James Webb III
James Leroy Webb III is an American professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Champions League. He played college basketball for North Idaho College and Boise State University. He played in the NBA in 2017–18.
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, 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.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.In his sophomore season, he transferred to Boise State University. In 2014–15 he was Mountain West Newcomer of the Year, All-MW Second Team, and All-MW Defensive Team.
The next year he averaged 15.8 points, 9.13 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game with a.552 field goal percentage as a junior, leading the Broncos in the first two categories. 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.
On March 27, 2016, Webb announced he would forego his senior season to declare for the NBA draft.
Professional career
Delaware 87ers (2016–2018)
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Webb joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On July 8, 2016, he signed with the 76ers, but was waived on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games. Five days later, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the 76ers. On March 7, 2017, Webb was waived after suffering a season-ending ankle injury.Webb was re-signed by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League for the 2017–18 season.