Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Countdown to Craziness on October 3, 2025 at 7 p.m.
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Men's Basketball
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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
James, Sion
Jersey Number 14
Sion James
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Sugar Hill, Ga.
- High School:
- Lanier
- Prev School:
- Tulane
Bio
2024-25 | AT DUKE
Last updated: 7/9/25
- One of just 15 student-athletes voted to the 2024-25 Academic All-America Team by College Sports Communicators
- Voted to ACC All-Defensive Team
- Ranked third in the conference for assist-turnover ratio (2.4)
- Member of the inaugural Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Winter), recognizing 20 student-athletes across collegiate winter sports for their exceptional achievements in community service, athletics and academics
- Turned in double-digit scoring performances off the bench in his first two games as a Blue Devil
- Finished a game-high +44 in Duke’s win over Army West Point (11/8/24)
- Grabbed four rebounds versus Wofford (11/16) while also matching his season high for assists (4) and steals (2)
- Reached double-figures against No. 1 Kansas (11/26), shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, including 2-for-2 from deep
- Earned his first start of the season in Duke’s win versus No. 2 Auburn (12/4), scoring nine points, blocking two shots and logging three takeaways against the Tigers
- Finished a game-high +31 against George Mason (12/17) in 31 minutes of action, a new season-high
- Logged a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Virginia Tech (12/31), setting a new career high for rebounds
- Dished a season-high eight assists at SMU (1/4), one off his career high, while finishing with just one turnover in 26 minutes
- Blocked three shots against Miami (1/14), a season high, while also tallying five assists and five points against the Hurricanes
- Posted 13 points against NC State (1/27), shooting 5-of-8 from the field and a perfect 3-of-3 on free throws
- Second straight game with 13 points in Duke’s next contest, vs. North Carolina (2/1), while also tallying three assists
- Scored 14, a new season high, against Stanford (2/15). Shot a perfect 3-of-3 from the field, added 7-of-8 from the free throw line and dished six assists
- Reached double-figures in his final Duke home game, against Wake Forest (3/3), making a season-high three three-pointers en route to 11 total points
- Scored 16 points at North Carolina (3/8), a new season high, on 6-of-8 (.750) shooting from the field, while also swiping three steals and grabbing eight rebounds
- Registered 15 points against Louisville (3/15) in ACC Tournament championship game, including a perfect 7-for-7 at the charity stripe and 2-for-2 from beyond the arc
- Matched his season high with 16 points against Arizona (3/27), highlighted by three three-pointers - also matching a season high
- Selected with the 33rd pick in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets
- Played four seasons (2020-24) at Tulane, competing in 114 career games, including 107 as a starter, averaging more than 34 minutes per contest.
- Amassed career totals of 1,084 points (9.5 ppg), 520 rebounds (4.6 rpg), 337 assists (3.0 apg) and 187 steals (1.6 spg).
- Improved his scoring and rebounding totals each season with the Green Wave, averaging 14.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 2023-24, while swatting 23 shots and shooting 51.4% from the field and 38.1% from 3-point range.
- Scored 20 points six times in 2023-24 season, including a 28-point double-double versus North Texas (March 14) in the second round of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) tournament.
- During third campaign with the Green Wave in 2022-23, registered career-highs of 30 points and seven steals in a victory over Memphis (Jan. 1), and set the Tulane record for most blocks in an AAC tournament game with six against Wichita State (March 10).
- Became the first player to win the AAC Sportsmanship Award twice, earning the distinction in both 2023 and 2024.
- Two-time chair of the AAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
- Recipient of the Freeman School of Business Dean's Service Award and the Newcomb-Tulane College Student-Athlete Award, having completed nearly 350 hours of community service.
- Three-star recruit out of Lanier High School.
- Two-time Region 8A Player of the Year selection.
- Led Lanier to consecutive regional titles and a trip to the state championship game as a senior in 2020.
Last updated: 7/9/25
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