2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster

Anthony James
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Normandy
Anthony James Final Stats (2009-10) in PDF Format
Anthony James Final Stats (2010-11) in PDF Format
SENIOR (2012-13): Started all 32 games he saw action as a senior ... led the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game ... upped his scoring in MVC play to 13.9 ppg ... named to the All-MVC Second Team ... also named to NABC All-District 16 Second Team ... ranks No. 10 on UNI’s all-time scoring chart with 1,305 career points ... tied for No. 6 all-time in games played at UNI (128) ... ranks No. 8 all-time in field goals attempted at UNI (1,107) ... reached double-figure scoring 23 times as a senior ... totaled 12 career 20-plus point scoring games ... scored a team-high 21 points and made five 3-pointers in UNI’s 90-77 CIT win over Bradley (3/26) ... led UNI with 17 points and made both 3-point attempts in a 63-51 win over UIC (3/23) ... tallied 24 points and grabbed six rebounds in helping UNI to a 77-66 CIT win over North Dakota (3/20) ... scored 15 points and made three 3-pointers vs. Illinois State (3/8) in the MVC Tournament quarterfinal ... buried four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 19 pts in leading UNI to an 80-72 win over Illinois State (3/2) ... credited with 17 pts and a career-high 8 assists in a 69-63 win at Missouri State (2/19) ... tied for team-high scoring honors with 17 pts, including 3-of-4 3-ptrs, in UNI’s 71-64 win at Drake (2/16) ... notched his third career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in UNI’s 48-37 win over Missouri State (2/5) ... poured in a team-high 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting in UNI’s 57-52 win over No. 15-ranked Wichita State (2/2) ... scored a team-high 15 points including a go-ahead jumper with 3.3 seconds left vs. Indiana State (1/26) ... tallied a season-high 25 pts and grabbed 6 rbs at Creighton (1/15) ... scored 19 pts and 3 asts vs. Evansville (1/9) ... made seven of his final 10 shots against the Purple Aces after starting the game 1-for-8 from the field ... scored 19 pts, including four 3-pointers, in UNI’s 70-60 road win at Illinois State (1/5) ... scored 12 points and grabbed a season-high 6 rbs vs. Indiana State (1/2) ... one of four Panther starters with double-figure scoring (15 pts) in an 82-75 win over Saint Mary’s (12/23) ... one of three Panthers in double-figure scoring with 15 pts vs. Iowa (12/5) ... posted 19 pts in UNI’s 82-77 overtime win at George Mason (12/8) ... his 3-pointer with 3:48 left in OT gave UNI a lead it would not relinquish vs. George Mason ... dished out a career-high 6 asts in a 76-59 win over Northern Colorado (12/5) ... scored 10 pts in a 72-61 win over Milwaukee (12/1) ... set a season-high with 4 asts vs. Milwaukee ... grabbed 5 rbs and dished out 3 asts vs. Memphis (11/24) ... made season debut and scored 9 pts with 5 rbs vs. Louisville (11/22).
![]() Anthony James in action vs. Michigan State in the Sweet 16. ![]() |
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JUNIOR (2011-12): Played in 33 games, drew 23 starting assignments ... earned second straight honorable mention All-MVC status as a junior ... led the team in scoring at 12.5 ppg and field goals made (146) ... reached double-figure scoring in 22 of 33 games ... had five 20-plus scoring efforts in 2011-12 and has nine in his career ... scored a game-high 18 pts in leading UNI to a 65-61 win at Southern Illinois (2/25) ... drilled game-winning buzzer-beating 3-pointer in a 65-62 win over No. 13 Creighton (2/4) ... scored nine of his 16 pts in the final 2:07 vs. the Bluejays ... played a career-high 36 minutes at Bradley (1/15) ... credited with 23 pts and a team-high 8 rbs in a 61-60 win over Missouri State (1/13) ... scored 26 points in an 83-68 win at Drake (1/7) ... drained 9-of-15 shots from the field and 8-of-12 foul shots against the Bulldogs ... credited with 21 pts at Illinois State (12/29) ... buried all 8 FTs and scored 18 pts in UNI’s 80-60 win over Iowa ... scored a career-high 28 pts in leading UNI to an 83-77 win over Colorado State (12/3) ... led UNI with 17 pts in a 69-62 win at Iowa State (11/30) ... named the MVP of the 2011 South Padre Island Invitational ... posted a season-high 22 pts in a 79-62 win over Providence (11/26) ... nailed 5-of-6 3-pointers in two games in South Padre Island ... poured in 13 points in a 63-46 road win at Old Dominion (11/12) ... averaged a team-best 14.0 ppg and grabbed 5.5 rpg in two exhibition games this season.
SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Started the final 31 games of the season ... saw action in all 34 games ... captain of the 2010-11 MVC All-Bench Squad ... earned honorable mention All-MVC status ... led with the team with 160 made field goals ... shot 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line ... ranked third on the team in rebounding (3.4 rpg) and steals (29) ... had 22 double-digit scoring games this season ... had 4 20-plus scoring efforts this year ... blistered the nets at Bradley with a career-high 25 pts, including 6-of-7 from 3-point land (2/15) ... notched second straight double-double with 14 pts, 11 rbs at Drake (2/5) ... credited with his first-career double-double with 18 pts, 10 rbs in a 53-51 win over Illinois State (2/2) ... posted his second career 20-point game with 20 pts in a 77-74 win at Wichita State (1/19) ... his basket with 3:58 left gave UNI a lead it would not relinquish vs. the Shockers ... scored 6 of UNI's final 9 pts in rallying from a 42-37 deficit in the final 6 minutes vs. Illinois State (1/12) ... scored 23 pts on 8-of-11 shooting vs. New Mexico (12/23) ... scored Panthers first 12 points of the second half vs. the Lobos ... named to the 2010 iBN Las Vegas All-Tournament team ... made his first 7 shots and scored 18 pts in a 69-53 win over Morehead State (12/11) ... tallied a pair of career-highs in steals (4) and assists (3) in a 64-60 win at TCU (12/4) ... secured a career-high 8 rbs in UNI's 60-54 win over Iowa State (12/1) ... made first career start in a 65-52 win over North Dakota (11/27) ... his layup with 1:48 left at Milwaukee completed a 10-point comeback to tie the game (11/20) ... notched a career-high 18 pts in UNI's 84-45 win over Coe (11/16) ... posted 12 pts against No. 10-ranked Syracuse (11/12) ... grabbed a game-high 6 rbs in UNI's 57-38 exhibition victory over Univ. of Mary ... scored 10 pts and drained two 3-pointers in 20 minutes of exhibition action vs. Wartburg.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009-10): Set his career-high with 8 points in a 57-40 win over Bradley in MVC semifinals (3/6) ... played a career-best 14 minutes in helping UNI to a 67-51 win over Drake (1/27) ... tied his then career-high with 5 pts in the victory over the Sycamores (1/24) ... drilled a 3-pointer and nabbed two steals in a 84-76 win over Missouri State (1/3) ... set a career-high with two steals in a 64-41 win at North Dakota (12/19) ... posted four points and made a steal in 11 minutes vs. Iowa (12/8) ... scored a career-high five points against DePaul (11/20) ... made his first collegiate three-pointer against the Blue Demons (11/20).
FRESHMAN (2008-09): Saw his only action of the season against Marquette (11/28) ... played seven minutes and scored two points against the Golden Eagles ... missed the rest of the season with mono ... applied for and was granted a medical hardship.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior at Normandy High, averaged 22 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals per game ... two-time all-metro selection ... all-state honors his senior year...also named MVP of Suburban East Conference ... ended high school career as second-leading scorer in NHS history ... all-academic team as a senior, and named to honor roll.
PERSONAL: Full name is Anthony Lamar James ... nickname is AJ ... son of Will and Renee James ... majoring in family services ... has three siblings: Cornell, Jasmine and Nathaniel ... born Oct. 22, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo. ... favorite movie is "Love and Basketball" ... favorite book is the Bible ... biggest influence in his life has been his family, for their belief in him.