JOEL JAMES

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT: 6-10 (208 cm)

WEIGHT: 280 lbs (127 kg)

BIRTHDATE: January 22, 1994 (West Palm Beach, Fla.)

HIGH SCHOOL: Sir William T. Dwyer High School (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: University of North Carolina ‘16 (Chapel Hill, NC)

TWITTER: @joel_jamesnkz

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on June 29, 2022

YEARS PRO: 5

BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER 

 

Has averaged 10.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 23.0 minutes in 286 professional games in the United States, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, and Canada.

 

2022: Averaged 3.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 11.2 minutes in five games with the Hamilton Honey Badgers ... Scored the Elam-winning dunk July 14 against Scarborough.


2021-22: Averaged 9.8 points, 10 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 26.5 minutes in 31 games for TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL) … Started in 26 games … Led the team in rebounds per game and blocks per game … Scored in double figures in 15 games … Recorded nine double-doubles … Scored a season-high 20 points to go along with 12 rebounds November 20 against Balikesir Buyuksehir Belediysepor … Grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds October 29 against Gemlik Basketbol Bursa … Matched his season high in rebounds with 19 retrieves March 14 against Balikesir Buyuksehir Belediysepor … Tallied an all-around statline of 14 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks December 19 against Manisa Buyuksehir Belediyse.

 

2020-21: Averaged 12.8 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists through 28 games with Duzce Belediye of the Turkish TBL … Started every game in which he appeared … Led the team in rebounds per game and blocks per game … Posted 20 total double-doubles … Scored 20 or more points in four games … Scored a season-high 23 points to go along with 14 rebounds December 13 against Anadolu Basket … Exploded for 20 points and a season-high 20 rebounds in a winning effort January 29 against Akhisar Belediye … Scored 20 points to go along with 12 rebounds on a perfect nine-of-nine from the field April 3 against Anadolu Basket.

 

2019-20: Averaged 10.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 0.5 blocks, and 22.2 minutes in 43 games for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México (Mexico City Captains) of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) … Started 33 games … Led the team in rebounds per game and blocks per game during the LNBP season … Recorded six double-doubles … Set a season high in points (27) and a career high in rebounds (23) in a winning effort December 29 against Libertadores de Queretaro … Scored 13 points to go along with 16 rebounds and two blocks December 11 against Fuerza Regia … Tallied 14 points and three rebounds September 18 against the NBA G League Elite as part of the 2019-20 NBA G League International Challenge.

 

2019: Averaged 12.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 27.3 minutes in 54 games with Rayos de Hermosillo of the Basketball Circuit of the Pacific Coast (Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico, or CIBACOPA) … Started in 53 games … Scored in double figures in 38 games, with 22 double-double performances … Scored a season-high 24 points to go along with eight rebounds on an efficient nine- of-11 from the field May 31 against the Halcones Ciudad Obregon … Recorded 23 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists April 9 against the Mantarrayas de la Paz … Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds April 4 against Venados de Mazatlan, and would go on to match this total in four more games that year … Blocked a season-high five shots to go along with 10 points and eight rebounds April 24 against Pioneros de Los Mochis.

 

2017-18: Averaged 6.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 15.9 minutes in 28 games with the Kumamonto Volters of the Japanese B.League … Poured in 17 points to go along with seven rebounds October 30 against the Kanazawa Samurai … Moved to Tokyo Hachioji Trains of the B.League in January 2018 … Averaged 9.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 18.3 minutes through 36 games with the Trains to finish the season … Tallied 17 points and nine rebounds followed by 18 points and seven rebounds in a back-to-back April 14 and 15 against the Otsuka Alphas … Scored a season-high 19 points to go along with nine rebounds May 13 against the Tokyo Cinq Reves.

 

2016-17: Averaged 11.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 0.6 blocks, and 22.9 minutes through 59 games with the Kumamoto Volters in his first professional season … Led the team in rebounds per game … Accrued 14 double-doubles, with six coming in the team’s last seven games … Scored 15 points to go along with eight rebounds in Kumamoto’s season opener September 24 against the Kagawa Five Arrows … Dominated with a career-high 28 points to go along with 17 rebounds February 18 against the Shinshu Brave Warriors … Grabbed a season-high 21 rebounds to go with 20 points April 22 against Kagoshima … Notched 20 points and 13 rebounds in an April 16 win against the Kagawa Five Arrows.

 

2016: Appeared in two games for the Indiana Pacers in the 2016 NBA Summer League … Averaged 2.5 points and 8.5 minutes per game. 

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER

 

Averaged 2.2 points and 8.3 minutes in 135 career games with the North Carolina Tar Heels.

 

2015-16: Averaged 2.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 7.8 minutes in 37 games as a senior … Started in 10 games … Scored a season-high 11 points to go along with five rebounds in a win January 2 against Georgia Tech.

 

2014-15: Averaged 2.5 points and 2.9 rebounds as a junior … Started in three games … Scored 19 combined points against UNCG and Ohio State, the most of any consecutive pair of games in his career … Was one of two Tar Heels to score in double figures with 11 points December 16 against UNCG … Was a co-recipient of UNC’s Most Improved Player Award.

 

2013-14: Averaged 1.7 points and 2.7 rebounds as a sophomore … Started 13 games … Scored six points to go along with five rebounds in a win December 7 against UNC Greensboro … Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in the season opener November 8 against Oakland.

 

2012-13: Averaged 2.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 9.3 minutes in 30 games in his freshman season … Started in three games … Grabbed five or more rebounds in six games … Tallied 11 points and eight rebounds coming off the bench against Florida Atlantic on November 11.


PERSONAL


Son of Cassandra Brown … Did not play basketball until his sophomore year of high school … Lost 60 pounds during his senior year as he improved on the court … Won a state championship as a junior … Played in the 2012 All-American Championship post-season all-star game in New Orleans … Majored in history in college … Married to former UNC softball player Aquilla Mateen James.

CAREER PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS (as of July 3, 2022)

Totals
Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2022 Hamilton Honey Badgers 5 56 19 8-17 0-0 3-4 5 11 16 3 8 1 3 6
2021-22 TED Ankara Kolejliler (Turkey) 31 822 305 124-232 1-2 54-91 95 216 311 40 89 19 19 72
2020-21 Duzce Belediye (Turkey) 28 804 357 148-246 0-0 61-117 118 216 334 36 91 16 14 88
2019-20 Capitanes de Ciudad de Mexico 43 954 469 182-293 0-3 85-122 83 181 264 30 118 20 18 80
2019 Rayos de Hermosillo (Mexico) 54 1472 654 248-427 1-4 155-212 185 332 517 68 162 34 36 130
2018 Tokyo Hachioji Trains (Japan) 36 659 328 130-256 0-0 66-100 97 162 259 32 76 22 22 79
2017-18 Kumamoto Volters (Japan) 28 445 190 80-153 0-0 31-46 59 115 174 22 76 8 14 50
2016-17 Kumamoto Volters (Japan) 59 1351 667 272-540 1-4 120-198 136 372 507 47 153 35 30 106
2016 Indiana Pacers 2 17 5 1-3 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
Totals 286 6,580 2,994 1,193-2,167 3-13 578-894 778 1,605 2,382 279 776 155 155 613

Averages

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2022 Hamilton Honey Badgers 5 11.2 3.8 .471 .000 .750 1.0 2.2 3.2 0.6 1.6 0.2 0.6 1.2
2021-22 TED Ankara Kolejliler (Turkey) 31 26.5 9.8 .534 .500 .593 3.1 7.0 10.0 1.3 2.9 0.6 0.6 2.3
2020-21 Duzce Belediye (Turkey) 28 28.7 12.8 .602 .000 .521 4.2 7.7 11.9 1.3 3.3 0.6 0.5 3.1
2019-20 Capitanes de Ciudad de Mexico 43 22.2 10.9 .621 .000 .697 1.9 4.2 6.1 0.7 2.7 0.5 0.4 1.9
2019 Rayos de Hermosillo (Mexico) 54 27.3 12.1 .581 .250 .731 3.4 6.1 9.6 1.3 3.0 0.6 0.7 2.4
2018 Tokyo Hachioji Trains (Japan) 36 18.3 9.1 .508 .000 .660 2.7 4.5 7.2 0.9 2.1 0.6 0.6 2.2
2017-18 Kumamoto Volters (Japan) 28 15.9 6.8 .523 .000 .674 2.1 4.1 6.2 0.8 2.7 0.3 0.5 1.8
2016-17 Kumamoto Volters (Japan) 59 22.9 11.3 .504 .250 .606 2.3 6.3 8.6 0.8 2.6 0.6 0.5 1.8
2016 Indiana Pacers 2 8.5 2.5 .333 .000 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
Totals 286 23.0 10.5 .551 .231 .647 2.7 5.6 8.3 1.0 2.7 0.5 0.5 2.1

COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Totals
Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2015-16 UNC 37 289 80 34-75 0-0 12-23 35 49 84 0 45 7 1 15
2014-15 UNC 38 382 94 41-91 0-0 12-18 25 47 72 6 52 9 4 20
2013-14 UNC 30 236 52 19-49 0-0 14-18 30 51 81 6 37 4 2 18
2012-13 UNC 30 280 67 29-57 0-0 9-16 26 45 71 6 35 10 7 20
Totals 135 1187 293 123-272 0-0 47-75 116 192 308 18 169 30 14 73

Averages

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2015-16 UNC 37 7.8 2.2 .453 .000 .522 0.9 1.3 2.3 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.4
2014-15 UNC 38 10.1 2.5 .451 .000 .667 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.5
2013-14 UNC 30 7.9 1.7 .388 .000 .778 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.6
2012-13 UNC 30 9.3 2.2 .509 .000 .563 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.7
Totals 135 8.8 2.2 .452 .000 .627 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.5
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