Jimmy James
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| birthday | June 19, 1982 | |
| place of birth | Berlin , Germany | |
| size | 195 cm | |
| position | wing | |
| Clubs as active | ||
–2003 Alba Berlin / TuS Lichterfelde 2003 Brandt Hagen 2004 TuS Lichterfelde 2004–2005 Walter Tigers Tübingen 2005–2006 Paderborn Baskets 2008 CB Sarria
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Jimmy James (born June 19, 1982 in Berlin ) is a German former basketball player . He played in the basketball league for Berlin, Hagen and Tübingen.
career
James joined the youth department of TuS Lichterfelde at the age of 13 and made it to the second division a few years later. In addition, he was part of the expanded line-up of Alba Berlin . James played his first game in the basketball league for Berlin in December 2002 and made a second brief appearance in the playoff quarter-finals against Frankfurt. Alba won the German championship and the cup competition in that 2002/03 season. By means of a "double license" he collected playing time at "TuSLi" and was a leading player in the second division team in 2002/03 with a point average of 18.5.
James was signed by Bundesliga club Brandt Hagen and signed a two-year contract. After the club went bankrupt and withdrew from the Bundesliga in December 2003, he ended the 2003/04 season at TuS Lichterfelde in the second division. For the 2004/05 season he accepted the offer of the Walter Tigers Tübingen , for which he was used in 13 BBL games and scored a total of eight points.
The move from Tübingen to Paderborn followed. With the East Westphalia, James was champion of the 2nd Bundesliga North in 2006. His last position as a professional player was in the spring of 2008 with the Spanish fourth division club CB Sarria.
National team
In 2004 James was part of the extended squad of the German A2 national team.
Web links
- Career history on eurobasket.com
- easyCredit BBL - Jimmy James - player profile on the easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga website
Individual evidence
- ^ Berliner Morgenpost - Berlin: Statistics: Jimmy James. Retrieved January 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Dietmar Wenck: A huge, unemployed talent. Retrieved January 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Berliner Morgenpost - Berlin: Jimmy James changes to the Paderborn Baskets. Retrieved January 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Jochem Schulze: A victory and a series for eternity . In: Paderborn Baskets . ( nw.de [accessed on January 21, 2017]).
- ^ A2 men's team nominated «German Basketball Association. Retrieved January 21, 2017 .
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| SURNAME | James, Jimmy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1982 |