Jim Holstein was a professional basketball player. Holstein died on December 16, 2007, in Bradenton, Florida. Holstein was born on September 24, 1930, in Hamilton, Ohio. Holstein’s weight was 180 pounds. Holstein’s height was 6 ft 3 in. This article takes a deep dive into Jim Holstein’s net worth.
In high school, Jim Holstein played basketball for Hamilton Catholic High School (Hamilton, Ohio). Holstein played basketball in college with Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball (1949-1952) and started playing professionally in 1952. In the 1952 draft, Holstein was chosen number 59 in round 6 by the Minneapolis Lakers. Holstein left the game of basketball in 1956.
Holstein played for the Minneapolis Lakers during 1952-53 NBA season 1955-56 NBA season as well as the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1955-1956. Some of the highlights of Jim Holstein’s career included: 2× NBA champion, and 3× First-team All-Mid-American Conference.
Player salaries range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of considerations. Although typical NBA players make a salary of around $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover contracts earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is around $100 million, although as of today nobody earns anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Jim Holstein’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Jim Holstein’s net worth at death is:
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