Mike James (basketball, born 1990)

Mike James

James in 2019
No. 55 – AS Monaco
Position	Point guard
League	LNB Pro A EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1990-08-18) August 18, 1990 (age 34) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school	Grant (Portland, Oregon)
College	Eastern Arizona (2008–2010) Lamar (2010–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012	Zagreb
2013	Hapoel Galil Elyon
2013–2014	Paffoni Omegna
2014	Kolossos Rodou
2014–2016	Baskonia
2016–2017	Panathinaikos
2017	Phoenix Suns
2018	New Orleans Pelicans
2018	Panathinaikos
2018–2019	Olimpia Milano
2019–2021	CSKA Moscow
2021	Brooklyn Nets
2021–present	AS Monaco
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague MVP (2024) 2× All-EuroLeague First Team (2022, 2024) 2× All-EuroLeague Second Team (2019, 2023) Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy (2019) 2× LNB Pro A champion (2023, 2024) LNB Pro A Finals MVP (2024) All-LNB Pro A First Team (2024) LNB All-Star (2023) LNB All-Star Game MVP (2023) Italian Supercup winner (2018) 2x Greek League champion (2017, 2018) Greek Cup winner (2017) 2× Greek League Finals MVP (2017, 2018) Greek League Most Spectacular Player (2017) 2× All-Greek League Second Team (2017, 2018) VTB United League champion (2021) VTB United League Supercup winner (2021) Russian League champion (2021) Gomelsky Cup champion (2020) All-VTB United League First Team (2020) First-team All-Southland (2012) EuroLeague career stats leaders EuroLeague all-time leading scorer
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Michael Perry James (born August 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for AS Monaco^[1] of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.

He was a high school basketball standout playing for Grant High School in Portland, and played college basketball for Eastern Arizona College and Lamar University. James was the first player in NBA history to go from a two-way contract to a regular contract, all while never being sent down to the NBA G League in the process.

James started his professional career in Europe in 2012 and is three-time All-EuroLeague selection, James was the EuroLeague scoring champion in 2019. Since 2024, James is the all-time scoring leader in EuroLeague history. He was also named EuroLeague MVP of the 2023–24 season.