James Florence

James Florence
No. 0 Cibona Zagreb
Position Point guard
League Croatian League
ABA League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1988-05-31) May 31, 1988
Marietta, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Joseph Wheeler
(Marietta, Georgia)
College Mercer (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Igokea
2011–2013 Kryvbas
2013 Szolnoki Olaj
2013–2014 New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig
2014–2015 Zadar
2015 TED Ankara Kolejliler
2015 Paris-Levallois
2015–present Cibona Zagreb

James Brian Florence (born May 31, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Cibona Zagreb of the Croatian League.

Career

He played college basketball for the Mercer Bears. Florence has also played professionally in the basketball leagues of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Hungary and Germany as well as in the EuroChallenge and Adriatic League competitions with Szolnoki Olaj.

In August 2014 he signed a one-year contract with the Croatian side KK Zadar.[1] On March 15, 2015, he left Zadar.[2] Three days later he signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of Turkey for the rest of the 2014–15 Turkish Basketball League season.[3]

On July 6, 2015, Florence signed a one-year contract with Paris-Levallois of the French LNB Pro A.[4] On October 15, 2015, he parted ways with Paris after appearing in four league games.[5] The next day he signed with the Croatian club Cibona Zagreb.[6]

References

  1. "James Florence potpisao za KK Zadar!" (in Croatian). 057info.hr. August 9, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  2. "James Florence (26) napustio Zadar: Nisam želio ovako otići". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  3. "TED Kolejliler Ankara lands James Florence". Sportando.com. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  4. "James Florence signe une saison au Paris Levallois". parislevallois.com (in French). July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. "James Florence quitte le Paris Levallois pour Zagreb". parislevallois.com (in French). October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  6. "Cibona jača za dva igrača – Nebojša Joksimović i James Florence". cibona.com (in Croatian). October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.

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