James Justice Jr.

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James Justice Jr.
Personal information
Born (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 37)
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
PositionPoint guard
Number00
Career history
2012–2013US Monastir
2014–2015Club Africain
2015–2016Moncton Magic
2016Qatar SC
2017Al-Gharafa
2018Sharjah
2018Al-Ahli Jeddah
2018–2019Smouha
2020–2022Gezira
2022Al-Ahli Tripoli
2022–2023Ohud Medina
2023City Oilers
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

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

College career

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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

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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

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023 City Oilers 5 5 34.6 .395 .280 1.000 5.4 3.6 1.2 .0 19.0

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