Joel James (born January 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Parma Basket of the VTB United League. In 2018 he began doing basketball color commentary for the ACC Network.
James played 4 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he averaged 8.8 minutes, 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Though not a leading scorer, his personality and antics were popular among viewers and students. He is married to former UNC Softball player Aquilla Mateen.
Career statistics
College
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina
| 30 || 3 || 9.4 || .509 || - || .563 || 2.4 || .2 || .2 || .3 || 2.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina
| 30 || 13 || 7.9 || .388 || -|| .778 || 2.7 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 1.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina
| 38 || 3 || 10.1 || .451 || - || .667 || 1.9 || .2 || .1 || .2 || 2.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina
| 37 || 10 || 7.8 || .435 || - || .522 || 2.3 || 0 || 0 || .2 || 2.2
|- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 135 || 29 || 8.8 || .452 || - || .627 || 2.3 || .1 || .1 || .2 || 2.2
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References
External links
North Carolina Tar Heels bio
RealGM profile
1994 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Japan
American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
American men's basketball players
Capitanes de Ciudad de México players
Centers (basketball) Kumamoto Volters players North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players Parma Basket players Rayos de Hermosillo players Sportspeople from West Palm Beach, Florida Basketball players from Palm Beach County, Florida Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains players