Ra'Shad James

Ra'Shad James
Telekom Baskets Bonn
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990
White Plains, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school White Plains (White Plains, New York)
College
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2015 Reno Bighorns
2015 Wonju Dongbu Promy
2015–2016 AZS Koszalin
2016 Westchester Knicks
2016–2017 Cedevita Zagreb
2017–2018 Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2018–present Telekom Baskets Bonn
Career highlights and awards

Ra'Shad James (born January 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German League. He played college basketball for St. Thomas Aquinas, Iona and Northwood.

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

James went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. He played his first two professional seasons with Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.

The 2015–16 season James started with Wonju Dongbu Promy of South Korea, but left the club after appearing in 15 games. On November 6, 2015, he signed with AZS Koszalin of Poland.[1] On February 11, 2016, he parted ways with Koszalin.[2] 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] On August 29, 2016, he signed with Cedevita Zagreb of Croatia for the 2016–17 season.[5]

On August 23, 2017, James signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye.[6]

On July 2018 he joined the German side Telekom Baskets Bonn on a one-year contract.[7]

References

  1. Ra'Shad James signs with AZS Koszalin
  2. Ra'shad James opuszcza AZS Koszalin! Devon Austin nadal zawieszony! (in Polish)
  3. Westchester Knicks Acquire Ra’Shad James and Keith Wright
  4. Bucks Announce 2016 Summer League Roster
  5. Cedevita adds Ra’Shad James
  6. Yesilgiresun inks Ra'Shad James and Erkan Yilmaz
  7. "Ra'Shad James signs with Telekom Baskets Bonn". eurohoops.net. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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