Young James

Young James

Player Profile

BirthDate 08/16/1995
Height 6.6''
Country USA
Available YES
College Kentucky
NBA Draft 2014: Boston Celtics (NBA,1rd(17))
Passport Import Players
Role Guard
Role Small Forward

Profile

2011-2012: Rochester H.S. / Troy High School: 25.1ppg, 10.5rpg, 4.5apg, 2.5spg
2012-2013: Rochester H.S. / Rochester, Mich.: 27.2ppg, 16rpg, 5.7apg
2013-2014: University of Kentucky (NCAA, starting five): 40 games: 14.3ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.7apg, FGP: 40.7%, 3PT: 34.9%, FT: 70.6%
2014 May: NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, IL
2014: Drafted by Boston Celtics (NBA,1rd(17))
2014-2015: $1,674,480: Boston Celtics (NBA): 31 games: 3.4ppg, 1.4rpg, played also at Maine Red Claws (D-League): 19 games: 20.7ppg, 5.2rpg, 2.0apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 48.4%, 3PT: 43.6%, FT: 76.3%
2015 July: NBA Pro Summer League in Orlando (Boston Celtics): 3 games: 7.3ppg, 2.0rpg
2015 July: NBA Pro Summer League in Las Vegas (Boston Celtics): 2 games: 12.5ppg, 5.5rpg, 2.0apg
2015-2016: $1,749,840: Boston Celtics (NBA): 30 games: 1.0ppg, played also at Maine Red Claws (D-League): 16 games: 14.8ppg, 5.6rpg, 1.9apg, 1.0spg, FGP: 47.6%, 3PT: 36.4%, FT: 82.6%
2016 July: NBA Pro Summer League in Utah (Boston Celtics): 3 games: 11.7ppg, 5.0rpg, 1.7spg
2016 July: NBA Pro Summer League in Las Vegas (Boston Celtics): 3 games: 3.3ppg
2016-2017: $1,825,200: Boston Celtics (NBA): 38 games: 2.2ppg
2017 July: NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, NV (New Orleans Pelicans): 6 games: 8.5ppg, 2.5rpg, 1.0apg, FGP: 39.5%
2017-2018: Milwaukee Bucks (NBA), then moved to Wisconsin Herd (NBA G League, starting five): 20 games: 22.3ppg, 5.6rpg, 3.0apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 54.8%, 3PT: 37.3%, FT: 76.5%, in Jan.`18 signed at Philadelphia 76ers (NBA): 6 games: 2.8ppg, left in Mar.`18, played also at Delaware 87ers (NBA G League): 19 games: 19.1ppg, 4.6rpg, 2.4apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 49.2%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 86.7%
2018-2019: Milwaukee Bucks (NBA), then moved to Wisconsin Herd (NBA G League): 19 games: 18.9ppg, 5.2rpg, 2.1apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 42.6%, 3PT: 42.2%, FT: 81.1%
2019-2020: Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League): 19 games: Score-1(20.5ppg), 5.2rpg, 1.9apg, 1.5spg, FGP: 44.5%, 3PT: 41.1%, FT: 79.7%
2020-2021: New York Knicks (NBA), played also at Westchester Knicks (NBA G League): 14 games: 11.6ppg, 4.6rpg, 2.2apg, FGP: 39.0%, 3PT: 32.9%, FT: 90.0%, in Mar.'21 signed at Hapoel SP Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League): 3 games: 16.0ppg, 4.3rpg, 4.0apg, 1.0spg, 1.0bpg
2021-2022: Hapoel SP Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League): 26 games: 16.7ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.0spg, FGP: 57.4%, 3PT: 32.9%, FT: 74.5%
2022-2023: Hapoel SP Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League), left in Dec.'2022, in Jan.'23 signed at Kolossos H Hotels Rodou (Greece-GBL): 10 games: 9.1ppg, 3.3rpg, 0.9apg, 0.7spg, FGP: 60.0%, 3PT:41.9%, FT:59.1%
2023-2024: Nutribullet Treviso Basket (Italy-Serie A): 7 games: 9.7ppg, 2.4rpg, 2FGP: 36.0%, 3FGP: 33.3%, FT: 70.0%, in Dec.'23 moved to Itelyum Varese (Italy-Serie A): 7 games: 4.1ppg, 3.3rpg, 0.3apg, 0.0spg, FGP: 57.1%, 3PT:26.7%, FT:75.0%, left in Feb.'24; FIBA Europe Cup: 4 games: 5.5ppg, 3.8rpg, 0.8apg, 0.0spg, FGP: 36.4%, 3PT:11.8%, FT:72.7%

Awards/Achievements

HS first-team All-State from the Associated Press, Detroit News and Detroit Free Press -12
Jordan Brand Classic (West Team) -2013
HS McDonald's All-America Game -2013
HS Ranked as the No. 6 prospect in his class by ESPNU Recruiting and No. 10 by both Rivals and Scout -13
SEC Regular Season Co-Runner-Up -2014
SEC Tournament Finalist -2014
All-SEC Second Team -2014
SEC All-Freshman Team -2014
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team -2014
D-League Atlantic Division Champion -2016
NBA Atlantic Division Champion -2017
NBA Eastern Conference Finalist -2017
NBA Semifinals -2017
Israeli Winner League -2022 (Player of the Week: 3 times)
Israeli Cup Finalist -2022