- Shawn James
Shawn James, born
September 10 ,1983 inBrooklyn ,New York is a professionalbasketball player who is currently withBnei Hasharon at the power forward position. [ [http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/profiles/shawnjames.html NBADraft.net profile] ]He was considered to be one of the best shot blockers in the NCAA, and recently played for
Duquesne University and earlier forNortheastern University for his freshman and sophomore campaign, and his 6.53 blocks per game in 2006 was believed to have set a new record in NCAA history.His 196 blocks came in just 30 collegiate games in the 05-06 season. James has 5 triple double in his career tying him for first in NCAA history with Shaquille O'neal. [ [http://goduquesne.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/070706aav.html goduquesne.cstv.com: Shawn James Transfers to Duquesne] ] In 2007-2008, he averaged 12.6 points per game, 6.9 rebounds per game, and 4.0 blocks per game despite just playing 20 min per game. He was projected as the 17th pick in the 2008 draft by inside hoops and fox sports. James was also a victim in the senseless shooting on Duquesne campus in fall 2006 he was wounded in the left foot.James was considered to be the one of the most intriguing NBA prospect by ESPN. [ [http://insider.espn.go.com/nbadraft/draft/tracker/player?playerId=19285&draftyear=2008 ESPN.com: Shawn James Draft Bio] ]In 2008, Shawn James declared himself for the
2008 NBA Draft and hired an agent, but later went undrafted. [ [http://www.insidehoops.com/shawn-james-agent-050708.shtml InsideHoops.com: Shawn James signs with agent] inInside Hoops ,8 May ,2008 ] He has recently signed a two-year contract with Bnei Hasharon in the Israeli and European basketball leagues. [ [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08162/888732-139.stm Post-Gazette.com: Sports News Briefs] inPittsburgh Post-Gazette ,10 June ,2008 ]Sources
James also has 5 trippl double.
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/draft2008/profiles/ShawnJames.html NBA.com draft profile"]
* [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Shawn-James-361/ Draftexpress profile"]
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ISR&PlayerID=74894 Eurobasket profile"]
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