Dominic James

Not to be confused with Dominic Janes.
Dominic James
Al Rayyan Basketball Team
Position Point guard
League Qatari Basketball League
Personal information
Born October 5, 1986
Richmond, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Richmond (Richmond, Indiana)
College Marquette (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Pro career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Mersin (Turkey)
2010–2011 Lukoil Academic (Bulgaria)
2011–2012 Aris (Greece)
2012 Partizan (Serbia)
2012–2013 Pallacanestro Reggiana (Italy)
2013 Poitiers Basket 86 (France)
2014- Al Rayyan (Qatar)

Dominic James (born October 5, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Poitiers Basket 86 (France).

College career

In 2005–06, James was one of three Marquette players to start every game of the season, while being named Big East Rookie of the Year honors, in addition to numerous other awards. James topped his previous career high 28 points with a team leading 29 points at DePaul University on January 17, 2006. James notched his first double-double of the season at the University of Louisville on March 1, 2006, with 16 points and a team leading 11 rebounds.

On March 3, 2007, James tallied a career high 10 assists while missing eight minutes due to cramps in the Golden Eagles' victory over 12th ranked Pittsburgh. After the 2006–07 season, James entered the 2007 NBA Draft but withdrew on June 17, 2007.[1]

His college career was thought to be finished on February 25, 2009 when he broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot in a 93–82 loss to the Connecticut Huskies.[2] However on March 29, 2009, James was cleared to play in the Golden Eagles' second round matchup against Missouri late on the eve of the game.[3]

Professional career

James went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft, but was invited to play for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2009 Las Vegas Summer League. However, James suffered an injury while practicing with the team prior to the start of the Summer League and was consequently removed from the roster. James was later invited to participate in the Bucks' training camp. A little over a week into training camp, James was released after receiving an offer from Turkish team Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK in October 2009. James spent the 2010–11 season with PBC Lukoil Academic in Bulgaria. In October 2011, James signed with Aris BC in Greece.[4] In January 2012, he left Aris due to unpaid wages and moved to play in Serbia for KK Partizan. In February 2013 he played for Poitiers Basket 86 (ProA), where he scored 34 points in his first game against one of the best teams of the championship.[5]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Marquette Golden Eagles 31 31 32.5 .431 .301 .641 4.5 5.4 1.6 .4 15.3
2006–07 Marquette Golden Eagles 34 34 33.2 .384 .272 .651 3.1 4.9 1.9 .1 14.9
2007–08 Marquette Golden Eagles 35 34 30.3 .398 .310 .664 2.7 4.4 1.8 .2 12.9
2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles 29 28 31.4 .424 .284 .461 3.4 5.0 2.1 .3 11.0

References

  1. ↑ "Marquette G James to withdraw from draft and return to school". sports.espn.go.com. June 17, 2007.
  2. ↑ "James done with broken bone in left foot". sports.espn.go.com. February 25, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Point guard James cleared to play". jsonline.com. March 29, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Dominic James signs for Aris". arisbc.gr. October 8, 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.sports.fr/basket/pro-a/articles/pro-a-villeurbanne-battu-a-domicile-par-poitiers-!-451956/

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