James William Nunnally (born July 14, 1990) is an American professional

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player for

KK Partizan Belgrade Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Partizan or simply Partizan, is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ...

of the Serbian KLS, the

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and the EuroLeague.

High school career

Nunnally attended Weston Ranch High School in Stockton, California. As a sophomore, he averaged 10 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. As a junior, he averaged 19 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as he was named Stockton Record Player of the Year, All-State, All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section and All-Valley Oak League. In November 2007, Nunnally signed a National Letter of Intent to play

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at the

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. As a senior, he averaged 22.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game as he helped Weston Ranch to a perfect 14–0 record in the Valley Oak League. He went on to be named All-State, Valley Oak League Most Valuable Player, All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, first team All-Valley Oak League and Stockton Record Player of the Year. He was a McDonald's All-American nominee.

College career

In his freshman season at

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, Nunnally was one of four Gauchos to play in all 31 games, starting seven midway through the season. In those 31 games, he averaged 7.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. In his sophomore season, he was a second team All-Big West choice and a Big West All-Tournament team selection. In 29 games, he averaged 14.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.9 minutes per game. In his junior season, he was an Honorable Mention All-Big West choice and was selected to the All-Big West Tournament team after helping the Gauchos to their second straight title. In 32 games, he averaged 16.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 33.0 minutes per game. In his senior season, he was a second team All-Big West choice for the second time in his career. He was also named to the All-Big West Tournament team for the third straight year. In 31 games, he averaged 16.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 33.7 minutes per game.

Professional career

2012–13 season

After failing to be drafted in the

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, Nunnally joined the

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for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On August 19, 2012, he signed a one-year deal with

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of Greece's Basket League. In October 2012, he left Kavala, after just three games. On November 2, 2012, he was selected in the second round of the 2012 NBA D-League draft, by the

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2013–14 season

In July 2013, Nunnally joined the

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for the

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. On September 28, 2013, he signed with the Phoenix Suns. However, he was later waived by the Suns on October 24, 2013. In November 2013, he was re-acquired by the Bakersfield Jam. On January 11, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks. On January 22, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Hawks. On February 1, 2014, the Hawks did not offer him a rest of season contract after his second 10-day contract expired and returned to the Bakersfield Jam. On February 13, 2014, he was named to the Prospects All-Star team for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game, as a replacement for Chris Johnson. On February 20, 2014, he was traded to the Texas Legends. On March 17, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. On March 27, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the 76ers. On April 6, 2014, the 76ers did not offer him a rest of season contract after his second 10-day contract expired. On May 6, 2014, he signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2014 BSN season. On May 26, 2014, he was waived by Cangrejeros after just six games.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Nunnally joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the Miami Heat for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 17, 2014, he signed with Tuenti Móvil Estudiantes of Spain for the 2014–15 season. In November 2014, he left Estudiantes after appearing in seven games. On December 1, 2014, he signed with

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of Israel for the rest of the season.

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Nunnally re-joined the Indiana Pacers for the

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. On August 22, 2015, he signed with Sidigas Avellino of Italy for the 2015–16 season. He led the club to a 26–14 win–loss record and averaged 18.4 points (third highest scorer in the competition), 4.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while shooting 90.8% from the free throw line (tops in the league) over those 40 games. He subsequently earned Italian league MVP honors.

Fenerbahçe (2016–2018)

In July 2016, Nunnally joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the Utah Summer League and the

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for the Las Vegas Summer League. On July 28, 2016, Nunnally signed with Fenerbahçe of Turkey for the 2016–17 season. In the 2017–18 EuroLeague season, Fenerbahçe made it to the

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, its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost to Real Madrid, by a score of 85–80, in the EuroLeague Final. Over 29 EuroLeague games, he averaged 9.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, while shooting above 54% overall from the field, and 55.4% on three-point shot attempts.

2018–2019 season

On August 8, 2018, Nunnally signed a two-year deal with the

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. On January 7, 2019, he was waived by the Timberwolves after appearing in only 13 games. On January 16, 2019, Nunnally signed a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets. Nunnally was waived on January 21 to make room for

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. On January 27, 2019, Nunnally signed a one-and-a-half year contract with the AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan, of the Italian

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and EuroLeague. On August 12, 2019, Nunnally left the club on a mutual agreement.

Shanghai Sharks / Return to Fenerbahçe (2019–2020)

On August 12, 2019, Nunnally signed with

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of the Chinese League where he averaged 22.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. On January 3, 2020, Nunnally returned to Fenerbahçe Beko.

New Orleans Pelicans (2021)

On April 12, 2021, Nunnally signed a

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with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2021–2022)

On June 27, 2021, Nunnally signed a two (1+1) year contract with

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of the

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and the EuroLeague.

Career statistics

NBA

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EuroLeague

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College

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Personal life

Nunnally is the son of Deanna Johnson. Married to wife, Jen, 33 years old- the two recently celebrated their marriage with a vow renewal. They have two daughters, Jalyn Jade age 5, and Jordyn Grace age 3, and also a newborn son, James Jr.