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Aziaha James

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Aziaha James
No. 10 – NC State Wolfpack
PositionGuard
LeagueAtlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
High schoolPrincess Anne
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
CollegeNC State (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2024)
  • ACC All-Freshman Team (2022)

Aziaha James is an American college basketball player for the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

High school career

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James played basketball for Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. As a junior, she repeated as the Daily Press All-Tidewater Player of the Year and was named Virginia High School League Class 5 Player of the Year.[1] Four days after the death of her brother, James scored a career-high 41 points in a quarterfinal win at the Class 5 state tournament.[2] She helped her team win the state title in each of her four seasons and its eighth straight as a senior.[3] Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for NC State.[4][5]

College career

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As a freshman at NC State, James averaged 4.2 points per game and was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Freshman Team.[6] In her sophomore season, she averaged 6.8 points and 2.3 assists per game, primarily coming off the bench.[7] As a junior, James entered a leading role and was named first-team All-ACC. She helped NC State reach the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA tournament, its first appearance since 1998, and earned most outstanding player honors for the Portland 4 Regional.[8]

Personal life

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James' older brother, Ashley "AJ" James, committed to play college basketball for Missouri State but died in an accidental shooting in 2020, before entering college.[9]

In April 2024, James attended Kelsey Plum's second annual Dawg Class, a 3-day camp with the purpose of helping top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.[10] The 2024 camp was held at the IMG Academy and sponsored by Under Armour.[10]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021–22 NC State 25 0 9.5 42.6 29.3 38.1 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.5 4.2
2022–23 NC State 32 6 18.8 40.7 28.8 63.6 2.9 2.3 1.2 0.3 1.3 6.8
2023–24 NC State 38 38 31.8 41.6 34.2 78.1 4.6 2.9 1.0 0.2 2.2 16.8
Career 95 44 21.5 41.5 32.4 70.5 3.2 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 10.1
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Princess Anne's Aziaha James adds VHSL state Class 5 Player of Year to many honors". The Virginian-Pilot. April 3, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Princess Anne's Aziaha James persevered, became the All-Tidewater Girls Basketball Player of the Year". Daily Press. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Princess Anne wins 8th consecutive girls basketball state championship". The Virginian-Pilot. February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Aziaha James 2021 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  5. ^ Friedlander, Brett (May 30, 2020). "Women's Basketball Lands Another 5-Star Recruit". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  6. ^ Rubama, Larry (December 19, 2023). "Former Princess Anne star Aziaha James returns to Hampton Roads to lead No. 3 N.C. State against ODU". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Ellis, Ben; Trotter, Colby (March 9, 2024). "NC State women's basketball dominates Florida State, advances to ACC title game". Technician. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ^ Philppou, Alexa (March 31, 2024). "MOP Aziaha James, NC State rout Texas, reach Final Four". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  9. ^ Pyrtle, Bryan (March 6, 2024). "NC State's Aziaha James fueled by tragedy, unfinished business in breakout season". 247Sports. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "(Dawg) Class Is Back in Session". Under Armour. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Aziaha James College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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