James Alfred Palmer Jr. (born July 31, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for

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of the French

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. He played college basketball for the

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High school career

Palmer started his freshman year at St. John's College High School in Washington, DC. After his freshman year, he transferred to Dr. Henry A. Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. After attending his sophomore year at Wise HS he was recruited back to St. John's by new coach Sean McAloon, where he continued his junior and senior year. As a senior, he averaged 15.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game as he led his team to a 27-4 record and an appearance in D.C. State Athletic Association semifinal. For his efforts, he earned first-team all-conference in the highly-competitive Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. Palmer played summer ball for Team Takeover, one of the top AAU teams in the region.

Recruiting

Palmer was ranked in the top 100 players in the class of 2014 by both Scout and Rivals. He was ranked the number one player in the D.C. region by ESPN. Palmer committed to Miami on August 5, 2013.

College career

Freshman

Palmer started five of 38 games played in the 2014-2015 season, averaging 3.7 points, 1.4 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game.

Sophomore

Palmer played in 34 of 35 games in the 2015-2016 season, averaging 3.4 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.4 steals in 11.6 minutes per game. In the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, he scored six points against eventual national champion Villanova. On May 17, 2016, Palmer transferred to Nebraska.

Junior

After transferring from Miami, Palmer became the go-to scoring option at Nebraska and led the team to a 22-win season and NIT appearance. He averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. Following the season, Palmer declared for the

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but did not hire an agent. On May 26, he announced he was returning to the Cornhuskers.

Senior

As a senior, Palmer averaged 19.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He set school single-season records for points (708), free throws made (215) and minutes played (1,269). Palmer was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten.

Professional career

Palmer was not selected in the

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but was signed by the

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for the

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. Palmer signed an

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training camp deal in August 2019 with the Los Angeles Clippers before being waived in October. This deal eventually resulted in him playing for the Agua Caliente Clippers for the

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. In his first game with the Clippers, Palmer scored 40 points on 15-of-19 shooting to go with five rebounds in a 121-120 win over the Northern Arizona Suns. He averaged 19.1 points, 2.7 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season. During the 2020-21 season, Palmer averaged 16.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. On July 19, 2021, he signed with

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of the Polish Basketball League for the entire season. On February 24, 2022, his NBA G League rights were traded from the Agua Caliente Clippers to the Cleveland Charge, in exchange for

Trevon Scott Trevon Scott (born November 25, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. High school career Scott played basketball for McIntosh Co ...

. On June 29, 2022, he has signed with

of the French

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Miami , 38 , , 5 , , 13.3 , , .413 , , .365 , , .652 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .1 , , .2 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Miami , 34 , , 0 , , 11.6 , , .364 , , .277 , , .676 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .4 , , .1 , , 3.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Nebraska , style="text-align:center;" colspan="11",

Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Nebraska , 33 , , 33 , , 31.0 , , .444 , , .309 , , .738 , , 4.4 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Nebraska , 36 , , 36 , , 35.2 , , .369 , , .313 , , .762 , , 4.2 , , 3.0 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 19.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 141 , , 74 , , 22.6 , , .398 , , .315 , , .742 , , 2.7 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .3 , , 10.9

Personal life

Palmer was born in Washington, D.C. and is the son of Demetra McFadden and the late James Palmer, Sr. His father died on May 29, 2009. Palmer has one sister, Tijisha, and one brother, Tijree.

References

External links

Nebraska Cornhuskers bioESPN.com profile
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