Ra'Shad James

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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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Ra'Shad James
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 (age 34)
White Plains, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolWhite Plains
(White Plains, New York)
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
20132015Reno Bighorns
2015Wonju Dongbu Promy
2015–2016Koszalin
2016Westchester Knicks
2016–2017Cedevita
2017–2018Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2018–2019Telekom Baskets Bonn
2019Ulm
2019Boulazac
2019–2020Ormanspor
2020–2021Orasì Ravenna
2021AS Salé
2021–2022Birmingham Squadron
Career highlights and awards
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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

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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

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  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
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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 AS Salé 4434.2.482.263.8896.31.81.3.016.8
Career 4434.2.482.263.8896.31.81.3.016.8
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