James Daniel III
| Tennessee Volunteers | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 29, 1994 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia) |
| College | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Daniel III (born January 29, 1994) is an American college basketball player for the University of Tennessee. He transferred from Howard University in Washington, D.C.. He is notable for leading the NCAA in scoring as a junior in the 2015–16 season and was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year the same season.
Daniel, a 5'11 shooting guard from Phoebus High School in Hampton, Virginia,[1] came to Howard and immediately made an impact. After averaging 21 points per game, he was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Rookie of the Year. During his sophomore season, Daniel became the first Howard player to score 1,000 points in his first two seasons.[2] In his junior season, Daniel averaged 27.1 points per game to lead the country in scoring. He was named first-team All-MEAC and the conference player of the year.[3]
Following an injury-plagued 2016–17 season where he was limited to two games, Daniel was granted an extra year of eligibility by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Daniel ultimately chose Tennessee, where he will be immediately eligible for the 2017–18 season.[4]
References
- ↑ Johnson, Dave (February 26, 2016). "Howard's James Daniel is piling up the numbers that just might be untouchable". Daily Press. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Carp, Steve (November 24, 2015). "Howard's James Daniel beats odds, becomes nation's leading scorer". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Hall, David (March 8, 2016). "Homegrown Howard star James Daniel brings scoring show to Scope". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Cobb, David (May 23, 2017). "Howard University star James Daniel III playing for Vols his final year". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved May 23, 2017.