Ra'Shad James

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Ra'Shad James
Free agent
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 (age 33)
White Plains, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school White Plains
(White Plains, New York)
College
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
20132015 Reno Bighorns
2015 Wonju Dongbu Promy
2015–2016 Koszalin
2016 Westchester Knicks
2016–2017 Cedevita
2017–2018 Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2018–2019 Telekom Baskets Bonn
2019 Ulm
2019 Boulazac
2019–2020 Ormanspor
2020–2021 Orasì Ravenna
2021 AS Salé
2021–2022 Birmingham Squadron
Career highlights and awards

Ra'Shad James (born January 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for St. Thomas Aquinas, Iona and Northwood Seahawks.

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Early career

After playing high school basketball at White Plains High School, in White Plains, New York, James played two seasons at St. Thomas Aquinas before transferring to Iona for his junior season. He finished his college career at Northwood (Florida) University.

Professional career

Reno Bighorns (2013–2015)

James went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. He played his first two professional seasons with Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.

Wonju Dongbu Promy (2015)

The 2015–16 season James started with Wonju Dongbu Promy of South Korea, but left the club after appearing in 15 games.

Koszalin (2015–2016)

On November 6, 2015, he signed with AZS Koszalin of Poland. [1] On February 11, 2016, he parted ways with Koszalin. [2]

Westchester Knicks (2016)

On February 23, 2016, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks. [3]

In July 2016, James joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2016 NBA Summer League. [4]

Cedevita Zagreb (2016–2017)

On August 29, 2016, he signed with Cedevita Zagreb of Croatia for the 2016–17 season. [5]

Yeşilgiresun Belediye (2017–2018)

On August 23, 2017, James signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye. [6]

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2018–2019)

In July 2018 he joined the German side Telekom Baskets Bonn on a one-year contract. [7] In 15 Bundesliga games, he led Bonn in scoring with 14.9 points per contest, but parted ways with the club in January 2019.

Ulm (2019)

A couple of days later, he signed with fellow Bundesliga side Ratiopharm Ulm. [8] He appeared in only five Bundesliga games for Ulm (9.2 points, 2.2 assists per contest) [9] due to shoulder injury. [10]

Boulazac (2019)

In July 2019, he was signed by Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the French top-flight LNB Pro A. [11] On August 14, 2019, Boulazac announced that Ra’Shad James will not play for the team next season because he failed physicals and his contract was voided. [12]

Ormanspor (2019–2020)

On November 18, 2019, he has signed with Ormanspor for the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. [13]

Orasì Ravenna (2020–2021)

On July 24, 2020, he has signed with Orasì Ravenna for the Italian Serie A2 Basket. [14]

AS Salé (2021)

In May 2021, James played with AS Salé in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He averaged 16.8 points while his team finished as quarterfinalist.

Birmingham Squadron (2021–2022)

On October 25, 2021, James joined the Birmingham Squadron after being acquired from the available player pool. [15]

BAL 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021 AS Salé 4434.2.482.263.8896.31.81.3.016.8
Career4434.2.482.263.8896.31.81.3.016.8

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References

  1. Ra'Shad James signs with AZS Koszalin
  2. Ra'shad James opuszcza AZS Koszalin! Devon Austin nadal zawieszony! (in Polish)
  3. Westchester Knicks Acquire Ra’Shad James and Keith Wright
  4. Bucks Announce 2016 Summer League Roster
  5. Cedevita adds Ra’Shad James
  6. Yesilgiresun inks Ra'Shad James and Erkan Yilmaz
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