Marquette University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 0
Nigel James Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Huntington, N.Y.
- High School:
- Long island Lutheran School
Honors/Awards
2025-26
All-BIG EAST Third Team
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (1/26/25, 2/2/26, 2/16/26, 3/2/26, 3/8/26)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (12/1/25, 1/12/26, 2/23/26)
2025-26 Season Notes (Fr.): All-BIG EAST Third Team and BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection … Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on five occasions … Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times … Reached double figures in scoring in 19-of-20 league outings and ranked among the conference’s top-10 in five-different categories (season long and BIG EAST only) … Was one of just two freshmen (Darius Acuff Jr. - Arkansas) in the nation to contribute at least 19.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds per outing in conference matchups … Collected a personal-best 15 deflections against DePaul (3/1/26), the second-best single-game total by a MU player … First true freshman with three games of 30-or-more points in a season (has 10 games of 20-or-more points) … First true freshman since Dawson Garcia (2020-21) to collect back-to-back 20-point games (10 total in 2025-26) … First true freshman with 30-or-more points since Markus Howard (2016-17), scoring 38 points vs. Providence (1/19/26) and 31 points vs. Villanova (1/10/26) … 38-point effort against Providence (1/19/26) is the highest single-game total by a true freshman in school history.
High School: Rated among the top-100 prospects in the nation according to 247Sports.com … 2024-25 EYBL Scholastic Sixth Man and Defensive Player of the Year at Long Island Lutheran High School … Averaged 11.3 points, 4.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a senior, helping team to title at the Throne, a postseason national tournament … As a junior at LuHi, he averaged 11.9 points and 4.3 assists per game in the team’s 12 outings in the EYBL Scholastic League … Began his career at Cushing Academy and advanced to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council title game, falling to current MU guard Tre Norman and Worcester Academy … Played on the EYBL circuit for Expressions Elite.
Personal: Born January 4 in Harlem, N.Y. … Son of Naima and Nigel James … Has one sister, Naya … Majoring in communications.
2025-26
All-BIG EAST Third Team
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (1/26/25, 2/2/26, 2/16/26, 3/2/26, 3/8/26)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (12/1/25, 1/12/26, 2/23/26)
2025-26 Season Notes (Fr.): All-BIG EAST Third Team and BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection … Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on five occasions … Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times … Reached double figures in scoring in 19-of-20 league outings and ranked among the conference’s top-10 in five-different categories (season long and BIG EAST only) … Was one of just two freshmen (Darius Acuff Jr. - Arkansas) in the nation to contribute at least 19.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds per outing in conference matchups … Collected a personal-best 15 deflections against DePaul (3/1/26), the second-best single-game total by a MU player … First true freshman with three games of 30-or-more points in a season (has 10 games of 20-or-more points) … First true freshman since Dawson Garcia (2020-21) to collect back-to-back 20-point games (10 total in 2025-26) … First true freshman with 30-or-more points since Markus Howard (2016-17), scoring 38 points vs. Providence (1/19/26) and 31 points vs. Villanova (1/10/26) … 38-point effort against Providence (1/19/26) is the highest single-game total by a true freshman in school history.
High School: Rated among the top-100 prospects in the nation according to 247Sports.com … 2024-25 EYBL Scholastic Sixth Man and Defensive Player of the Year at Long Island Lutheran High School … Averaged 11.3 points, 4.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a senior, helping team to title at the Throne, a postseason national tournament … As a junior at LuHi, he averaged 11.9 points and 4.3 assists per game in the team’s 12 outings in the EYBL Scholastic League … Began his career at Cushing Academy and advanced to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council title game, falling to current MU guard Tre Norman and Worcester Academy … Played on the EYBL circuit for Expressions Elite.
Personal: Born January 4 in Harlem, N.Y. … Son of Naima and Nigel James … Has one sister, Naya … Majoring in communications.
Big East Tournament First Round vs. Xavier: Shaka Smart & Royce Parham
Thursday, March 12
HIGHLIGHTS: #MUBB vs. Xavier (3.11.26)
Thursday, March 12
2026 @BIGEASTConference Awards Availability: Nigel James Jr.
Wednesday, March 11
BIG EAST Awards Ceremony Highlights
Wednesday, March 11
