Ra'Shad James (born January 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for St. Thomas Aquinas,

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and Northwood Seahawks.

Early career

After playing high school basketball at

White Plains High School White Plains Senior High School is a high school in the White Plains Public Schools system of White Plains, New York, United States. It was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a School of Excellence in 1986–1987. The school's code ...

, in White Plains, New York, James played two seasons at St. Thomas Aquinas before transferring to

for his junior season. He finished his college career at Northwood (Florida) University.

Professional career

Reno Bighorns (2013–2015)

James went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. He played his first two professional seasons with Reno Bighorns of the

NBA Development League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official List of developmental and minor sports leagues, minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development ...

Wonju Dongbu Promy (2015)

The 2015–16 season James started with

Wonju Dongbu Promy The Wonju DB Promy is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League (KBL), located in the city of Wonju. From its founding in 1996, the team has always been based in its home province of Gangwon. It has the rare distinction of be ...

of South Korea, but left the club after appearing in 15 games.

Koszalin (2015–2016)

On November 6, 2015, he signed with

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of Poland. On February 11, 2016, he parted ways with Koszalin.

Westchester Knicks (2016)

On February 23, 2016, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks. In July 2016, James joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2016 NBA Summer League.

Cedevita Zagreb (2016–2017)

On August 29, 2016, he signed with

Cedevita Zagreb Košarkaški klub Cedevita Junior ( en, Cedevita Junior Basketball Club), also known as Cedevita Junior, is a men's basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is named after its main sponsor Cedevita, and competes in the Croatian HT Premi ...

of Croatia for the 2016–17 season.

Yeşilgiresun Belediye (2017–2018)

On August 23, 2017, James signed with Turkish club

Yeşilgiresun Belediye Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor, more commonly known as Yeşilgiresun, was a Turkish professional basketball club based in Giresun that played in the Turkish Basketball Super League. The team was founded by Giresun Municipality in 2006. Their home are ...

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2018–2019)

In July 2018 he joined the German side Telekom Baskets Bonn on a one-year contract. In 15 Bundesliga games, he led Bonn in scoring with 14.9 points per contest, but parted ways with the club in January 2019.

Ulm (2019)

A couple of days later, he signed with fellow Bundesliga side Ratiopharm Ulm. He appeared in only five Bundesliga games for Ulm (9.2 points, 2.2 assists per contest) due to shoulder injury.

Boulazac (2019)

In July 2019, he was signed by

Boulazac Basket Dordogne Boulazac Basket Dordogne, also known as BBD or simply Boulazac, is a French professional basketball club, based in Boulazac. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro A currently named Jeep Elite for sponsoring reason, the first level of basketball ...

of the French top-flight

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. On August 14, 2019, Boulazac announced that Ra’Shad James will not play for the team next season because he failed physicals and his contract was voided.

Ormanspor (2019–2020)

On November 18, 2019, he has signed with

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for the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.

Orasì Ravenna (2020–2021)

On July 24, 2020, he has signed with Orasì Ravenna for the Italian

Serie A2 Basket Serie A2, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Old Wild West, is a men's basketball league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian league pyramid, below the first division LBA and above the third division Serie B, with pro ...

AS Salé (2021)

In May 2021, James played with AS Salé in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He averaged 16.8 points while his team finished as quarterfinalist.

Birmingham Squadron (2021–2022)

On October 25, 2021, James joined the Birmingham Squadron after being acquired from the available player pool.

BAL career statistics

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References

External links

Euroleague profileTBLStat.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Ra'Shad 1990 births Living people AS Salé (basketball) players ABA League players American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in Morocco American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players AZS Koszalin players Basketball players from New York (state) Birmingham Squadron players Boulazac Basket Dordogne players Iona Gaels men's basketball players KK Cedevita players Northwood Timberwolves men's basketball players People from White Plains, New York Point guards Reno Bighorns players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Westchester County, New York St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans men's basketball players Telekom Baskets Bonn players Westchester Knicks players White Plains High School alumni Wonju DB Promy players Yeşilgiresun Belediye players United States men's national basketball team players