Duane James

Duane Anthony James (born January 20, 1983 in New York City) is a professional basketball player. He's known for being LeBron James' cousin.

Duane James
Los Trini's
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born (1983-01-20) 20 January 1983
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican / Spanish
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2007 / Undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008Horsholm 79ers
2008–2009PAWS London Capital
2009Leicester Riders
2009–2010CB Guadalajara
2010–2011Oviedo CB
2011–2012Real Canoe
2012–2014Basket Globalcaja Quintanar
2014Cáceres 2016 Basket
2014–2015CEBA Guadalajara
2015–2016Fundación CB Granada
2016–presentLos Trini's

Pro career

He played at Miami Dade Junior College. He completed his last two years of college at Binghamton University (NCAA), averaging 7.6 points and 4.7 rebounds in 20.7 minutes per game during his senior year.

He began his professional experience in Europe in the 2007-08 season, where he played in the first division of Denmark for the Horsholm 79ers. He achieved some spectacular numbers: 15.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.8 steals. He was selected to play the All Star 2008. The following year, he went to the UK to play for the PAWS London Capital of the British Basketball League and then for the Leicester Riders.

The 2009-10 season he arrived to Spain after being the third leading scorer in the British Basketball League, with 19.9 points per game, and third best stealer with 2.7 per game. His destination was the CB Guadalajara, but before the end of the year he returned to the UK and BBL to play again for the Leicester Riders, where he averaged 11.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists, helping the team to reach the semifinals of the playoffs for the title.[1]

In January 2014 he joined the Cáceres 2016 Basket. In the 2015/16 season, he played for Fundación CB Granada, where he averaged 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[2]

References
  1. gigantes.com El primo de Lebron
  2. kiaenzona.com El primo de Lebron se marcha a Nicaragua
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.