James Webb III

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James Webb III
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Webb with the Karşıyaka in 2024
No. 3 – Unicaja
PositionPower forward / small forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 (age 32)
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Delaware 87ers
2018Brooklyn Nets
2018→Long Island Nets
2018–2019Telekom Baskets Bonn
2019–2020Iowa Wolves
2020–2021Larisa
2021–2022Murcia
2022–2023Valencia
2023–2024Maccabi Tel Aviv
2024Karşıyaka Basket
2025Liaoning Flying Leopards
2025–presentUnicaja
Career highlights
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2025)
  • First-team All-MWC (2016)
  • Second-team All-MWC (2015)
  • MWC Newcomer of the Year (2015)
  • MWC All-Defensive Team (2015)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
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Webb with the Iowa Wolves in 2020

James Leroy Webb III[1] (born August 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Champions League. He played college basketball for North Idaho College and Boise State University. He played in the NBA in 2017–18.

High school career

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Webb played for Curtis Baptist High School in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia for two years. He then transferred to The Oaks Virtual School (Hilton Head, South Carolina), where he averaged 23 points, nine rebounds, and five assists per game while being named team MVP. He also lettered in tennis, soccer, baseball, track, and cross country during his high school career.[2]

College career

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Webb began his college career at North Idaho College. There, in 2012–13 he appeared in all 31 games, including 17 starts. He averaged 9.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, shooting 53 percent from the floor and 76.8 percent from the free throw line, and helped the team reach a 26–5 record.[2]

In his sophomore season, he transferred to Boise State University.[3] In 2014–15 he was Mountain West Newcomer of the Year, All-MW Second Team, and All-MW Defensive Team.[4]

The next year he averaged 15.8 points, 9.13 rebounds (7th in team history), and 1.4 steals per game with a .552 field goal percentage as a junior, leading the Broncos in the first two categories.[5][2][6] He was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week three times, USBWA All-District VIII, NABC All-District 17 First Team, and earned First-Team All-MW honors.[2][7]

On March 27, 2016, Webb announced he would forego his senior season to declare for the NBA draft.[8]

Professional career

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Delaware 87ers (2016–2018)

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Webb with Delaware in November 2017

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Webb joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[9] On July 8, 2016, he signed with the 76ers,[6][7][10] but was waived on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games.[11] Five days later, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the 76ers.[12] On March 7, 2017, Webb was waived after suffering a season-ending ankle injury.[13]

Webb was re-signed by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League for the 2017–18 season.

Brooklyn Nets (2018)

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On January 15, 2018, Webb was signed by the Brooklyn Nets to a two-way contract.[14]

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2018–2019)

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On August 23, 2018, Webb was signed by Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga.[15]

Iowa Wolves (2019–2020)

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On November 15, 2019, the Iowa Wolves announced that they had acquired the returning player right to Webb.[16] Webb had 20 points, 14 rebounds and two assists on January 20, 2020, versus the Greensboro Swarm.[17] He averaged 13.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.[18]

Larisa (2020–2021)

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On September 8, 2020, Webb signed overseas with Larisa of the Greek Basket League.[19] In 13 games, he averaged 13.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per contest,[20] attracting the interest of bigger clubs.

Murcia (2021–2022)

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On January 31, 2021, UCAM Murcia announced that Webb had joined their team until the end of the season.[21] He re-signed with the club in the summer of 2021. During the 2021–22 campaign, in 33 league games, Webb averaged 12.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest.

Valencia (2022–2023)

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On July 8, 2022, Webb signed a two-year contract with Valencia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[22] In 32 EuroLeague games, he averaged 8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 21 minutes per contest, on 60.9% 2-point shooting and 38.4% 3-point shooting.[23] Additionally, in 26 Liga ACB matches, he averaged 9.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2023–2024)

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On July 5, 2023, Webb signed a two-year deal with Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.[23]

Karşıyaka Basket (2024)

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On July 11, 2024, Webb signed with Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[24]

Liaoning Flying Leopards (2025)

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On January 10, 2025, Webb signed with the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[25]

Unicaja Malaga (2025–present)

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On June 20, 2025, he signed with Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB.[26]

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  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Brooklyn 10 0 12.0 .250 .211 — 2.4 .4 .1 — 1.6
Career 10 0 12.0 .250 .211 — 2.4 .4 .1 — 1.6

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Valencia 32 23 21.5 .459 .384 .583 4.1 .6 .9 .4 8.0 7.7
2023–24 Maccabi Tel Aviv 39 2 15.7 .419 .330 .776 3.2 .5 .5 .3 6.2 6.0
Career 71 25 18.3 .440 .360 .712 3.6 .5 .7 .3 7.0 6.7

Basketball Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Baskets Bonn 14 12 24.0 .459 .288 .700 5.4 1.4 .5 .2 8.1
Career 14 12 24.0 .459 .288 .700 5.4 1.4 .5 .2 8.1

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 United States Delaware 87ers D-League 39 34.8 .447 .359 .756 9.3 1.1 1.3 .8 13.1
2017–18 United States Delaware 87ers G League 21 27.4 .420 .366 .735 6.7 1.4 1.3 .2 11.6
United States Long Island Nets G League 19 30.2 .407 .374 .872 6.7 1.4 1.2 .8 14.3
2018–19 Germany Baskets Bonn BBL 29 26.6 .470 .344 .830 8.1 1.8 .8 .6 13.8
2019–20 United States Iowa Wolves G League 27 19.6 .365 .300 .848 4.2 .9 .6 .4 6.0
2020–21 Greece Larisa HEBA A1 13 33.8 .473 .485 .818 9.6 1.0 1.2 .4 13.3
2020–21 Error creating thumbnail: UCAM Murcia ACB 17 25.0 .450 .387 .744 6.6 .9 1.1 .2 10.1
2021–22 Error creating thumbnail: UCAM Murcia ACB 33 23.4 .468 .359 .769 5.4 .5 1.1 .4 12.1
2022–23 Error creating thumbnail: Valencia ACB 26 21.3 .474 .361 .742 5.5 .4 1.0 .3 9.6
2023–24 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 14 21.6 .451 .371 .813 6.0 .5 .6 .4 8.4

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Boise State Redshirt Redshirt
2014–15 Boise State 32 27 27.7 .552 .409 .655 8.0 .6 1.1 .6 11.2
2015–16 Boise State 31 31 30.5 .494 .248 .684 9.1 1.1 1.4 .6 15.8
Career 63 58 29.0 .518 .330 .676 8.6 .8 1.3 .6 13.5

Personal life

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On May 23, 2019, Webb and current Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes were arrested for possession of marijuana in the state of Florida.[27]

References

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