 James withDuke in 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 4 – Charlotte Hornets | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-12-04)December 4, 2002 (age 22) Sugar Hill, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Lanier (Sugar Hill, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2025: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2025–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
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Sion James (born December 4, 2002) is an American professionalbasketball player for theCharlotte Hornets of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theTulane Green Wave and theDuke Blue Devils.
James grew up inSugar Hill, Georgia and attendedLanier High School.[1] He averaged 14.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game as a junior.[2] James committed to playingcollege basketball forTulane.[3]
James began his college career atTulane.[4] He became a starter early into his freshman year.[5] James averaged 5.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals per game on the season.[6] He averaged 9.7 points, 3.4 assists, and 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior and also won theAmerican Athletic Conference (AAC) sportsmanship award.[7] He averaged 14 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.6 steals per game during his senior season and again won the AAC sportsmanship award.[8] After the season, James entered theNCAA transfer portal.[9]
James transferred toDuke in May 2024.[10] He averaged 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.[11]
James was selected in the second round of the2025 NBA draft with the 33rd pick by theCharlotte Hornets.[12]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Tulane | 23 | 17 | 26.0 | .431 | .280 | .650 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 5.8 |
| 2021–22 | Tulane | 29 | 28 | 35.2 | .409 | .333 | .703 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .5 | 7.4 |
| 2022–23 | Tulane | 31 | 31 | 37.1 | .483 | .317 | .710 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | .8 | 9.7 |
| 2023–24 | Tulane | 31 | 31 | 36.7 | .514 | .381 | .683 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .7 | 14.0 |
| 2024–25 | Duke | 39 | 32 | 25.5 | .516 | .413 | .810 | 4.2 | 2.9 | .8 | .3 | 8.6 |
| Career | 153 | 139 | 32.0 | .481 | .358 | .715 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .5 | 9.3 | |
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