Rider University Athletics

2023-24:
- Claire Bee Rider Male Co-Athlete of the Year
- All-MAAC First Team selection
- All-MET Second Team honoree
- NABC Division I All-District I First Team pick
- Preseason MAAC Player of the Year
- Three-time MAAC Player of the Week (Dec. 26, Jan. 29, Mar. 4)
- Led the MAAC at 18.9 points per game
- Scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games played, including 16 games of 20 points or more
- Eclipsed 30 points twice, both against league regular season champion Quinnipiac (30 at Quinnipiac, Jan. 5, career-high 31 vs. Quinnipiac, Feb. 25)
- His 6.1 rebounds per game ranked 10^th in the league, while he was third in free-throw percentage (.848), eighth in field-goal percentage (.519), 10^th in blocks per game (0.9) and 22^nd in assists per game (1.9)
- Posted three double-doubles
- Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds as part of a double-double vs. Penn (Dec. 23)
- Dished out five assists in consecutive games at Manhattan (Feb. 18) and vs. Iona (Feb. 23)
- Went 12-for-12 from the free-throw line at Mount St. Mary’s (Jan. 27), including 8-for-8 in the final 38 seconds of regulation to seal the victory, marking the first time in nearly a decade that a Bronc made at least 12 free throws without a miss (Daniel Stewart, Jan. 24, 2014 at Manhattan)
- Made all four of his three-point attempts vs. Manhattan (Jan. 12)
- Blocked four shots twice – vs. Stonehill (Dec. 8) and at Delaware (Dec. 20)

2022-23:
- All-MAAC Second Team selection after being named to the Preseason All-MAAC Third Team
- Averaged 12.9 points (2^nd-Team, 14^th-MAAC) and 6.8 rebounds (1^st-Team, 5^th-MAAC)
- Shot 48.2 percent from the floor (1^st-Team, 8^th-MAAC) and 82.5 percent from the free-throw line (1^st-Team, 5^th-MAAC)
- His 0.5 blocks per game were 21^st in the MAAC, while his 29.2 minutes per game ranked 24^th
- Posted a team-high five double-doubles, while scoring in double figures a team-high 24 times in starting all 30 games
- Became Rider’s first Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week since Teddy Okereafor (Jan. 19, 2016) on Jan. 24 after averaging 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds and shooting 93.6 percent (15-16) from the free-throw line in a pair of wins over Niagara (Jan. 20) and Manhattan (Jan. 22)
- Was also named MAAC Player of the Week on Jan. 23
- Scored a season-high 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds and five assists in a road win at Stonehill (Dec. 7)
- Scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a win over Monmouth (Nov. 30)
- Posted a double-double of 13 points (6-7 FG) and 11 rebounds in a Dec. 22 win over Marist
- Had 14 points and eight rebounds in a return to his home state of Georgia in a loss to the Bulldogs (Dec. 28)
- Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds to go along with nine points at Siena (Jan. 8)
- Had 15 points (7-11 FG) in the Broncs’ win at Iona (Jan. 15), snapping the Gaels’ 21-game home winning streak
- Scored 20 points on 10-of-23 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds in a road win at Manhattan (Feb. 5)
- Made it consecutive double-doubles with 10 points and 10 rebounds in an overtime victory at Fairfield (Feb. 10)
- Posted his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass, in a home win over Siena (Feb. 24)

2021-22:
- Fourth on the team and 20^th in the MAAC at 11.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game
- Started 31 of 33 games played
- Shot 46.3 percent from the floor (14^th-MAAC) and 77.8 percent from the free-throw line (10^th-MAAC)
- His 21 blocks were second on the team and 16^th in the league
- Scored in double figures 16 times, including a season-high 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting (3-4 3ptFG) at Quinnipiac (Jan. 19)
- Also made 10 field goals on 12 attempts, all inside the three-point arc, in scoring 23 points in a Mar. 5 win over Monmouth
- Scored another 23 points in a Cancun Challenge win over Bucknell (Nov. 24), making 8-of-14 attempts from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line en route to All-Tournament Team honors
- Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds four times

Before Rider:
Played two seasons at North Alabama, earning All-Atlantic Sun Second Team honors as a sophomore… Averaged 11.7 points and 5.8 rebounds, while shooting 47.7 percent over the two seasons with the Lions… Started 51 of 53 games played… Scored a career-high 25 points against Carver (Dec. 6, 2020)… Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds twice, most recently vs. Jacksonville (Jan. 22, 2021)… Led the Lions at 14.0 points and was second at 7.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore… Earned ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team honors in 2019-20… Started all 30 games as a freshman, averaging 9.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 49.6 percent from the floor, good for fifth in ASUN… Scored in double figures in 33 of 53 games played at North Alabama… Was a high school teammate of Dwight Murray, Jr., at Pebblebrook High School in Mabelton, Ga... Helped lead the team to a 21-game winning streak and best record in school history at 22-3... Averaged a double-double for the Falcons, producing 19 points and 13 rebounds per game... Was a First Team All-Region and All-County selection... First-Team pick by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association... Completed a year of prep school at Potterhouse Prep in Florida.

Personal:
The son of Antione and Eve James… Has four brothers and two sisters.