James Justice Jr. Explained

James Justice Jr.
Number:00
Position:Point guard
League:BAL
Birth Date:12 January 1989
Birth Place:Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality:American
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:165
College:
    • Martin Methodist (2010–2012)
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2013
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:US Monastir
Years2:2014–2015
Team2:Club Africain
Years3:2015–2016
Team3:Moncton Magic
Years4:2016
Team4:Qatar SC
Years5:2017
Team5:Al-Gharafa
Years6:2018
Team6:Sharjah
Years7:2018
Team7:Al-Ahli Jeddah
Years8:2018–2019
Team8:Smouha
Years9:2020–2022
Team9:Gezira
Years10:2022
Team10:Al-Ahli Tripoli
Highlights:
Years11:2022–2023
Team11:Ohud Medina
Years12:2023
Team12:City Oilers

James Justice Jr. (born January 12, 1989) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the City Oilers.

College career

In 2012, despite being listed at just 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 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 Qatar SC.

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.

Justice Jr. was revealed to be on the roster of the Ugandan team City Oilers for the 2023 BAL season, in April 2023.[8] He averaged 19.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in five games in the Nile Conference.[9]

BAL career statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2023| style="text-align:left;"|City Oilers| 5 || 5 || 34.6 || .395 || .280 || 1.000 || 5.4 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .0 || 19.0|-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wells. Adam. James Justice: How Will Dunk Contest Win Impact Pint-Sized Flyer's Draft Stock?. 2022-01-11. Bleacher Report. en.
  2. Web site: Floyd. Brian. 2012-03-29. James Justice Shuts Down The Dunk Contest, Takes Title. 2022-01-11. SBNation.com. en.
  3. News: Justice delivered as Al Gharafa win . 16 November 2021 . Gulf-Times . 25 December 2017 . ar.
  4. Web site: September 17, 2018. James Justice (ex Sharjah) joins Smouha . Afrobasket.com . 16 November 2021.
  5. Web site: James JUSTICE JR at the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019 . FIBA.basketball . 16 November 2021 . en.
  6. Web site: James Justice Player Profile, UT Southern, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM . basketball.realgm.com . 16 November 2021.
  7. News: Justice Jr. Mingas, Kourodu highlight FIBA ABL 2019 All-Star team . 16 November 2021 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  8. Web site: 2023-04-21 . City Oilers reveal roster ahead of BAL . 2023-04-23 . MTN Sports . en-US.
  9. Web site: Statistics . 2023-05-06 . The BAL . en.