American basketball and baseball player (1903–1975)

For the American actor, see James Pickens Jr.

Jim PickenPersonal information

Born| (1903-08-07)August 7, 1903
East Liverpool, Ohio
Died| April 2, 1975(1975-04-02) (aged 71)
Moorestown, New Jersey
Nationality| American
Listed height| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight| 165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school| Collingswood
(Collingswood, New Jersey)
College| Dartmouth (1924–1927)
Position| Forward
Career history
As player:
1927–1928| Albany Senators
1927–1929| Hudson
1928–1929| Paterson Whirlwinds
1928–1930| Bristol Endees
1931–1932| Bridgeton Moose
1932–1933| Paterson Continentals
1932–1933| Bridgeton Gems
1932–1933| Philadelphia WPEN
1933–1934| Camden Brewers
1934–1935| Camden
1937–1938| Elizabeth
As coach:
1927–1931| Troy HS
1931–1940| Audubon HS
1941–19??| Clifford Scott HS
Career highlights and awards
As player:

* First-team All-EIBL (1927)

James Edison Picken (August 7, 1903 – April 2, 1975) was an early American professional basketball and minor league baseball player.[1][2] He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio but grew up in Collingswood, New Jersey.[2] Picken's basketball career during the 1920s and 1930s saw him spend time in the original American Basketball League, the Eastern Basketball League, and the Metropolitan Basketball League.[2][3] His younger brother, Eddie Picken, was also a professional basketball player.[4][5]

Picken attended Collingswood High School and then Dartmouth College, where he lettered in football, soccer, basketball, and baseball.[2] Immediately after college he played for the Easton Farmers in the Eastern Shore League during the 1927 season, but quit after one year.[2] He had only managed a .196 batting average in 51 at bats,[1] so he decided to focus on playing professional basketball as well as becoming a schoolteacher.[2] Over the years he coached high school football, basketball, and baseball at various high schools in New York and New Jersey.[2] While coaching Audubon High School's football team, he won three conference championships in nine years.[2]

A resident of Moorestown, New Jersey,[6] Picken died there on April 2, 1975.[2]

## References[edit]

General

* Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, New Jersey), April 4, 1975. Retrieved on August 8, 2019.
* The Record (Troy, New York), April 9, 1975. Retrieved on August 8, 2019.

Specific

1. ^ a b "James Picken minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jim Picken". Peach Basket Society. December 14, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
3. ^ "Jim Picken". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
4. ^ "1931–32 Camden roster". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
5. ^ "Eddie Picken". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
6. ^ Frambes, Doug. "Jimmy Picken, Ex-Star and Coach, Back in S.J. to Stay", Courier-Post, October 20, 1971. Accessed August 9, 2019. "Living in happy retirement in a beautiful new home in colonial Moorestown is a gentleman who belies the immortal words of author Thomas Wolfe."

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