Jim Usevitch

Jim Usevitch
Personal information
Born	April 21, 1964 (age 61); Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Ocean View; (Huntington Beach, California)
College	BYU (1982–1984, 1986–1988)
NBA draft	1988: undrafted
Playing career	1988–1995
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
1988–1989	Hapoel Haifa
1989–1990	AEK Athens
1991–1992	Tri-City Chinook
1992	B. Sardegna Sassari
1993–1994	Hapoel Givatayim
1994–1995	Brussels

James Scott Usevitch^[1]^[2] (born April 21, 1964, in Huntington Beach, California) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'9" center, Usevitch averaged 21 points and 14 rebounds per game as a senior at Ocean View High School (California) in 1981–82. He then played at Brigham Young University from 1982 to 1988,^[3] and was an All-WAC honorable mention in his final season after posting averages of 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds. He also tallied a team-high 41 blocks that year.^[4] Usevitch's college career was interrupted for two seasons while he served as a Mormon missionary in New Zealand.^[5]^[6]

After college, Usevitch competed professionally in Europe, Israel,^[3] Greece^[7] and the CBA.^[8] In October 1991, Usevitch tried out for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA, but he was released by the team before the regular season began.^[9]

References

^ "James S Usevitch was born on April 21, 1964 in Orange County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "James Scott Usevitch () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
^ ^a ^b Ludovise, Barbie (June 11, 1992). "Ocean View Retires the Jerseys of Usevitch and Butler". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019..
^ Rock, Brad (June 26, 1988). "Despite fine year, Chatman's chances in draft are slim". Deseret News. Retrieved December 28, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Lowery, Steve (February 13, 1988). "Useful Usevitch; There Are Better Basketball Players, but None Work Harder Than Brigham Young Center". Los Angeles Times.
^ "STORMIN' MORMONS". Sports Illustrated. February 8, 1988. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ A1: Όταν οι ξένοι ήταν... ένας! (in Greek)
^ "Moore tops National CBA Stars". USA Today. January 15, 1992. Sports, 7C.
^ Howard Cooper, Scott (October 20, 1991). "Smith Has Surgery, Is Out Four to Six Weeks". Los Angeles Times.

External links

Jim Usevitch at BYUCougars.com
BYU athlete Profile
Italian League profile Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
Israel Super League Profile

[1] "James S Usevitch was born on April 21, 1964 in Orange County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[2] "James Scott Usevitch () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 4 August 2025.

[jersey-3] Ludovise, Barbie (June 11, 1992). "Ocean View Retires the Jerseys of Usevitch and Butler". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019..

[Chatman-4] Rock, Brad (June 26, 1988). "Despite fine year, Chatman's chances in draft are slim". Deseret News. Retrieved December 28, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Useful-5] Lowery, Steve (February 13, 1988). "Useful Usevitch; There Are Better Basketball Players, but None Work Harder Than Brigham Young Center". Los Angeles Times.

[Mormons-6] "STORMIN' MORMONS". Sports Illustrated. February 8, 1988. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

[contra-7] A1: Όταν οι ξένοι ήταν... ένας! (in Greek)

[8] "Moore tops National CBA Stars". USA Today. January 15, 1992. Sports, 7C.

[Surgery-9] Howard Cooper, Scott (October 20, 1991). "Smith Has Surgery, Is Out Four to Six Weeks". Los Angeles Times.

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