Seattle NBA Star James Donaldson becomes Sukarya’s Global Ambassador for Change
James Donaldson is a Washington State University graduate (’79). After an outstanding basketball career with WSU, he went on to play professional basketball in the NBA with the Seattle Supersonics, San Diego/L.A. Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, and Utah Jazz. He also played for several teams in the European Leagues in Spain, Italy, and Greece, and he toured with The Harlem Globetrotters to wrap up his career. James was an NBA All-Star in 1988 while playing center for the Dallas Mavericks. In 2006, James was inducted into the Pac-10 Sports Hall of Fame and also the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2010, James was elected as a board member for the NBA Retired Players Association.
James frequently conducts speaking engagements (motivational, inspirational, educational) for organizations, schools, and youth groups.
In 2010, James was the recipient of the NBA Legends of Basketball ABC Award, awarded for outstanding contributions in Athletics–Business–Community.
He believes in being a role model for success and professionalism to the scores of young people to whom he devotes so much of his time. He currently serves on several boards and committees and is a member of many organizations.
James believes in developing relationships that create a “Win-Win” environment for everyone involved, and in being the best he can be!
For more information about James Donaldson or to request he speak at your event, contact him at:
www.StandingAboveTheCrowd.com
JamesD@StandingAboveTheCrowd.com
1-800-745-3161 (voicemail & fax)
James Donaldson is the author of “Standing Above The Crowd” and “Celebrating Your Gift of Life” and founder of the Your Gift of Life Foundation which focuses on mental health awareness and suicide prevention, especially pertaining to our school aged children and men.
If you’re interested in having James come and speak to your group of young adults, business entrepreneurs, aspiring political and community leaders, and athletic teams, please contact him at jamesd@yourgiftoflife.org and or leave a personal message for him at 1-800-745-3161. Keep up with him and read about how he is reaching out and making a difference in the lives of so many around the world at www.yourgiftoflife.org
Seattle NBA Star #JamesDonaldson has agreed to be the #AmbassadorforGlobalChange for #Sukarya to help raise awareness and funds for #Sukarya’s programs on underprivileged women, children and adolescent girls living in the slums and hard-to-reach villages in the states of Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.
After being drafted by the #SeattleSuperSonics in the 1979 NBA draft he continued his NBA league career for 20 years and played for #SanDiego/Clippers, #DallasMavericks, #NewYorkKnicks, and #UtahJazz. During the 1984–85 NBA season, he led the league in field goal percentage at 0.637 — still one of the ten highest percentages in #NBA history.
Donaldson cites #Artis Gilmore, #Darryl Dawkins, #MosesMalone, #TruckRobinson and #Maurice Lucas as some of the strongest players he played against early in his career. He left the league in 1995, with 8,203 career points, 7,492 career rebounds and 1,267 career blocks. He played in 957 NBA games without ever attempting a 3-point shot, a record among players from the 3-point era. Upon retiring, Donaldson settled in the Seattle area, where he runs the Donaldson Clinic, a physical therapy business in Mill Creek, Washington. He was also the Director of the Tacoma College Success Foundation in 2010.