James Alfred Palmer Jr. (born July 31, 1996) is an American college basketball player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team.
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High school career
Palmer started his freshmen year at St. John's College High School in Washington, DC. After his freshmen 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 continues 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 the 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.
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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 year
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 year
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.
College statistics
Current through 2017-18 season
Personal
Palmer was born in Washington, D.C. and is the son of Demetra McFadden and the late James Palmer, Sr. His father passed away on May 29, 2009. Palmer has one sister, Tijisha, and one brother, Tijree.
References
External links
- Nebraska Cornhuskers bio
- Sports-Reference.com profile
- ESPN.com profile
Source of article : Wikipedia
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