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2018-19 Basketball (W) Roster
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Jersey Number 20
Japonica James
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- High School:
- LaFlore HS
- Prev School:
- Tallahassee CC
Bio
Honors
First Team All-Sun Belt (2019-20)
Senior (2019-20)
Played in 28 games making seven starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title ... Led the team in scoring average (13.3 ppg), total points (373), field goals made and attempted (135-for-240), field goal percentage (.563), free throws attempted and made (103-for-169) and total steals (45) ... Along with average 13.3 ppg she also averaged 5.9 rebounds per game with 26 assists and 10 blocked shots ... Scored a career-high 28 points in the opening game of the season against Fort Valley State and then duplicated it against Texas State ... Scored at least 20-points in seven games while reaching double-digits in 20 games ... Posted three double-doubles, second-most on the team ... Her 13.3 ppg ranked 11th in the Sun Belt while her 14.6 ppg average in Sun Belt games ranked seventh ... Posted the highest field goal percentage in the conference games (.585) ... Her 1.7 steals per game in SBC games ranked seventh ... Was a member of the senior class that earned 87 victories between 2016-20, the most wins by a senior class in program history
*Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Junior (2018-19)
Started four of the 29 games she played in ... averaged 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while blocking 10 shots and picking up 33 steals ... scored a season-high 17 points twice (vs Mississippi Valley State and vs Little Rock) ... Recorded two double-doubles, vs Georgia State (Feb. 14) and against South Alabama (March 14) ... reached double-digit scoring in 17 games and topped the 15-point mark in five contests
Tallahassee CC
Member of 2017-18 NJCAA national championship team ... Played in 31 games, started in 21 for head coach Franqua Bedell … Averaged 17.6 points and ranked sixth in Region 8 in total points scored accumulating 546 … ranked first in Region 8 with a 56.2 field goal percentage, third with 136 offensive rebounds and a total of 246 rebounds on the season averaging 7.9 boards per game … Earned numerous accolades including first team Junior/Community College Coaches' All-American … Named the 2016-2017 Panhandle Conference Player of the Year … Named to the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 All-State team … Named All-Tournament Team for the Region 8 Basketball Tournament ... Selected for the All-Panhandle Conference First Team … Set the school record with 39 points over Pensacola on Jan. 7, 2017 after her teammate, Jas Hill, tied the school record with 38 in the game before … Posted 10 double-doubles on the season, including seven in conference play
High School
Enjoyed a star-studded career at LeFlore High School under head 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
First Team All-Sun Belt (2019-20)
Senior (2019-20)
Played in 28 games making seven starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title ... Led the team in scoring average (13.3 ppg), total points (373), field goals made and attempted (135-for-240), field goal percentage (.563), free throws attempted and made (103-for-169) and total steals (45) ... Along with average 13.3 ppg she also averaged 5.9 rebounds per game with 26 assists and 10 blocked shots ... Scored a career-high 28 points in the opening game of the season against Fort Valley State and then duplicated it against Texas State ... Scored at least 20-points in seven games while reaching double-digits in 20 games ... Posted three double-doubles, second-most on the team ... Her 13.3 ppg ranked 11th in the Sun Belt while her 14.6 ppg average in Sun Belt games ranked seventh ... Posted the highest field goal percentage in the conference games (.585) ... Her 1.7 steals per game in SBC games ranked seventh ... Was a member of the senior class that earned 87 victories between 2016-20, the most wins by a senior class in program history
*Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Junior (2018-19)
Started four of the 29 games she played in ... averaged 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while blocking 10 shots and picking up 33 steals ... scored a season-high 17 points twice (vs Mississippi Valley State and vs Little Rock) ... Recorded two double-doubles, vs Georgia State (Feb. 14) and against South Alabama (March 14) ... reached double-digit scoring in 17 games and topped the 15-point mark in five contests
Tallahassee CC
Member of 2017-18 NJCAA national championship team ... Played in 31 games, started in 21 for head coach Franqua Bedell … Averaged 17.6 points and ranked sixth in Region 8 in total points scored accumulating 546 … ranked first in Region 8 with a 56.2 field goal percentage, third with 136 offensive rebounds and a total of 246 rebounds on the season averaging 7.9 boards per game … Earned numerous accolades including first team Junior/Community College Coaches' All-American … Named the 2016-2017 Panhandle Conference Player of the Year … Named to the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 All-State team … Named All-Tournament Team for the Region 8 Basketball Tournament ... Selected for the All-Panhandle Conference First Team … Set the school record with 39 points over Pensacola on Jan. 7, 2017 after her teammate, Jas Hill, tied the school record with 38 in the game before … Posted 10 double-doubles on the season, including seven in conference play
High School
Enjoyed a star-studded career at LeFlore High School under head 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
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