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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1943)}}
{{For|the bishop|George Chambers (bishop)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jerry Chambers
| image = Jerry Chambers.jpeg
| width =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 185
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|07|18}}
| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Eastern High School (Washington, D.C.)|Eastern]] (Washington, D.C.)
| college =
*[[Trinidad Community College|Trinidad CC]] (1962–1964)
*[[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]] (1964–1966)
| draft_year = 1966
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 7
| draft_team = [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| career_start = 1966
| career_end = 1974
| career_number = 40, 44, 33
| career_position = [[Small forward]]
| years1 = {{nbay|1966|full=y}}
| team1 = [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1969|full=y}}
| team2 = [[Phoenix Suns]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1970|full=y}}
| team3 = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| years4 = {{nbay|1971|full=y}}
| team4 = [[Buffalo Braves]]
| years5 = [[1972–73 ABA season|1972–1973]]
| team5 = [[San Diego Conquistadors]]
| years6 = [[1973–74 ABA season|1973–1974]]
| team6 = [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| highlights =
* [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player|NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player]] ([[1966 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1966]])
* First-team All-[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] (1966)
* Second-team All-WAC (1965)
| stats_league = NBA and ABA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 2,667 (8.3 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 1,032 (3.2 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 270 (0.8 apg)
}}
'''Jerome Purcell Chambers''' (born July 18, 1943) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. At 6'5" and 185 pounds, he played as a [[small forward]].

==Early life==
Chambers attended [[Spingarn High School]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], transferring to [[Eastern High School (Washington, D.C.)|Eastern High School]] after being cut from the basketball team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKenna |first1=Dave |title=The Next Wave |url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/theater/article/13017246/the-next-wave |work=Washington City Paper |date=March 5, 1999 |language=en}}</ref>

==College career==
[[File:Jerry Chambers Utah.jpeg|thumb|left|Chambers as a member of the Utah Utes, circa 1964–66]]

Chambers then attended the [[University of Utah]] from 1963 to 1966, winning the [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player]] award in 1966, despite his Runnin' Utes finishing fourth at the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|1966 Final Four]].<ref>[https://utahutes.com/news/2007/11/7/Moment_No_16_Jerry_Chambers_Magnificent_March_1966 Jerry Chambers Magnificent March, 1966]</ref>

Chambers is the only player to ever earn MOP for a fourth-place team (the 3rd place game was eliminated in 1981). His 143 points in four games remains an NCAA Tournament record, with 70 of them coming in the Final Four—38 against eventual national champion [[1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team|Texas-Western]], and 32 more in the third-place game against the [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke Blue Devils]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.com/news/2007/11/7/Moment_No_16_Jerry_Chambers_Magnificent_March_1966.aspx|title=Moment No. 16 – Jerry Chambers Magnificent March, 1966|website=University of Utah Athletics|date=7 November 2007 }}</ref>

For his career at Utah Chambers averaged a [[double-double]], 24.6 points and 11.2 rebounds. As a senior in 1965–1966, he averaged 28.8 points and 11.6 rebounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jerry-chambers-2.html|title=Jerry Chambers College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> His 892 points in 1965–1966 remains second all time at Utah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.runninutes.com/program/ute-legends.html|title=Utah Men's Basketball – Ute Legends|website=www.runninutes.com}}</ref>

==Professional career==
He played four professional seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] as a member of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (1966–1967), [[Phoenix Suns]] (1969–1970), [[Atlanta Hawks]] (1970–1971) and [[Buffalo Braves]] (1971–1972). Chambers then played two seasons in the [[American Basketball Association]] as a member of the [[San Diego Conquistadors]] (1972–1973) and the [[San Antonio Spurs]] (1973–1974).

His best season was with San Diego under Coach [[K.C. Jones]], when he averaged 11.9 points and 4.4 rebounds.<ref name="basketball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SDA/1973.html|title=1972–73 San Diego Conquistadors Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>

He missed the 1967–1968 and 1968–1969 seasons due to military service.<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

In 1968, he was involved in one of the most significant transactions in NBA history when he was traded by the Lakers, along with [[Archie Clark (basketball)|Archie Clark]] and [[Darrall Imhoff]] to the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] for [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall-of-Famer]] [[Wilt Chamberlain]]. Chambers never played for the 76ers, as they subsequently traded him to Phoenix.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010413173351/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/news/2001/02/22/sayitaintso_sixers/ "Say It Ain't So: Philadelphia 76ers].</ref>

Chambers retired with 2,667 combined NBA/ABA career points, averaging 8.3 points and 3.2 rebounds.<ref name=bbr>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chambje01.html|title=Jerry Chamberlain NBA/ABA statistics|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=29 May 2024}}</ref>

==Honors/Personal==
Chambers and the 1966 Final Four Utah team were honored on March 4, 2017, at halftime of the Utah game against [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5011736&itype=CMSID|title=Utah basketball: 1966 Runnin' Utes receive long-awaited recognition|website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref>

Chambers worked for the Los Angeles City Parks and Recreation department for many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegehoopedia.com/players/basketball-stars-in-real-world|title=Blasts From the Past: What Did Basketball Stars Do in "Real World"?|website=www.collegehoopedia.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===NBA/ABA===
Source<ref name=bbr/>

====Regular season====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! MPG
! FG%
! 3P%
! FT%
! RPG
! APG
! SPG
! BPG
! PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1966}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1966–67 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A Lakers]]
| 69 || 14.7 || .452 || || .731 || 3.0 || .6 || || || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1969}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1969–70 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
| '''79''' || 14.4 || .430 || || .72 || 2.8 || .7 || || || 8.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1970}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1970–71 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 65 || 18.0 || .451 || || .791 || 3.8 || .9 || || || 8.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1971}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1971–72 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
| 26 || 14.2 || .433 || || .688 || 2.6 || .9 || || || 6.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{abay|1972}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1972–73 San Diego Conquistadors season|San Diego]] (ABA)
| 43 || '''20.6''' || .425 || '''.200''' || '''.862''' || '''4.4''' || '''1.1''' || || || '''11.9'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{abay|1973}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1973–74 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]] (ABA)
| 38 || 15.2 || '''.456''' || – || .750 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || 5.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career (NBA)
| 239 || 15.4 || .442 || || .747 || 3.1 || .8 || || || 8.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career (ABA)
| 81 || 18.1 || .435 || .200 || .831 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || 9.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career (overall)
| 320 || 16.1 || .440 || .200 || .774 || 3.2 || .8 || .3 || .1 || 8.3
{{s-end}}

====Playoffs====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! MPG
! FG%
! FT%
! RPG
! APG
! PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1967 NBA playoffs|1967]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1966–67 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 3 || '''14.7''' || '''.522''' || '''1.000''' || '''2.7''' || .3 || '''10.3'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1970 NBA playoffs|1970]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1969–70 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
| '''7''' || 10.4 || .378 || .625 || 2.4 || '''1.0''' || 4.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1971 NBA playoffs|1971]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1970–71 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 4 || 5.5 || .333 || .500 || 1.3 || .0 || 1.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 14 || 9.9 || .420 || .765 || 2.1 || .6 || 5.1
{{s-end}}

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

{{NCAA basketball tournament MOP men}}
{{1966 NBA draft}}

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