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

College career

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.

James Justice Jr.

Professional career

Justice Jr. started his professional career in Tunisia with US Monastir, in 2012. In the 2014–15 season, Justice played with Club Africain.

James Justice Jr.

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.

James Justice Jr.

One year later, in 2017, he played for Al-Gharafa.

In September 2018, Justice Jr. signed with Egyptian club Smouha in the 2018–19 FIBA Africa Basketball League. He averaged a team-high 19.6 points over seven games. He was named to the All-Star Team after the season.

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. He averaged 19.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in five games in the Nile Conference.

BAL career statistics

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| style="text-align:left;"|2023

| style="text-align:left;"|City Oilers

| 5 || 5 || 34.6 || .395 || .280 || 1.000 || 5.4 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .0 || 19.0

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References

External links

James Justice at RealGM

James Justice at Proballers

James Justice at Eurobasket.com

1989 births

Living people

American men's basketball players

Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee

Club Africain basketball players

Gezira basketball players

Junior college men's basketball players in the United States

UT Southern FireHawks men's basketball players

Moncton Magic players

Point guards

Smouha SC basketball players

Southwest Tennessee Community College alumni

US Monastir basketball players

Sharjah SC basketball players

City Oilers players

American expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia

Ohud Medina basketball players