Jim Palmer (basketball)
James G. Palmer was an American professional basketball player. Palmer was selected in the 1957 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks.
He played collegiately at the University of Dayton from 1954 to 1957 before embarking on his professional basketball career. His first stop was in the National Industrial Basketball League playing for the Peoria Cats. After one season, Palmer moved on to the National Basketball Association in which he played the next three seasons, splitting his career between the Cincinnati Royals and New York Knicks. In his final year of professional ball, Palmer played in the American Basketball League.
Palmer died on September 16, 2013.
