Jim Picka

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jim Picka was born on March 24, 1947. He attended Parkville High School until he left for High Point University. Once there he averaged 17 points a game and 11 rebounds as the starting center for the Panthers over the course of his career. In his senior season he averaged 27 points a game and 18 rebounds a game. He was drafted in the 10th round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. He was assigned to play for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Celtics. He retired a week later. Some of his career highlights include beating an undefeated Winston-Salem State team led by future Hall-of-Famer Earl Monroe and his career best, scoring 32 points. He currently resides in Cockeysville, Maryland.