James Reaves is a former professional basketball player.
Reaves was born on April 30, 1982, in Rochester, New York, to Milton and Dorthea Reaves. He has two older brothers, Carlos and Kelvin. In 2006, Reaves was inducted to the Greater Rochester High School Basketball Hall of Fame.
High school career Reaves attended Edison Tech HS in Rochester. In 2000, his senior year, he averaged 25 points and 17 rebounds per game and was named All-Greater Rochester Area High School Boys Player of the Year.
College career Reaves attended Niagara UniversityCollege basketball record on a basketball scholarship. He was named to the MAAC All Rookie team in 2001 and All Conference team in 2002COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Reaves Back in His Element As Niagara Eliminates Iona and was the 2004 MAAC tournament MVP. 2000-2001: Freshman Year Averaged 7.7 RPG 2001-2002: Sophomore Year Averaged 10.4 PPG, 8.8 RPG and 1.1 APG 2002-2003: Junior Year Averaged 11.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG and 2.3 APG 2003-2004: Senior Year Averaged 11.6 PPG, 9.6 RPG and 1.5 APG
International professional career 2004-2005 BS/Energy Braunschweig (Germany Div. I) & SG FT/MTV Braunschweig (Germany Div. II) Averaged 22.6 PPG and 9.4 RPG over 17 games for both teams
2005 Tecos del UAG (Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional) Averaged 13.2 PPG and 7.3 RPG
In 2010-11 he played for Korihait in the Finnish basketball league, Korisliiga.Eurobasket profile
United States professional career 2005-2006 (ABA) Led Rochester Razorsharks in PPG with 18.4 and RPG with 7.6 and led team to first ever ABA Championship.
2006 Summer (USBL) Played 11 games with the Dodge City Legend in USBL, averaging 10.6 PPG and 10.6 RPG. Sat out most of the year with an injured knee
2006-2007 Again played for hometown Rochester Razorsharks. For this season, Reaves was named to represent the Razorsharks in the 2007 ABA All-Star Game.
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