James Jimmy Life (born October 19, 1983 in
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in southwestern Florida and the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 92,245 in 20 ...
) is an American professional
basketball player, currently starring in the
British Basketball League for the
Worcester Wolves.
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The 6'4"
Shooting guard
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signed for Worcester in 2007, after graduating from the
University of Massachusetts Amherst where he majored in Sociology. He earned a reputation while playing for the
UMass Minutemen as a three-point specialist, in his senior year finishing fifth-best in single-season 3-pointers (With 87) in UMass history, whilst also being all-time sixth in career 3-pointers made (148) and 3-point field goal attempts at 425. Life’s ability to shoot from anywhere on the court would lead to all deep 3-pointers being dubbed “from Life Range”.
He has represented the
Puerto Rico national team, as his mother is Puerto Rican. He played at
2010 Centrobasket and the
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010.
Bid
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References
External links
Profile on UMass Athletics' websiteJames Life
at latinbasket.com
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1983 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia
American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Florida
British Basketball League players
Caciques de Humacao players
Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
Potros ITSON de Obregón players
Puerto Rican men's basketball players
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from Fort Myers, Florida
UMass Minutemen basketball players
Worcester Wolves players
American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent