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Damion James

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TexasCOMMITTED (05/22/2006)OfferedNoneRussell Springmann
ArizonaNoneOfferedNone
Texas A&MNoneOfferedNoneBuzz Williams

Scouting Report on Damion James

by Jerry Meyer - 05/2/2005
A smooth athlete, James is a versatile small forward who can guard either forward position and can score both inside and outside. Handles the ball well but needs to work on the mechanics of his jump shot.

Jerry Meyer serves as a national scout and recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. He played at Lipscomb University where be became college basketball's all-time career assist leader. Meyer earned Mr. Basketball honors in the state of Tennessee as a high school junior and senior. He has served as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt and also co-authored the book, "Basketball Skills and Drills."

Latest News

Texas class one of the best5/26/2006 Orangebloods.com

With the recent addition of Nacogdoches forward Damion James, the Texas Longhorns nationally ranked class is in line to take another climb when Rivals.com releases the final 2006 class rankings. The addition of the five star prospect gives the Longhorns seven members of the 2006 Rivals 150. Orangebloods.com takes a look at the nationally ranked class with help from Rivals.com analyst Jerry Meyer.

AMP: James decides on Texas5/23/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Horns win out ... again5/22/2006Orangebloods.com
Five-star James staying in Big 125/22/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Down to the wire5/22/2006Orangebloods.com
Texas' James intrigued by Buckeyes5/15/2006BuckeyeGrove.com
Big week ahead for Damion James5/15/2006Orangebloods.com
What Will He Do?5/7/2006TexasHoops.com
OU releases three recruits from commitments5/4/2006Rivals.com College Basketball
Cats ready to join James sweepstakes?5/2/2006CatsPause.com
All eyes on Five-Star James4/26/2006JayhawkSlant.com
James waiting for release4/25/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Post-Season Top Seniors (1 thru 10)4/14/2006TexasHoops.com
Boo Williams: day two4/9/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
James flattered by big comparisons2/7/2006SoonerScoop.com
Video: Oklahoma SF commit Damion James2/6/2006Rivals.com
Clark's talents finally being realized2/3/2006SoonerScoop.com
City of Palms is all Wright12/22/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Two is better than one at City of Palms12/22/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
A lot of Love at City of Palms12/20/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Fastbreak Friday12/16/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
James Inks Paper11/9/2005TexasHoops.com
Pre-Season Top Seniors (1 thru 10)9/26/2005TexasHoops.com
Bracket play rolls on in Sin City7/26/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
ABCD: Harris shines in Senior Game loss7/11/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Reebok ABCD Photo Gallery #57/10/2005CatsPause.com
Reebok ABCD Photo Gallery #37/8/2005CatsPause.com
ABCD: James and Cook shine on Thursday7/8/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Reebok ABCD Photo Gallery #27/7/2005CatsPause.com
More from Tuesday's ABCD camp7/7/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
ABCD camp gets rolling7/7/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Shoe camps jump start busy July7/4/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Pre-Summer Top Seniors (1 thru 20)6/28/2005TexasHoops.com
USA Red takes Bronze6/12/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
USA teams dominant on Wednesday6/9/2005GOAZCATS.com
More wins for the USA6/9/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
USA teams cruise to wins in the ISI6/8/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Video: Damion James owns the court5/31/2005Rivals.com
AMP: James' Jam5/12/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Kingwood bringing in basketball royalty4/21/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Kingwood Classic set for the weekend4/21/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Las Vegas Spring Showcase ends with a bang4/20/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Nic Wise and Houston Hoops win Spring Showcase4/18/2005GOAZCATS.com
Las Vegas Day Two: 2006 UA recruit checklist4/17/2005GOAZCATS.com
News and Notes from Las Vegas4/15/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Boo Williams Invitational Photo Gallery III4/11/2005CatsPause.com
Collins emerges as one of nation's very best4/10/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
James commits to OU4/7/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Red River battle brewing for Damion James4/3/2005Orangebloods.com
Five-star James on the verge of pledge4/1/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Mid-Season Top Juniors (1 thru 10)2/16/2005TexasHoops.com
Low Down Classic: Green, Rush battle12/29/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Low Down Classic: Young shines on first day12/28/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Green, Rush to face off at Low Down Classic12/24/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
2006 James preparing for the NBA12/9/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Video: Texas Hoops Jamboree Preview11/15/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Pre-Season Top Juniors (1 thru 10)11/3/2004TexasHoops.com
Scouting the best hoops underclassmen in Texas9/20/2004Orangebloods.com
Texas SF has offers and increasing interest9/9/2004InsideTulsaSports.com
Rivals.com 2006 basketball rankings8/12/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Top match-ups highlight Big Time on Sunday7/26/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Notes: Bibby makes surprise visit to Olson7/23/2004GOAZCATS.com
Las Vegas Thursday Checklist: 2006/07 recruits7/23/2004GOAZCATS.com
Horns in the lead for top-rated hoops star7/19/2004Orangebloods.com
Horns after nation's elite in hoops recruiting7/15/2004Orangebloods.com
Orangeblood's breaks down UT Elite Camp6/23/2004Orangebloods.com
Olson, Wildcats proactive in offers to 2006 class6/11/2004GOAZCATS.com
Rivals.com updated 2006 basketball rankings5/27/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Longhorn Basketball Report: The Class of 20065/3/2004Orangebloods.com
Kingwood Classic delivers on Saturday4/25/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Pearland All-Tournament Teams4/14/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Wanted: Versatile 2006 Texan2/12/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
RivalsHoops.com releases Top 50 for 20061/29/2004Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting

Stats

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Year RebPts
2005 17.022.8