James Webb III

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James Webb III
James Webb 2020 (cropped).jpg
Webb with the Iowa Wolves in 2020
No. 3–Maccabi Tel Aviv
Position Power forward / Small forward
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 (age 30)
Augusta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018 Delaware 87ers
2018 Brooklyn Nets
2018→ Long Island Nets
2018–2019 Telekom Baskets Bonn
2019–2020 Iowa Wolves
2020–2021 Larisa
2021–2022 Murcia
2022–2023 Valencia
2023–present Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2016)
  • Second-team All-MWC (2015)
  • MWC Newcomer of the Year (2015)
  • MWC All-Defensive Team (2015)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

James Webb III (born August 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for North Idaho College and Boise State University. He played in the NBA in 2017-18.

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High school career

Webb played for Curtis Baptist High School in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia for two years. He then transferred to The Oaks Virtual School (Hilton Head, South Carolina), where he averaged 23 points, nine rebounds, and five assists per game while being named team MVP. He also lettered in tennis, soccer, baseball, track, and cross country during his high school career. [1]

College career

Webb began his college career at North Idaho College. There, in 2012-13 he appeared in all 31 games, including 17 starts. He averaged 9.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, shooting 53 percent from the floor and 76.8 percent from the free throw line, and helped the team reach a 26-5 record. [1]

In his sophomore season, he transferred to Boise State University. [2] In 2014-15 he was Mountain West Newcomer of the Year, All-MW Second Team, and All-MW Defensive Team. [3]

The next year he averaged 15.8 points, 9.13 rebounds (7th in team history), and 1.4 steals per game with a .552 field goal percentage as a junior, leading the Broncos in the first two categories. [4] [1] [5] He was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week three times, USBWA All-District VIII, NABC All-District 17 First Team, and earned First-Team All-MW honors. [1] [6]

On March 27, 2016, Webb announced he would forego his senior season to declare for the NBA draft. [7]

Professional career

Delaware 87ers (2016–2018)

Webb with Delaware in November 2017 James Webb.jpg
Webb with Delaware in November 2017

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Webb joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2016 NBA Summer League. [8] On July 8, 2016, he signed with the 76ers, [5] [6] [9] but was waived on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games. [10] Five days later, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the 76ers. [11] On March 7, 2017, Webb was waived after suffering a season-ending ankle injury. [12]

Webb was re-signed by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League for the 2017–18 season.

Brooklyn Nets (2018)

On January 15, 2018, Webb was signed by the Brooklyn Nets to a two-way contract. [13]

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2018–2019)

On August 23, 2018, Webb was signed by Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga. [14]

Iowa Wolves (2019–2020)

On November 15, 2019, the Iowa Wolves announced that they had acquired the returning player right to Webb. [15] Webb had 20 points, 14 rebounds and two assists on January 20, 2020 versus the Greensboro Swarm. [16] He averaged 13.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. [17]

Larisa (2020–2021)

On September 8, 2020, Webb signed overseas with Larisa of the Greek Basket League. [18] In 13 games, he averaged 13.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per contest, [19] attracting the interest of bigger clubs.

Murcia (2021–2022)

On January 31, 2021, UCAM Murcia announced that Webb had joined their team until the end of the season. [20] He re-signed with the club in the summer of 2021. During the 2021-22 campaign, in 33 league games, Webb averaged 12.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest.

Valencia (2022–2023)

On July 8, 2022, Webb signed a two-year contract with Valencia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. [21] In 32 EuroLeague games, he averaged 8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 21 minutes per contest, on 60.9% 2-point shooting and 38.4% 3-point shooting. [22] Additionally, in 26 Liga ACB matches, he averaged 9.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2023–present)

On July 5, 2023, Webb signed a two-year deal with Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. [22]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Brooklyn 10012.0.250.211–2.4.4.1.01.6
Career10012.0.250.211–2.4.4.1.01.6

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2022–23 Valencia 322321.5.459.384.5834.1.6.9.48.07.7
2023–24 Maccabi 39215.7.419.330.7763.2.5.5.36.26.0
Career712518.3.440.360.7123.6.5.7.37.06.7

Personal life

On May 23, 2019, Webb and current Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes were arrested for possession of marijuana in the state of Florida. [23]

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