1
| draft_pick   = 20
| draft_team   = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| career_start = 1995
| career_end   = 2003
| career_number = 35, 21
| career_position = [[Power forward]]
| years1       = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}}
| team1        = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| years2       = {{nbay|1997|end}}–{{nbay|1999|end}}
| team2        = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| years3       = {{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}
| team3        = [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| highlights   = 
* 2× [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[1996 NBA Finals|1996]], [[1997 NBA Finals|1997]])
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label   = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value   = 3,368 (7.3 ppg)
| stat2label   = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value   = 2,022 (4.4 rpg)
| stat3label   = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value   = 420 (0.9 apg)
}}

'''Jason Andre Caffey''' (born June 12, 1973) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who won two championship rings with the [[Chicago Bulls]] in the late 1990s. He later became the head coach of the [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]'s [[Mobile Bay Hurricanes]].

==Basketball career==
Caffey was born in [[Mobile, Alabama]] and played basketball at [[Davidson High School (Mobile, Alabama)|Davidson High School]], where he earned 1st team All State in Class 6A and was named Gatorade's choice for state Player Of The Year.<ref>[http://www.ahsfhs.org/Basketball/gatorade.asp Gatorade State Players Of The Year in Alabama]</ref> The 6'8" [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] went on to play 4 years at the [[University of Alabama]] under coach [[Wimp Sanderson]], and was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 20th pick of the [[1995 NBA draft]].  He averaged 7.3 points per game during the Bulls' second consecutive championship run in [[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97]]. He started 5 playoff games this year, making him one of eleven Chicago Bulls players to start a playoff game amid their championship runs.

Before Caffey could win a third championship ring with the Bulls, he was traded to the [[Golden State Warriors]] on February 19, 1998, in exchange for [[David Vaughn III|David Vaughn]] and two second round draft picks.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1998_transactions.html 1997-98 Chicago Bulls Transactions] basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2022.</ref> This transaction was not well received by some of the Bulls' top players, with [[Michael Jordan]] stating that "Every time I've seen him (David Vaughn), he's never been in uniform. I think that says a lot," and [[Dennis Rodman]] calling it a "dumb" move.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-02-20-9802200024-story.html PLAYERS PUZZLED OVER CAFFEY TRADE] ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved on August 18, 2022.</ref> Before the beginning of the [[1998-99 NBA season]], Caffey re-signed with the Warriors on a 7-year, $35 million contract.  He averaged career highs of 12.0 points and 6.8 rebounds during the [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–2000 season]] with the Warriors.

Caffey joined the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] on [[2000–01 NBA season|June 27, 2000]], with whom he played three more seasons before his career fizzled out amidst a series of personal problems, including an [[anxiety attack]] in 2002<ref>[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/special/depression/ad5.html PalmBeachPost.com: Athletes & Depression<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and an assault charge in 2003.<ref>[http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_6429.shtml Trial of three NBA players delayed until Tuesday<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524195436/http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_6429.shtml |date=May 24, 2006 }}</ref>  The Bucks bought out the remaining two seasons ($11.8 million) of his contract before the [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04 season]] started.<ref>http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20031018/ai_n10926743{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On June 18, 2010, Caffey was named head coach of the [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]] expansion team, the [[Mobile Bay Hurricanes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4030845|title = Jason Caffey Named Head Coach of Mobile Bay Hurricanes|date = June 18, 2010}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}

=== Regular season ===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96]]†
| align="left" | [[1995-96 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 57 || 0 || 9.6 || .438 || .000 || .588 || 1.9 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97]]†
| align="left" | [[1996-97 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| '''75''' || 19 || 18.7 || '''.532''' || .000 || .659 || 4.0 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98]]
| align="left" | [[1997-98 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 51 || 8 || 13.9 || .503 || .000 || .660 || 3.4 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 5.3
|-
| align="left" | [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98]]
| align="left" | [[1997-98 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 29 || 6 || 24.6 || .472 || .000 || .649 || 5.9 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 10.9
|-
| align="left" | [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99]]
| align="left" | [[1998-99 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 35 || 32 || 25.0 || .444 || .000 || .633 || 5.9 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 8.8
|-
| align="left" | [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–00]]
| align="left" | [[1999-2000 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 71 || '''56''' || '''30.4''' || .479 || .000 || .597 || '''6.8''' || '''1.7''' || '''0.9''' || 0.3 || '''12.0'''
|-
| align="left" | [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01]]
| align="left" | [[2000-01 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| 70 || 33 || 20.9 || .488 || .000 || '''.673''' || 5.0 || 0.8 || 0.5 || '''0.4''' || 7.1
|-
| align="left" | [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02]]
| align="left" | [[2001-02 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| 23 || 0 || 12.3 || .500 || .000 || .628 || 2.2 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 4.3
|-
| align="left" | [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03]]
| align="left" | [[2002-03 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| 51 || 16 || 17.5 || .456 || .000 || .651 || 3.5 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 5.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 462 || 170 || 19.6 || .481 || .000 || .637 || 4.4 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 7.3
|}

=== Playoffs ===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[1997 NBA playoffs|1997]]†
| align="left" | [[1996-97 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 17 || '''5''' || 9.8 || '''.455''' || .000 || '''.786''' || 2.5 || '''0.9''' || '''0.2''' || 0.2 || 2.4
|-
| align="left" | [[2001 NBA playoffs|2001]]
| align="left" | [[2000-01 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| '''18''' || 0 || '''16.5''' || .381 || .000 || .645 || '''4.1''' || 0.8 || '''0.2''' || '''0.3''' || '''3.8'''
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 35 || 5 || 13.3 || .406 || .000 || .689 || 3.3 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 3.1
|}

== Political career ==
Caffey announced in July 2021 that he would run for the city council district 2 seat in Mobile, Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Jason Caffey - Candidate For Mobile, AL City Council District 2 Election|url=https://www.bamapolitics.com/alabama/profiles/jason-caffey/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Bama Politics|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Legal troubles ==
On May 25, 2010, Caffey was arrested and charged with third-degree domestic violence in Mobile, Alabama for hitting and kicking a woman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/live/2010/05/former_nba_player_caffey_arres.html|title = Former NBA player Jason Caffey arrested, charged with domestic violence|date = May 26, 2010}}</ref>

Caffey has fathered 10 children with 8 mothers and has been sued in multiple child support lawsuits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/08/10/james-caffey-embattled-former-nba-player-uses-his-story-help-young-men-succeed/kVupa7b4CS13ZGVbJH0bRO/story.html|title = Jason Caffey, embattled former NBA player, uses his story to help young men succeed - the Boston Globe|website = [[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Caffrey is the cousin of [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] Tiana Caffey, better known as [[Jaida Parker]] in ''[[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Are Jaida Parker’s Parents? Meet Timothy Caffey and Tina Tim Caffey |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/jaida-parker-parents |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Basketballstats |nba= 679 |bbr= c/caffeja01 }}

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