Justin James (basketball)

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Justin James
Justin James PTI.jpg
James at the 2019 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
Free agent
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1997-01-24) January 24, 1997 (age 26)
Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College Wyoming (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021 Sacramento Kings
2019–2020 →Stockton Kings
2021–2022 Cleveland Charge
2022–2023 Metropolitans 92
2023 Cleveland Charge
Career highlights and awards
  • CBI champion (2017)
  • First-team All-Mountain West (2018)
  • Second-team All-Mountain West (2019)
  • Third-team All-Mountain West (2017)
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Justin Taylor James (born January 24, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys. [1] [2] [3] He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft. [4] [5] [6]

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College career

A native of Port St. Lucie, Florida, James was an unheralded basketball recruit out of high school, generating only one high-major offer from Mississippi State, before ultimately going to the University of Wyoming. [7] He became a full-time contributor by his sophomore year and increased his scoring average each year. [7] James led the Mountain West Conference in scoring during his final season at Wyoming, averaging 22.1 points per game as a senior, [4] [5] [6] [7] despite playing as a point guard, a position he does not normally play, because Wyoming needed James to have the ball as much as possible during an 8–24 season. [7] He also led the Cowboys with 8.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, [5] [6] and made second-team All-Mountain West. James had a three-point field goal percentage of 33.7 percent during his college career. [4] Despite his high scoring, James posted career lows in field goal percentage (40.9 percent) and three-point field goal percentage (29.6 percent) during his senior high, as well as 4.1 turnovers per game. [7]

James finished his college career with 2,061 points, the third highest in Mountain West history. [6] He also participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, one of 64 seniors from around the country invited to the event. [8]

Professional career

Sacramento Kings (2019–2021)

James was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft with the 40th overall pick, [4] [5] and became the first University of Wyoming player drafted since the Los Angeles Lakers selected Larry Nance Jr. in 2015. [5] CBS Sports had ranked James as the 96th-best prospect heading into the draft, while the Sporting News and NBADraft.net had him unranked, and most mock drafts did not predict he would be picked. [7] Sacramento general manager Vlade Divac said the team drafted him because they followed his college career and appreciated his passion and production: "We talked to everybody about his professionalism and his love for the game. We were so excited when we spent time with him in Sacramento." [7] On July 10, 2019, the Sacramento Kings announced that they had signed James. [9] On October 25, 2019, James made his debut in the NBA, coming off the bench in a 112–122 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers with two points. [10] He scored 30 points for the G League's Stockton Kings in a win over the Iowa Wolves on January 11, 2020. [11]

Cleveland Charge (2021–2022)

On September 22, 2021, James signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz. [12] However, he was waived on October 1. [13] On October 13, he signed with Cleveland Cavaliers, [14] but was waived three days later. [15] On October 23, he signed with the Cleveland Charge as an affiliate player. [16] James averaged 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. [17]

On December 26, 2021, the New Orleans Pelicans signed James to a 10-day contract. [17] However, he never appeared in a game for the team.

On January 5, 2022, James was reacquired by the Cleveland Charge. [18]

James joined the Orlando Magic for the 2022 NBA Summer League. [19]

Metropolitans 92 (2022–2023)

On December 13, 2022, James signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. [20]

Return to the Charge (2023)

On March 2, 2023, James was re-acquired by the Cleveland Charge. [21]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Sacramento 3606.4.417.310.476.9.5.2.32.5
2020–21 Sacramento 3608.6.468.368.583.8.6.2.13.9
Career7207.5.446.343.544.9.6.2.23.2

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Wyoming 31316.6.418.358.5652.1.8.3.45.1
2016–17 Wyoming 37626.2.462.419.7625.02.2.8.516.0
2017–18 Wyoming 323231.2.472.308.7266.03.11.1.518.9
2018–19 Wyoming 323238.2.409.296.7418.54.41.5.622.1
Career1327328.1.442.337.7315.42.6.9.515.6

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