The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Damion James
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nacogdoches, Texas
- High School:
- Nacogdoches
Preseason honors candidate ... three-year starter who has seen time at all three frontcourt positions during his career in Austin ... has played in all 108 games (106 starts) during his first three seasons ... 30th player in UT history to reach the 1,000-career point milestone ... ranks 18th on the UT career scoring list (1,306 points) ... third on the UT career rebounding list (968) and fourth in career double-doubles list (37) ... enters his senior year just 110 rebounds shy of becoming the school[apos]s all-time rebounding leader ... seventh on the UT career blocks list (123) ... has already tied the Big 12 Championship career rebounding record (78) ... set the UT single-season rebounding record with 393 as a sophomore ... his 253 rebounds in 2006-07 marked the third-highest season total by a freshman in Big 12 Conference history.
As a Junior in 2008-09:
NABC All-District 8 Second Team ... All-Big 12 Second Team ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List ... Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List ... started all 35 games ... led the team and ranked fourth in the Big 12 in rebounding (9.2 rpg) ... second on the team and 10th in the Big 12 in scoring (15.4 ppg) ... led the team with 31 double-figure scoring games, 18 double-figure rebounding games and 16 double-doubles ... also led the team with 106 made free throws ... second on the team in field goal percentage (.468) ... third in blocks (30) and steals (34) ... led the team in rebounding 23 times, in scoring eight times and in blocks 11 times ... recorded 16 points (7-of-10 FG), eight rebounds and tied his career high with three steals against Tulane (Nov. 18) ... notched his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds against No. 8/8 Notre Dame ... followed with 21 points (9-of-11 FG) and 12 rebounds against Oregon (Nov. 26) ... registered 13 points (5-of-11 FG, 2-of-4 threes), 13 rebounds and two blocks against No. 12/9 UCLA (Dec. 4) ... tallied 16 points (7-of-11 FG) against No. 15/12 Villanova (Dec. 9) ... posted 15 points (5-of-11 FG, 2-of-3 threes), 10 rebounds and matched his career high with three steals against No. 19/22 Michigan State ... totaled 18 points (6-of-10 FG, 6-of-7 FT), 15 rebounds, two blocks and two steals at Wisconsin (Dec. 23) ... pulled down 13 rebounds against Appalachian State (Jan. 2) ... scored 17 points (8-of-15 FG) at Arkansas (Jan. 6) ... followed with 19 points (8-of-16 FG) against Iowa State (Jan. 10) ... set his season high with 28 points on a career-high 11 made FGs against Texas A&M (Jan. 24) ... registered 19 points (6-of-15 FG, 7-10 FT) and 12 rebounds against Kansas State (Jan. 31) ... tallied 13 points and 12 rebounds at Nebraska (Feb. 7) ... recorded 19 points (8-of-14 FG) and set his season high with four assists against Oklahoma State (Feb. 10) ... posted 21 points (9-of-14 FG) and 14 rebounds at Colorado (Feb. 14) ... matched his season high with four assists to go along with 16 points (6-of-12 FG) and 11 rebounds at Texas A&M (Feb. 16) ... scored 16 points (7-of-16 FG) with 10 rebounds against No. 2/2 Oklahoma ... set a career high with 12 made free throws on 15 attempts and set a season high with three blocks in addition to 11 rebounds and three assists against Texas Tech (Feb. 25) ... matched his career high with 18 rebounds while scoring 18 points at Oklahoma State (Feb. 28) ... scored 26 points (8-of-14 FG, 8-of-8 FT) at No. 9/9 Kansas ... registered 11 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks against Colorado (Mar. 11) in the opening round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship ... tallied 18 points and nine boards against Minnesota (Mar. 19) in the NCAA First Round ... posted 15 points and 10 rebounds against No. 6/5 Duke (Mar. 21) in the NCAA Second Round ... earned a spot on the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Rolls (minimum 3.0 GPA).
As a Sophomore in 2007-08:
USBWA All-District VII Team ... NABC All-District 9 Second Team ... All-Big 12 Second Team (coaches) ... 2008 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team ... Kansas City Star All-Big 12 Second Team ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... tabbed Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 3) ... played in all 38 games (36 starts) ... led the team and ranked second in the Big 12 and 15th nationally in rebounding (10.3 rpg) ... set the UT single-season rebounding record (393) ... also led the team in double-doubles (17) ... ranked third on the team in scoring (13.2 ppg), second in blocks (51) and fourth in assists (51) ... reached double figures in scoring 26 times and in rebounding 20 times ... led the team in rebounding 33 times ... tallied nine points and 12 rebounds against UC Davis (Nov. 16) ... recorded his first double-double of the season with 19 points (8-of-13 FG) and 10 rebounds against Texas Southern (Nov. 28) ... had 19 points (9-of-19 FG), including the game-winning dunk with seven seconds remaining, and 10 rebounds at No. 2/1 UCLA (Dec. 2) ... registered 12 points (4-of-8 FG) and 10 rebounds against North Texas (Dec. 5) ... pulled down 17 rebounds with 18 points (7-of-13 FG) at Rice (Dec. 8) ... grabbed 14 rebounds against Texas State (Dec. 15) ... posted 15 points and 16 rebounds against No. 9/10 Michigan State (Dec. 22) ... had the first 20-point game of the season and second of his career with 21 points (10-of-16 FG) and 15 rebounds against Wisconsin (Dec. 29) ... followed with a career-high 29 points (9-of-15 FG, 3-of-5 threes, 8-of-13 FT) and career-high five blocks with 14 rebounds, two steals and two assists against TCU (Jan. 2) ... recorded 15 points (6-of-9 FG), eight rebounds, four blocks and two steals against St. Mary[apos]s (Jan. 5) ... totaled 27 points (10-of-18 FG, 3-of-5 threes) and 16 rebounds at Missouri (Jan. 12) ... registered 12 points (5-of-10 FG) and 12 rebounds at Oklahoma State (Jan. 21) ... dished out a career-high six assists against Texas Tech (Jan. 26) ... pulled down 14 rebounds with three steals at Iowa State (Feb. 9) ... had 14 points (4-of-8 FG, 4-of-4 FT) and 13 rebounds against No. 3/3 Kansas (Feb. 11) with 12 points and all 13 rebounds coming in the second half ... tallied 19 points (8-of-15 FG) and 10 rebounds at Baylor (Feb. 16) ... recorded 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks against No. 22/22 Texas A&M ... posted 13 points and 11 rebounds against Oklahoma (Feb. 23) ... scored 16 points (6-of-9 FG) with nine rebounds and matched his career high with three steals against Nebraska (Mar. 4) ... pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds to go along with 13 points (3-of-8 FG, 6-of-8 FT) and three blocks against Oklahoma State (Mar. 9) ... posted 23 points (9-of-13 FG, 3-of-4 threes) and 11 rebounds against Oklahoma State (Mar. 14) ... averaged 16.3 ppg and 8.7 rpg while converting 18-of-34 FG (.529) and 7-of-12 threes (.583) during the three games in the Big 12 Championship ... tallied 10 points (5-of-9 FG) and 10 rebounds against Austin Peay (Mar. 21) in the NCAA First Round ... had 16 points (6-of-12 FG) and a career postseason-high 16 rebounds and three blocks against Miami, Fla. (Mar. 23) in the NCAA Second Round ... had three double-doubles in seven postseason games ... one of 12 team members to earn a spot on the Spring 2008 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
As a Freshman in 2006-07:
Started all 35 games ... ranked second on the team in rebounding (7.2 rpg), third in blocks (42) and fifth in scoring (7.6 ppg) ... second on the team with four double-doubles and 10 double-figure rebounding games ... his 253 rebounds marked the third-highest season total by a freshman in Big 12 history (second at UT behind Kevin Durant) ... his 42 blocks rank in a tie for ninth place on the Big 12 freshman list ... had a streak of 13 consecutive games with a blocked shot (Jan. 31-Mar. 3) ... posted at least six rebounds in 23-of-35 games ... led Texas in blocks 10 times and in rebounding seven times ... notched 12 double-figure scoring games ... opened the season with 13 points, six rebounds and three blocks in 20 minutes against Alcorn State (Nov. 9) ... registered 14 points (6-of-7 FT) and six rebounds in 28 minutes against Chicago State (Nov. 10) ... recorded seven rebounds and three blocks in 31 minutes against Michigan State (Nov. 16) ... collected nine rebounds in 17 minutes against Nicholls State (Nov. 21) ... notched his first collegiate double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes against No. 9 LSU ... followed with 10 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes against Texas State (Dec. 16) ... had career highs in rebounds (14) and blocks (four) in 40 minutes at Tennessee (Dec. 23) ... gathered 10 rebounds in 18 minutes against UT-Arlington (Jan. 2) ... registered a 15 points (7-of-10 FG) and nine rebounds in 24 minutes at Colorado (Jan. 6) ... blocked three shots to go along with seven points and five rebounds in 22 minutes against Missouri (Jan. 10) ... recorded his third career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in 33 minutes in the triple-overtime loss at No. 12 Oklahoma State (Jan. 16) ... grabbed 10 rebounds in 30 minutes at Villanova (Jan. 20) ... notched nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 29 minutes against Kansas State (Feb. 3) ... scored 13 points (5-of-6 FG) and matched his career high with four blocks in 22 minutes at No. 6 Texas A&M (Feb. 5) ... was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field for 10 points in 23 minutes against Iowa State (Feb. 10) ... registered 11 points (5-of-6 FG) and six rebounds against No. 18 Oklahoma State (Feb. 12) ... recorded his fourth double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes against Texas Tech (Feb. 20) ... collected 11 rebounds to go along with seven points, two assists and two blocks in 34 minutes at Oklahoma (Feb. 24) ... scored a career-high 22 points (7-of-10 FG, 8-of-9 FT) with nine rebounds and two blocks in 43 minutes during the double-overtime win against No. 7 Texas A&M (Feb. 28) ... tallied 12 points (4-of-7 FG, 4-of-4 FT) and seven rebounds in 31 minutes at No. 3 Kansas (Mar. 3) ... averaged 10.0 rebounds per game during UT[apos]s three games in the Big 12 Championship ... collected 11 rebounds to go along with eight points and three blocks in 25 minutes against Baylor (Mar. 9) in the quarterfinals ... matched his career high with 14 rebounds in addition to nine points and two blocks in 39 minutes against No. 2 Kansas (Mar. 11) in the Big 12 Championship title game ... one of seven team members to earn a spot on the Spring 2007 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
High School:
Nacogdoches High School in Nacogdoches, Texas (head coach Mark Richardson) ... ranked as the No. 17 prospect nationally by Rivals.com following his senior season ... second-team All-American by Parade Magazine ... also tabbed the No. 1 prospect in the state of Texas by Mike Kunstadt[apos]s TexasHoops.com ... Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Texas in his senior season ... posted 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 23 minutes for the victorious West team in the EA Sports Roundball Classic in Chicago (April 9) ... four-year starter for Nacogdoches who led his team to a 104-27 (.794) record in his four seasons ... two-time District 17-4A MVP ... Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Class 4A all-state choice in his senior year ... averaged 26 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and six blocks per contest while leading Nacogdoches to a 26-8 mark and the 4A Region III quarterfinals (Round of 32) as a senior ... named Co-Player of the Week at the 2005 Reebok ABCD Camp (summer following his junior season) ... played alongside fellow UT recruit D.J. Augustin on the USA Red Team which earned the bronze medal at the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival in San Diego, Calif. (June 7-10) ... TABC All-Region III choice as a junior ... averaged 23.5 points, 14.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 4.3 blocks and 3.4 steals per contest while pacing his team to a 27-6 record and the 4A Region III semifinals (Round of 16) in his junior season ... claimed District 17-4A Offensive Player of the Year accolades in his sophomore season ... averaged 24.0 points, 12.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.2 blocks per game while helping Nacogdoches to a 25-6 mark as a sophomore ... earned District 17-4A Newcomer of the Year honors in his freshman year ... averaged 11.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest as a freshman while leading his team to a 26-7 record.
Personal:
Full name is Damion Marquez Williams James ... son of Katrina Williams ... born Oct. 7, 1987 in Hobbs, N.M. ... moved to Nacogdoches when he was in elementary school.
