Ra'Shad James signed with Cedevita

It has been confirmed! Ra'Shad James will play for Cedevita in the 2016/17 season!

Ra'Shad James was born on January 26, 1990 in New York. He is 185 cm tall and plays at point guard position, while this American player made his name in the basketball world with fantastic dunks.

During his college career, James played for St. Thomas Aquinas College, Iona Gaels and Northwood Seahawks, but he went undrafted in 2013, so he started his journey in NBDL.

In his first pro season (2013/14), James played for Reno Bighorns where he was averaging 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists. One season later (2014/15) he increased those numbers to 20.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per match.

This American point guard started the previous season (2015/16) in Westchester Knicks where he averaged 16.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists. Then he moved to Korea where he played for Wonju Dongbu Promy (9.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per match), while he finished the 2015/16 campaign in Poland by playing for AZS Koszalin (16.1 points, 5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per match).

James participated in NBDL Dunk Contest in 2014 and 2015, while he played three years in the NBA Summer League during which he wore jerseys of Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers and Milwaukee Bucks.

Take a look at Cedevita ROSTER for the 2016/17 season.

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Ra'Shad James novi play KK Cedevita

Ra'Shad James rođen je 26. siječnja 1990. godine u New Yorku. Visok je 185 cm, igra na poziciji playmakera, a u svijetu košarke ime je ponajprije stekao zahvaljujući fantastičnim zakucavanjima.

James je u sveučilišnoj košarci nastupao za St. Thomas Aquinas, Ionu i Northwood. 2013. godine nije izabran na NBA draftu, nakon čega je počeo igrati u NBDL ligi.

U svojoj prvoj profesionalnoj sezoni (2013./2014.) za Reno je u prosjeku bilježio 7.57 poena, 2.26 skokova i 1.68 asistencija za 16.6 min., no već sezonu kasnije ostvario je veliki iskorak i u istom klubu podignuo je prosjek na 20.78 poena, 4.83 skoka i 3.39 asistencija za 28.7 min. po utakmici.

U sezoni 2015./2016. igrao je za Westchester Knickse (16.47 poena, 4.33 skoka i 1.07 asistencija za 27.7 min.), južnokorejski Wonju Dongbu Promy (9.87 poena, 2.2 skoka i 0.87 asistencija za 12.2 min.) i poljski AZS Koszalin (16.14 poena, 5 skoka i 1.64 asistencije za 25.4 min.).

U NBDL ligi je 2014. i 2015. godine sudjelovao u natjecanjima u zakucavanju, a tri puta je nastupao i u NBA Ljetnoj ligi.

Uoči sezone 2014./2015. igrao je za Sacramento Kingse s prosjekom od 7.17 poena, 1.17 skokova i 0.67 skokova za 15.6 min., uoči sezone 2015./2016. za Portland Trail Blazerse je prosječno bilježio 6.2 poena, 2 skoka i 1.8 asistencija za 12.4 min., a ovog ljeta za Milwaukee Buckse je u Las Vegasu odigrao nekoliko vrlo zapaženih partija s prosjekom od 14.2 poena, 4 skoka i 1.8 asistencija za 20.7 min. po utakmici.

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