James Silas is 1 of several NBA players who share a birthday on Feb. 11.
With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap day ballers. Our day-by-day breakdown of the players born on each day of the year continues.
Below are the most notable NBA players born on Feb 11.
James Silas (1949)
Silas split time between the ABA and NBA, carving out a solid 10-year career. He hit the ground running for the Dallas Chaparrals in his debut season, finishing second in Rookie of the Year voting. He made his first of two All-Star appearances in his third season, finishing second in MVP voting in his fourth year. That was his final season in the ABA before moving to the San Antonio Spurs in 1976. Silas didn’t get much playing time early in his NBA career, but he averaged 17.7 points per game in back-to-back seasons in 1979 and 1980. He played his final year with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1982 before officially retiring in 1983. Silas averaged 16.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.0 steals throughout his 10-year career.
Want to see every NBA player born on February 11? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Lee Robbins (February 11, 1922)
- Boo Ellis (February 11, 1936)
- Calvin Fowler (February 11, 1940)
- Sam Sibert (February 11, 1949)
- Billy James (February 11, 1950)
- Dyron Nix (February 11, 1967)
- Darnell Mee (February 11, 1971)
- Jacque Vaughn (February 11, 1975)
- Tony Battie (February 11, 1976)
- Alando Tucker (February 11, 1984)
- Nikola Mirotic (February 11, 1991)
- Ben McLemore (February 11, 1993)
- Amida Brimah (February 11, 1994)
- Zavier Simpson (February 11, 1997)
- Nassir Little (February 11, 2000)
