20 Japonica James
Japonica James
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Mobile, Ala.
  • High School:
    Leflore HS
  • Position:
    Forward
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    17.6
  • fg %
    56.2
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    58.3
  • reb/g
    7.9
  • a/g
    0.7

Bio

One of the nation's most sought after players in the Class of 2016...one of the most decorated players to ever sign with Tallahassee...brings such passion to the game that gives her the ability to lead and bring people together...cares for her teammates...will be an impact player on the offensive and defensive ends.

High school: Enjoyed a star-studded career at Leflore High School where she played for Coach Darrell Walton...led her team to a 34-0 record and Class 6A state championship in 2016...posted 23 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in title game and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player...Alabama's Class 6A Player of the Year and Runner-up for Miss Basketball...the Coastal Alabama Player of the Year, also named First-team All-Coastal Alabama...two-time first-team all-state selection...selected to AL.com Super All-State First-team...Alabama Sports Writers Association's Super 5...named to American Family Insurance All-USA Alabama Girls Basketball second-team...selected to participate in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game.

Personal: Born on July 20...daughter of Deatrix James...cousin, Demarcus Cousins, is a star NBA player for the Sacramento Kings...played AAU ball for the Gulf Coast Twisters.


Getting to Know Japonica James

Favorite class at TCC: Reading...What piece of advice would I give to the freshmen: I want them to be better...In my spare time I like to: Talk on the phone...If I could visit any place in the world it would be: Las Vegas...If I could have any superpower it would be: Flying...Persons I admire the most: My grandparents...Favorite food: Wings...Best place to eat in Tallahassee: Pizza Hut...If it's up to me to prepare my own meal I'm making: Wings...My dream job would be: Playing professional basketball...Favorite athlete: Demarcus Cousins and LeBron James...Favorite professional sports team: Cleveland Cavaliers.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 14 Gulf Coast State College L, 92-82
Feb 18 at Chipola College L, 88-76
Feb 25 Northwest Florida State College W, 95-67
Mar 8 vs. Palm Beach State College W, 97-86
Mar 10 vs. Gulf Coast State College L, 99-69
Mar 21 vs. Shelton State Community College L, 79-78
  Overall Conf
Games 31 12
Games started 21 9
Minutes 733 328
Minutes per game 23.6 27.3
FG 208-370 90-156
FG Pct 56.2 57.7
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 130-223 62-101
FT Pct 58.3 61.4
Off rebounds 136 65
Def rebounds 110 56
Total rebounds 246 121
Rebounds per game 7.9 10.1
Personal fouls 98 41
Disqualifications 4 1
Assists 23 8
Turnovers 73 43
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.2
Steals 45 17
Blocks 20 9
Points 546 242
Points per game 17.6 20.2
Points per 40 min 29.8 29.5

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 8 Southern Challenge Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Daytona State College W, 84-62 1 1 8-14 57.1 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 18
Nov 7 at Indian River State College W, 98-56 - 21 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 6-6 100.0 20
Nov 8 at Miami Dade College W, 111-58 - 11 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 8
Nov 15 Santa Fe College L, 85-83 - 17 7-14 50.0 0-0 - 7-11 63.6 21
Nov 17 West Georgia Technical College W, 107-53 1 19 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 1-7 14.3 15
Nov 18 Georgia Highlands College W, 85-68 1 19 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 15
Nov 19 IMG Academy W, 105-67 1 25 9-15 60.0 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 22
Nov 25 vs. McLennan Community College W, 101-63 1 18 2-10 20.0 0-0 - 4-10 40.0 8
Nov 26 vs. Panola College W, 90-71 1 22 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 1 Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 87-60 0 22 6-12 50.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 16
Dec 3 Santa Fe College W, 87-52 1 26 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 10
Dec 10 at St. Petersburg College W, 104-77 1 25 12-20 60.0 0-0 - 9-12 75.0 33
Dec 14 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 97-76 1 28 10-15 66.7 0-0 - 5-8 62.5 25
Dec 15 vs. Walters State Community College W, 85-66 1 20 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 3-9 33.3 13
Dec 29 Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 81-41 - 24 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 13
Dec 30 Northeast Mississippi Community College W, 109-69 0 28 9-16 56.3 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 19
Jan 7 at Pensacola State College L, 100-89 1 34 15-19 78.9 0-0 - 9-16 56.3 39
Jan 10 Gulf Coast State College W, 89-78 1 24 8-16 50.0 0-0 - 6-12 50.0 22
Jan 14 at Chipola College L, 91-86 1 35 9-13 69.2 0-0 - 4-9 44.4 22
Jan 21 Northwest Florida State College W, 80-75 - 23 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 10-13 76.9 18
Jan 24 Pensacola State College W, 106-70 - 23 10-12 83.3 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 25
Jan 28 at Gulf Coast State College L, 78-62 1 30 8-16 50.0 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 19
Jan 31 Chipola College W, 83-73 1 35 8-16 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 17
Feb 4 at Northwest Florida State College W, 80-72 1 14 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 7
Feb 11 at Pensacola State College W, 101-75 - 36 10-16 62.5 0-0 - 7-10 70.0 27
Feb 14 Gulf Coast State College L, 92-82 1 24 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 1-6 16.7 9
Feb 18 at Chipola College L, 88-76 1 33 10-16 62.5 0-0 - 9-11 81.8 29
Feb 25 Northwest Florida State College W, 95-67 1 17 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 8
Mar 8 vs. Palm Beach State College W, 97-86 - 26 6-12 50.0 0-0 - 6-9 66.7 18
Mar 10 vs. Gulf Coast State College L, 99-69 1 27 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 14
Mar 21 vs. Shelton State Community College L, 79-78 1 26 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 6-11 54.5 12

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 8 Southern Challenge Jamboree   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Daytona State College W, 84-62 1 1 6 2 8 2 0 - 2 0 4 -
Nov 7 at Indian River State College W, 98-56 - 21 1 4 5 1 3 0.3 3 0 5 1
Nov 8 at Miami Dade College W, 111-58 - 11 0 2 2 0 3 0.0 1 0 4 -
Nov 15 Santa Fe College L, 85-83 - 17 4 4 8 1 5 0.2 1 0 4 -
Nov 17 West Georgia Technical College W, 107-53 1 19 7 4 11 1 2 0.5 1 0 2 -
Nov 18 Georgia Highlands College W, 85-68 1 19 3 2 5 2 1 2.0 0 1 4 -
Nov 19 IMG Academy W, 105-67 1 25 4 2 6 2 1 2.0 1 1 1 -
Nov 25 vs. McLennan Community College W, 101-63 1 18 3 3 6 0 2 0.0 0 1 1 -
Nov 26 vs. Panola College W, 90-71 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 1 Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 87-60 0 22 5 3 8 0 0 - 2 2 3 -
Dec 3 Santa Fe College W, 87-52 1 26 1 6 7 3 2 1.5 0 1 0 -
Dec 10 at St. Petersburg College W, 104-77 1 25 8 2 10 0 0 - 2 0 3 -
Dec 14 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 97-76 1 28 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 2 0 1 -
Dec 15 vs. Walters State Community College W, 85-66 1 20 8 2 10 0 3 0.0 2 0 5 1
Dec 29 Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 81-41 - 24 8 4 12 0 2 0.0 1 1 3 -
Dec 30 Northeast Mississippi Community College W, 109-69 0 28 7 4 11 0 0 - 3 2 4 -
Jan 7 at Pensacola State College L, 100-89 1 34 3 3 6 0 4 0.0 0 0 3 -
Jan 10 Gulf Coast State College W, 89-78 1 24 6 3 9 1 4 0.3 1 0 4 -
Jan 14 at Chipola College L, 91-86 1 35 6 4 10 0 4 0.0 1 1 3 -
Jan 21 Northwest Florida State College W, 80-75 - 23 3 1 4 1 2 0.5 5 1 3 -
Jan 24 Pensacola State College W, 106-70 - 23 7 4 11 0 4 0.0 0 1 3 -
Jan 28 at Gulf Coast State College L, 78-62 1 30 10 6 16 1 5 0.2 0 0 2 -
Jan 31 Chipola College W, 83-73 1 35 7 2 9 0 0 - 5 0 4 -
Feb 4 at Northwest Florida State College W, 80-72 1 14 0 4 4 0 1 0.0 1 0 3 -
Feb 11 at Pensacola State College W, 101-75 - 36 6 11 17 2 7 0.3 2 0 4 -
Feb 14 Gulf Coast State College L, 92-82 1 24 6 5 11 1 4 0.3 1 2 5 1
Feb 18 at Chipola College L, 88-76 1 33 6 8 14 1 4 0.3 0 2 3 -
Feb 25 Northwest Florida State College W, 95-67 1 17 5 5 10 1 4 0.3 1 2 4 -
Mar 8 vs. Palm Beach State College W, 97-86 - 26 2 4 6 0 1 0.0 4 1 4 -
Mar 10 vs. Gulf Coast State College L, 99-69 1 27 4 3 7 0 0 - 1 0 4 -
Mar 21 vs. Shelton State Community College L, 79-78 1 26 0 3 3 1 4 0.3 2 1 5 1

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2016-17 31 21 23.6 6.7-11.9 56.2 0.0-0.0 - 4.2-7.2 58.3 17.6
2017-18 35 22 25.1 6.6-11.5 57.6 0.0-0.0 0.0 3.9-6.4 60.5 17.1
Total 66 43 24.4 6.7-11.7 56.9 0.0-0.0 0.0 4.0-6.8 59.4 17.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 31 21 733 208-370 56.2 0-0 - 130-223 58.3 546
2017-18 35 22 880 231-401 57.6 0-1 0.0 135-223 60.5 597
Total 66 43 1613 439-771 56.9 0-1 0.0 265-446 59.4 1143

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2016-17 31 21 23.6 11.4-20.2 56.2 0.0-0.0 - 7.1-12.2 58.3 29.8
2017-18 35 22 25.1 10.5-18.2 57.6 0.0-0.0 0.0 6.1-10.1 60.5 27.1
Total 66 43 24.4 10.9-19.1 56.9 0.0-0.0 0.0 6.6-11.1 59.4 28.3

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2016-17 31 21 23.6 4.4 3.5 7.9 3.2 0.1 0.7 2.4 0.3 1.5 0.6
2017-18 35 22 25.1 3.9 4.1 8.0 2.5 0.0 1.7 2.5 0.7 2.1 0.5
Total 66 43 24.4 4.1 3.8 8.0 2.8 0.1 1.2 2.5 0.5 1.8 0.6

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2016-17 31 21 733 136 110 246 98 4 23 73 0.3 45 20
2017-18 35 22 880 136 143 279 87 0 58 89 0.7 74 19
Total 66 43 1613 272 253 525 185 4 81 162 0.5 119 39

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 31 21 23.6 7.4 6.0 13.4 5.3 0.2 1.3 4.0 0.3 2.5 1.1
2017-18 35 22 25.1 6.2 6.5 12.7 4.0 0.0 2.6 4.0 0.7 3.4 0.9
Total 66 43 24.4 6.7 6.3 13.0 4.6 0.1 2.0 4.0 0.5 3.0 1.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 31 21 23.6 6.7-11.9 56.2 0.0-0.0 - 4.2-7.2 58.3 17.6
Conference 12 9 27.3 7.5-13.0 57.7 0.0-0.0 - 5.2-8.4 61.4 20.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 15 9 21.8 6.5-12.2 53.6 0.0-0.0 - 3.5-6.3 55.3 16.5
Away 9 6 26.6 8.4-13.3 63.3 0.0-0.0 - 5.8-8.7 66.7 22.7
Neutral 7 6 23.9 4.9-9.6 50.7 0.0-0.0 - 3.7-7.3 51.0 13.4
Result Wins 23 14 22.0 6.3-11.5 55.1 0.0-0.0 - 3.9-6.5 59.7 16.6
Losses 8 7 28.3 7.8-13.1 59.0 0.0-0.0 - 5.1-9.2 55.4 20.6
Month November 9 6 17.0 5.7-10.4 54.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.2-6.0 53.7 14.6
December 7 4 24.7 7.4-13.1 56.5 0.0-0.0 - 3.6-6.3 56.8 18.4
January 7 5 29.1 8.9-14.3 62.0 0.0-0.0 - 5.4-9.1 59.4 23.1
February 5 4 24.8 5.6-11.2 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 4.8-7.4 64.9 16.0
March 3 2 26.3 5.0-9.3 53.6 0.0-0.0 - 4.7-8.0 58.3 14.7

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 31 21 733 208-370 56.2 0-0 - 130-223 58.3 546
Conference 12 9 328 90-156 57.7 0-0 - 62-101 61.4 242
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 15 9 327 98-183 53.6 0-0 - 52-94 55.3 248
Away 9 6 239 76-120 63.3 0-0 - 52-78 66.7 204
Neutral 7 6 167 34-67 50.7 0-0 - 26-51 51.0 94
Result Wins 23 14 507 146-265 55.1 0-0 - 89-149 59.7 381
Losses 8 7 226 62-105 59.0 0-0 - 41-74 55.4 165
Month November 9 6 153 51-94 54.3 0-0 - 29-54 53.7 131
December 7 4 173 52-92 56.5 0-0 - 25-44 56.8 129
January 7 5 204 62-100 62.0 0-0 - 38-64 59.4 162
February 5 4 124 28-56 50.0 0-0 - 24-37 64.9 80
March 3 2 79 15-28 53.6 0-0 - 14-24 58.3 44

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 31 21 23.6 11.4-20.2 56.2 0.0-0.0 - 7.1-12.2 58.3 29.8
Conference 12 9 27.3 11.0-19.0 57.7 0.0-0.0 - 7.6-12.3 61.4 29.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 15 9 21.8 12.0-22.4 53.6 0.0-0.0 - 6.4-11.5 55.3 30.3
Away 9 6 26.6 12.7-20.1 63.3 0.0-0.0 - 8.7-13.1 66.7 34.1
Neutral 7 6 23.9 8.1-16.0 50.7 0.0-0.0 - 6.2-12.2 51.0 22.5
Result Wins 23 14 22.0 11.5-20.9 55.1 0.0-0.0 - 7.0-11.8 59.7 30.1
Losses 8 7 28.3 11.0-18.6 59.0 0.0-0.0 - 7.3-13.1 55.4 29.2
Month November 9 6 17.0 13.3-24.6 54.3 0.0-0.0 - 7.6-14.1 53.7 34.2
December 7 4 24.7 12.0-21.3 56.5 0.0-0.0 - 5.8-10.2 56.8 29.8
January 7 5 29.1 12.2-19.6 62.0 0.0-0.0 - 7.5-12.5 59.4 31.8
February 5 4 24.8 9.0-18.1 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 7.7-11.9 64.9 25.8
March 3 2 26.3 7.6-14.2 53.6 0.0-0.0 - 7.1-12.2 58.3 22.3

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 31 21 23.6 4.4 3.5 7.9 3.2 0.1 0.7 2.4 0.3 1.5 0.6
Conference 12 9 27.3 5.4 4.7 10.1 3.4 0.1 0.7 3.6 0.2 1.4 0.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 9 21.8 5.3 3.4 8.7 3.2 0.1 1.0 2.1 0.5 1.6 0.9
Away 9 6 26.6 4.4 4.9 9.3 3.3 0.1 0.6 3.4 0.2 1.1 0.3
Neutral 7 6 23.9 2.4 2.1 4.6 2.9 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.3 1.6 0.4
Result Wins 23 14 22.0 4.2 3.2 7.4 3.0 0.1 0.8 1.9 0.4 1.7 0.6
Losses 8 7 28.3 4.9 4.5 9.4 3.6 0.3 0.6 3.8 0.2 0.8 0.8
Month November 9 6 17.0 3.1 2.6 5.7 2.8 0.1 1.0 1.9 0.5 1.0 0.3
December 7 4 24.7 5.3 3.0 8.3 2.7 0.1 0.7 1.1 0.6 1.7 0.9
January 7 5 29.1 6.0 3.3 9.3 3.1 - 0.4 3.3 0.1 1.7 0.4
February 5 4 24.8 4.6 6.6 11.2 3.8 0.2 1.0 4.0 0.3 1.0 1.2
March 3 2 26.3 2.0 3.3 5.3 4.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.2 2.3 0.7

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 31 21 733 136 110 246 98 4 23 73 0.3 45 20
Conference 12 9 328 65 56 121 41 1 8 43 0.2 17 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 9 327 79 51 130 48 1 15 31 0.5 24 14
Away 9 6 239 40 44 84 30 1 5 31 0.2 10 3
Neutral 7 6 167 17 15 32 20 2 3 11 0.3 11 3
Result Wins 23 14 507 97 74 171 69 2 18 43 0.4 39 14
Losses 8 7 226 39 36 75 29 2 5 30 0.2 6 6
Month November 9 6 153 28 23 51 25 1 9 17 0.5 9 3
December 7 4 173 37 21 58 19 1 5 8 0.6 12 6
January 7 5 204 42 23 65 22 - 3 23 0.1 12 3
February 5 4 124 23 33 56 19 1 5 20 0.3 5 6
March 3 2 79 6 10 16 13 1 1 5 0.2 7 2

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 31 21 23.6 7.4 6.0 13.4 5.3 0.2 1.3 4.0 0.3 2.5 1.1
Conference 12 9 27.3 7.9 6.8 14.8 5.0 0.1 1.0 5.2 0.2 2.1 1.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 9 21.8 9.7 6.2 15.9 5.9 0.1 1.8 3.8 0.5 2.9 1.7
Away 9 6 26.6 6.7 7.4 14.1 5.0 0.2 0.8 5.2 0.2 1.7 0.5
Neutral 7 6 23.9 4.1 3.6 7.7 4.8 0.5 0.7 2.6 0.3 2.6 0.7
Result Wins 23 14 22.0 7.7 5.8 13.5 5.4 0.2 1.4 3.4 0.4 3.1 1.1
Losses 8 7 28.3 6.9 6.4 13.3 5.1 0.4 0.9 5.3 0.2 1.1 1.1
Month November 9 6 17.0 7.3 6.0 13.3 6.5 0.3 2.4 4.4 0.5 2.4 0.8
December 7 4 24.7 8.6 4.9 13.4 4.4 0.2 1.2 1.8 0.6 2.8 1.4
January 7 5 29.1 8.2 4.5 12.7 4.3 0.0 0.6 4.5 0.1 2.4 0.6
February 5 4 24.8 7.4 10.6 18.1 6.1 0.3 1.6 6.5 0.3 1.6 1.9
March 3 2 26.3 3.0 5.1 8.1 6.6 0.5 0.5 2.5 0.2 3.5 1.0

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#TCCBasketball: Eagle women come up short against Chipola

MARIANNA, Fla. (January 14, 2017) – Chipola College rallied from a seven-point deficit in the third quarter and defeated Tallahassee...

January 14, 2017

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Japonica James action photo 1
  • Santa Fe College vs. Tallahassee Community College
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  • Santa Fe College vs. Tallahassee Community College
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  • Santa Fe College vs. Tallahassee Community College
Japonica James action photo 4
  • Santa Fe College vs. Tallahassee Community College
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  • Gulf Coast State College vs. Tallahassee Community College
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  • Gulf Coast State College vs. Tallahassee Community College