No. 00–City Oilers | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | BAL |
Personal information | |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee | January 12, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | US Monastir |
2014–2015 | Club Africain |
2015–2016 | Moncton Magic |
2016 | Qatar SC |
2017 | Al-Gharafa |
2018 | Sharjah |
2018 | Al-Ahli Jeddah |
2018–2019 | Smouha |
2020–2022 | Gezira |
2022 | Al-Ahli Tripoli |
2022–2023 | Ohud Medina |
2023–present | City Oilers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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James Justice Jr. (born January 12, 1989) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the City Oilers.
In 2012, despite being listed at just 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) and featuring for an NAIA basketball team (Martin Methodist University), Justice won the NCAA Slam Dunk Contest after being voted in by fans after the original field had been announced. [1] [2]
Justice Jr. started his professional career in Tunisia with US Monastir, in 2012. In the 2014–15 season, Justice played with Club Africain.
In 2015, Justice Jr. played with the Moncton Magic in the NBL Canada. He averaged 19.6 points, 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the team and was named the league's Newcomer of the Year. He left the Magic after the season to play for Qatar SC.
One year later, in 2017, he played for Al-Gharafa. [3]
In September 2018, Justice Jr. signed with Egyptian club Smouha in the 2018–19 FIBA Africa Basketball League. [4] [5] He averaged a team-high 19.6 points over seven games. [6] He was named to the All-Star Team after the season. [7]
Since 2020, Justice Jr. plays in Egypt with Gezira.
Justice Jr. was revealed to be on the roster of the Ugandan team City Oilers for the 2023 BAL season, in April 2023. [8] He averaged 19.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in five games in the Nile Conference. [9]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023 | City Oilers | 5 | 5 | 34.6 | .395 | .280 | 1.000 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .0 | 19.0 |
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