22 Facts About Delroy James

Delroy James was born on June 4,1987 and is a Guyanese-born, naturalized American professional basketball player.

Delroy James was ranked a three star player by both Rivals.

Delroy James committed to Rhode Island, playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference of the NCAA Division I, in August 2005, signing a letter of intent in November, over other scholarship offers.

Delroy James came to the fore during his first full season the next year as a sophomore.

Delroy James scored the first triple-double in Rhode Island history against Miami in the 2011 College Basketball Invitational during his penultimate college game, finishing his Rams career after a loss in the quarterfinals.

Delroy James attended the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, organised in April 2011 by the NBA prior to the draft.

Delroy James enthusiastically attended workouts with different NBA teams to overcome the predictions that saw him undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft.

Delroy James adapted quickly, starting all but one game including three from start to finish, to finish with 16.1 points and 7.7 rebounds on average in 10 games, including a double-double against Shawn's new team, league leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Delroy James earned an Israeli League player of the week award during his time in the league.

Delroy James impressed at Ferentino and dominated in the league, leading to a call up to the Legadue All-Star Game, on which occasion he was nominated game MVP.

Delroy James had no problem adapting to the higher level of competition and when he was called up to the Serie All-Star Game he was described as "one of the keys to Brindisi's success".

Delroy James would make his European debut, along with the club, in the Europe-wide third tier EuroChallenge, ending with 10.7 points, 6 rebounds, 0.5 blocks against 3.2 fouls as Brindisi reached the quarterfinals.

On January 2,2019, Delroy James returned to AEK Athens signed contract until the summer of 2020.

On September 9,2020, Delroy James signed with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.

In 2022, Delroy James signed with Team Cali of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano.

Delroy James competed in TBT in 2015 for the Sean Bell All-Star's.

In TBT 2018, Delroy James averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game for Team Fancy.

Delroy James is deceptively fast and can burst past defenders, using shot fakes and step throughs on the way, though he can lose control of his run and the ball or try low percentage shots.

Delroy James shines more in defense, where his hustle play and non-stop effort allow him to make an impact, most notably in rebounding on a statistical front.

The son of Gordon and Marva James, Delroy has seven siblings, including three sisters and four brothers.

Delroy James's parents moved to the United States from Guyana in 1990 along with four children.

Delroy James has a son, Jaylen, he cites fatherhood as one of his greatest accomplishments, another is graduating and a declared future goal of his would be to use his sociology degree to become a guidance counselor or mentor to children.