| Joel James | |
| Position: | Center |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 280 |
| League: | Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol |
| Team: | U.D. Oliveirense |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 1994 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Highschool: | William T. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) |
| College: | North Carolina (2012–2016) |
| Draft Year: | 2016 |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Team1: | Kumamoto Volters |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Team2: | Tokyo Hachioji Trains |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Team3: | Rayos de Hermosillo |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Team4: | Capitanes CDMX |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Team5: | Düzce Belediye |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Team6: | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Team7: | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Team8: | Parma Basket |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Team9: | Freseros de Irapuato |
| Years10: | 2023–present |
| Team10: | U.D. Oliveirense |
Joel James (born January 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for U.D. Oliveirense of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. In 2018 he began doing basketball color commentary for the ACC Network.[1]
James played four years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he averaged 8.8 minutes, 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[2] Though not a leading scorer, his personality and antics were popular among viewers and students.[3] He is married to former UNC softball player Aquilla Mateen.[3]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 30 || 3 || 9.4 || .509 || - || .563 || 2.4 || .2 || .2 || .3 || 2.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 30 || 13 || 7.9 || .388 || -|| .778 || 2.7 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 1.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 38 || 3 || 10.1 || .451 || - || .667 || 1.9 || .2 || .1 || .2 || 2.5 |-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 37 || 10 || 7.8 || .435 || - || .522 || 2.3 || 0 || 0 || .2 || 2.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 135 || 29 || 8.8 || .452 || - || .627 || 2.3 || .1 || .1 || .2 || 2.2Source:[4]