James, a 6'6" (1.98 m) swingman out of Saint John's at Prospect Hall, played for coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke from 1996 to 2001.

Returning in the 1998–99 season, James became a key reserve for the Blue Devils' 1999 Final Four team, averaging 5.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game.

[1] During his time at Duke, James scored 1,116 points and due to his redshirt year became the first player in ACC history to be a member of five regular-season conference championships.

After stints with the Summer League teams of the Washington Wizards and Sacramento Kings, he embarked on an international career.

[5] On April 2, 2021, James was appointed as the head coach of the Austin Peay Governors, replacing Matt Figger.