Joe Caldwell

For the American archaeologist, see Joe Caldwell (archaeologist).

For other people named Joseph Caldwell, see Joseph Caldwell (disambiguation).

Joe Caldwell

Personal information
Born	(1941-11-01) November 1, 1941 Texas City, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, California)
College	Arizona State (1961–1964)
NBA draft	1964 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1964–1975
Position	Small forward / Guard
Number	21, 27
Career history
1964–1965	Detroit Pistons
1965–1970	St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
1970–1975	Carolina Cougars / Spirits of St. Louis (ABA)
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (1969, 1970) 2× ABA All-Star (1971, 1973) All-ABA Second Team (1971) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1970) ABA All-Defensive First Team (1973) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1965) 2× First-team All-WAC (1963, 1964)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	12,619 (16.1 ppg)
Rebounds	4,117 (5.3 rpg)
Assists	2,647 (3.4 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing the United States 1964 Tokyo Team competition

Joe Louis Caldwell (born November 1, 1941) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Texas City, Texas, he spent 6 seasons (1964–1970) in the NBA and 5 seasons (1970–1975) in the now-defunct ABA, and was one of the few players to be an All-Star in both leagues. He was also a member of the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Nicknamed "Pogo Joe" or "Jumping Joe" for his leaping abilities, Caldwell was a 6'5" guard/forward from Arizona State University. Though drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1964, he spent the majority of his NBA career with the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise. After averaging 21.1 points per game during the 1969-70 NBA season, Caldwell jumped to the rival ABA, playing for the Carolina Cougars from 1970 to 1974. More than just a high-flying scorer, Caldwell was also a tenacious defender, and basketball legend Julius Erving once said that Caldwell guarded him better than any player in the ABA.

During the 1974-75 season, St. Louis management blamed Caldwell for influencing team star Marvin Barnes to briefly leave the team. Caldwell denied doing this but he was suspended for "activities detrimental to the best interests of professional basketball." Caldwell never played another pro basketball game and has filed various lawsuits because he believes that he was wrongly blacklisted by the ABA and later the NBA. He scored 12,619 combined NBA/ABA career points.

On November 20, 2010, ASU retired his collegiate number 32 before a game against the UAB Blazers.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Joe Caldwell @ Remember the ABA
• Banned from basketball