Jim Picken

James Edison Picken (August 7, 1903 – April 2, 1975) was an early American professional basketball and minor league baseball player. He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio but grew up in Collingswood, New Jersey. 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. His younger brother, Eddie Picken, was also a professional basketball player.
Picken attended Collingswood High School and then Dartmouth College, where he lettered in football, [[Dartmouth Big Green men's name=peach/> He had only managed a .196 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] in 51 [[at bat]]s, so he decided to focus on playing professional basketball as well as becoming a [[schoolteacher]]. Over the years he coached high school football, basketball, and baseball at various high schools in New York and New Jersey. While coaching [[Audubon High School]]'s football team, he won three conference championships in nine years.
A resident of [[Moorestown, New Jersey]], Picken died there on April 2, 1975.
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