University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics

Prior to Minnesota Crookston: James played for the No. 2 ranked team in Minnesota in Class AAAA, as they posted a 24-4 mark on the year while playing in the South Suburban Conference...James was a 1,000 point scorer for Eastview High School...He averaged 9.1 points per game during the regular season of his senior slate at Eastview...Tallied 19.5 points per tilt in two section playoff games as a senior...As a junior for Eastview, James notched 6.9 points per game in 23 regular-season games...He helped the Lightning to a 10-8 conference record as a junior...Helped the team to the state tournament as a junior...James scored 28 points in a win over Wayzata High School on Dec. 7, 2019...He had 30 points in a section playoff win over Park High School....Had 23 points in a win over Eagan High School Jan. 25, 2019...He added 27 points in a section tournament win over Park High School March 8, 2019...Was a four-year letter winner at Eastview High School...James is a 1,000 point scorer and a three-time All-South Suburban Conference Honorable Mention selection...He helped Eastview High School to a State Tournament appearance.

Personal: James is the son of Joey James of Melbourne, Fla., and Jena James of Apple Valley, Minn...He plans to major in sports and rec management at Minnesota Crookston...James was born Sept. 7, 2001. His father, Joey James, was the head coach at Concordia-St. Paul from 2014-19 and University of South Dakota for the 2013-14 season...James is currently an assistant at Florida Tech...His father played basketball at University of South Dakota.