James Justice Jr.
Gezira | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Egyptian Basketball Super League |
Personal information | |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee | January 12, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | US Monastir |
2014–2015 | Club Africain |
2015–2016 | Moncton Magic |
2016 | |
2017 | Al-Gharafa |
2018 | Sharjah |
2018 | Al-Ahli Jeddah |
2018–2019 | Smouha |
2020–2022 | Gezira |
2022–present | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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James Justice Jr. (born January 12, 1989) is an American basketball player for Gezira. In 2012, despite being listed at just 5-foot-9 and featuring for an NAIA basketball team (Martin Methodist University), Justice won the NCAA Slam Dunk Contest after being voted in by fans after the original field had been announced. [1][2]
Professional career[]
Justice Jr. started his professional career in Tunisia with US Monastir, in 2012. In the 2014–15 season, Justice played with Club Africain.
In 2015, Justice Jr. played with the Moncton Magic in the NBL Canada. He averaged 19.6 points, 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the team and was named the league's Newcomer of the Year. He left the Magic after the season to play for .
One year later, in 2017, he played for Al-Gharafa.[3]
In September 2018, Justice Jr. signed with Egyptian club Smouha in the 2018–19 FIBA Africa Basketball League.[4][5] He averaged a team-high 19.6 points over seven games.[6] He was named to the All-Star Team after the season.[7]
Since 2020, Justice Jr. plays in Egypt with Gezira.
References[]
- ^ Wells, Adam. "James Justice: How Will Dunk Contest Win Impact Pint-Sized Flyer's Draft Stock?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Floyd, Brian (2012-03-29). "James Justice Shuts Down The Dunk Contest, Takes Title". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Justice delivered as Al Gharafa win". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 25 December 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "James Justice (ex Sharjah) joins Smouha". Afrobasket.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "James JUSTICE JR at the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "James Justice Player Profile, UT Southern, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Justice Jr. Mingas, Kourodu highlight FIBA ABL 2019 All-Star team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links[]
- James Justice at RealGM
- James Justice at Proballers
- James Justice at Eurobasket.com
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee
- Club Africain basketball players
- Gezira basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Martin Methodist RedHawks men's basketball players
- Moncton Magic players
- Point guards
- Smouha SC basketball players
- Southwest Tennessee Community College alumni
- US Monastir basketball players
- American basketball biography stubs