Free agent | |
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Position | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born |
Pleasant Grove, North Carolina |
January 7, 1986
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Eastern Alamance (Mebane, North Carolina) |
College | Oklahoma State (2004–2007) |
NBA draft | 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall |
Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2007–2008 | Iowa Energy |
2008 | Pau-Orthez |
2009 | Iowa Energy |
2009–2010 | Springfield Armor |
2010 | Los Angeles Clippers |
2010–2011 | Springfield Armor |
2011 | Toros de Aragua |
2011–2012 | Springfield Armor |
2012 | Basket Barcellona |
2013–2014 | Springfield Armor |
2014 | Bakersfield Jam |
JamesOn Curry (born January 7, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. He played for Oklahoma State University from 2004 to 2007, and after forgoing his senior season, left for the NBA Draft. He was selected in the 2nd round, and 51st overall by the Chicago Bulls. After a stint in the NBA Development League, he was waived by the Bulls, and never played a regular season game for them. In January 2010 he made his NBA debut, playing 3.9 seconds for the Los Angeles Clippers: to this day, his only NBA regular season appearance. He has also played professionally in Europe.
Curry attended Eastern Alamance High School, in Mebane, North Carolina, where he set the all-time North Carolina high school scoring record with 3,307 points.
He averaged 40.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game as a senior and was a two-time Associated Press All-State first team selection.
Curry scored an OSU freshman all-time NCAA Tournament-best 18 points in the 2005 second round game against Southern Illinois on March 20, 2005.
He helped Oklahoma State to a 26–7 record, the Big 12 Tournament crown and the 2005 NCAA Sweet Sixteen as a freshman in 2004–05; he started 15 of 33 games played and averaged 9.4 ppg. and 2.8 apg. and averaged 14.3 ppg. in three 2005 NCAA games.
He finished the season ranked ninth among Big 12 leaders in conference games for 3-point field goals made (1.75 per game).
He scored 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting, in his first start versus Colorado on January 30, 2005. He made six three-pointers out of 8 attempts, including 5-for-5 in the second half, in which he scored 17 of his 22. He matched his career-high 22 points in a 79–67 victory over Oklahoma on February 7, 2005.
In his freshman season, Curry scored in double digits in 15 games, including twice over 20 points.
Highlights of his sophomore season include a career-high 30 points in a 97–61 victory over Mercer on December 18, 2005, and a 22-point, nine-rebound effort in an 81–60 win over Texas on February 19, 2006. He recorded a double-double, scoring 16 points and making a career-high 10 assists in a 90–56 win over Detroit on November 22, 2005, and matched that assists total against Gonzaga in a 64–62 loss on December 10, 2005.