Sion James
American basketball player (born 2002)
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Sion James (born December 4, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Tulane Green Wave and the Duke Blue Devils.
James with Duke in 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 4 – Charlotte Hornets | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 4, 2002 Sugar Hill, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Lanier (Sugar Hill, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2025: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2025–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Early life and high school career
James grew up in Sugar Hill, Georgia and attended Lanier High School.[1] He averaged 14.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game as a junior.[2] James committed to playing college basketball for Tulane.[3]
College career
James began his college career at Tulane.[4] He became a starter early into his freshman year.[5] James averaged 5.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals per game on the season.[6] He averaged 9.7 points, 3.4 assists, and 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior and also won the American Athletic Conference (AAC) sportsmanship award.[7] He averaged 14 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.6 steals per game during his senior season and again won the AAC sportsmanship award.[8] After the season, James entered the NCAA transfer portal.[9]
James transferred to Duke in May 2024.[10] He averaged 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.[11]
Professional career
James was selected in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft with the 33rd pick by the Charlotte Hornets.[12]
Career statistics
| 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 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2020–21 | Tulane | 23 | 17 | 26.0 | .431 | .280 | .650 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 5.8 |
| 2021–22 | Tulane | 29 | 28 | 35.2 | .409 | .333 | .703 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .5 | 7.4 |
| 2022–23 | Tulane | 31 | 31 | 37.1 | .483 | .317 | .710 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | .8 | 9.7 |
| 2023–24 | Tulane | 31 | 31 | 36.7 | .514 | .381 | .683 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .7 | 14.0 |
| 2024–25 | Duke | 39 | 32 | 25.5 | .516 | .413 | .810 | 4.2 | 2.9 | .8 | .3 | 8.6 |
| Career | 153 | 139 | 32.0 | .481 | .358 | .715 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .5 | 9.3 | |