2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2022-23 (Junior)
Played in 18 games with 5 starts in his first season in Springfield ... Led team in rebounding once (vs. UIC on 1/24/23) ... Made 23 threes on the season, which was sixth-best on the team ... Knocked down his 20th 3-pointer of the season in home win over Murray State (2/21/23) ... Snagged 3 steals in home win over Valparaiso (2/1/23) ... Made return to starting lineup at Murray State (1/28/23) with 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals ... Had 7 rebounds and 4 blocks in home win over UIC (1/24/23) ... Earned start in win at UNI (12/28/22) before leaving game with a hand injury that resulted in him missing the next 7 games ... In first career start, went 4-of-7 from 3-point range to finish with 12 points and 2 blocks vs. Central Michigan (12/18/22) in 34 minutes at home ... Went 3-for-4 from 3-point range for 9 points at Oral Roberts (12/16/22) ... Had a key second-half three at Saint Mary’s (12/7/22) ... Made 5-of-6 FG and drained 3 triples in win over Oakland (11/27/22) for 13 points in Nassau ... Played 2 minutes in MSU debut vs. Middle Tennessee at home (11/19/22) ... ... Named to MVC Honor Roll ... Earned spot on MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2023 semester.
Maryland
Highly-touted shooter played in just one game for coach Mark Turgeon at Maryland in 2021-22, a five-minute appearance in win over Quinnipiac (11/19/21) ... Played in 8 games during his first season in College Park as a mid-year enrollee in 2020-21 as a freshman ... Scored first career collegiate points vs. Wingate (1/15/21), finishing with 10 points as a season-high ... Also recorded 4 rebounds in 10 minutes vs. No. 5 Iowa (1/7/21).
High School
Cut his senior season short to graduate early and enroll at Maryland ... Averaged 20.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for Nicolet High School in Milwaukee as a junior in 2019-20 ... Helped coach Al Hanson's Knights to a 22-2 record with a 24.2 scoring margin over its last 9 games before COVID shutdown ... Team was the preseason favorite to win the WIAA Division 2 state title ... Team won state championship his sophomore year in 2018 ... Played his freshman season at University School for coach Sylvester Cutler ... Was a four-star recruit via all major recruiting publications and ranked as the No. 52 overall player, No. 11 small forward in the 2021 class and No. 2 out of Wisconsin, per 247Sports ... Was also logged as the No. 22 small forward and No. 4 player in the state of Wisconsin via ESPN and the No. 19 player at his position according to Rivals ... AAU squad was Wisconsin Playground.
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Personal
James Charles Graham III was born 6/18/03 in Milwaukee, Wis. ... Son of James and Monique Graham of Milwaukee ... Has a brother, Miles and a sister, Lauren ... Majoring in Public Relations.
Statistics
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