Loyola University Maryland Athletics

2023 (Senior): Named to the Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention after scoring 31 goals to go with 10 assists for 41 points… Was third on the team in goals and points and fifth in assists… Started the year with three goals in a win over Maryland and then had two goals and an assist versus Johns Hopkins… Scored three times in an overtime win at Towson before scoring twice and posting an assist against Lafayette…. Moved from the first midfield to attack against Georgetown and had two goals in that game… That started a stretch in which he scored 18 goals and had five assists over the last six games of the season… Scored four goals on just five shots against Colgate… Tallied six goals, setting a Patriot League Championships single-game record, in the quarterfinal win at Navy… Followed that with seven points on four goals and three assists in a semifinal win over Boston University… Had a goal and an assist in the title game against Army West Point… Named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team.

2022 (Junior): Named to the All-Patriot League Second Team for the second year in a row after starting all 16 games in the midfield and scoring 26 points with 11 assists… Fourth on the team in goals and points… Had at least one point in 15 of 16 games… Opened the year with a goal at Maryland, two at Johns Hopkins and one against Rutgers… Posted a goal and two assists in the win over Duke… Had two goals and an assist versus Bucknell and then had three goals against Army West Point… Scored four times and had an assist at Navy… Tallied four goals, including the overtime game-winner, at Colgate… Passed out two assists in a win over Lehigh… Had two goals and an assist against Bucknell in the Patriot League Quarterfinal… Scored three times and added an assist in the Patriot League Semifinal against Army West Point… Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2021 (Sophomore): Burst on to the national scene as a standout offensive player during the season in which he started all 15 games that he played in… Named to the All-Patriot League Second Team as a midfielder… Finished with 32 goals, second-most on the team, and added 12 assists… Was third on the team with 44 total points… Scored three times and had an assist against Virginia and then had five goals and an assist while starting on attack versus Utah… Scored four goals and assisted on two in the home game against Lafayette… Had two-goal games against Bucknell and Army West Point… Totaled four goals in the regular-season home game versus Navy… Had five points with two goals and three assists at Lafayette… Scored twice against Navy and had an assist against the Midshipmen in the Patriot League Quarterfinal… Tallied two goals and an assist in the NCAA First Round at Denver… Led Loyola with four goals and an assist in the NCAA Quarterfinal game against Duke… Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (Freshman): Played in all six games on the Greyhounds' second midfield unit... Scored three goals, had five ground balls and a caused turnover... Made his collegiate debut at Virginia... Scored twice on extra-man against Towson... Had a goal versus Duke... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Before Loyola: Graduated from Dublin (Ohio) Coffman High School where he was a seven-time letterwinner, picking up four in lacrosse and three in basketball… Finished his high school career with 301 points, recording 199 goals and 102 assists… Named the Ohio State Player of the Year in 2019 after scoring 85 goals and adding 35 assists as the Shamrocks won their first-ever boys’ lacrosse state title.… Also earned USLacrosse Midwest Player of the Year and USLacrosse All-America honors… Named the top attacker in the state, All-Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) First Team and OCC Player of the Year, in addition to All-Region Player of the Year and All-Region First Team recognition… Was a USLacrosse All-American, All-Region First Team and All-OCC First Team honoree in 2018 when he scored 59 goals and 23 assists and led Dublin Coffman to the state semifinals… Scored 44 goals and had 31 assists in 2017 when he was an All-OCC and All-Region Second Team honoree… Named the basketball team’s defensive Most Valuable Player and led the team in field-goal percentage… Played club for Resolute Lacrosse.

 
Personal: Son of Megan and Mike James… Has two older siblings, Mackenzie and Bryson… Father played lacrosse at Ohio Wesleyan University… Two-year member of the National Honor Society and four-year member of the honor roll in high school… Graduated cum laude from Dublin Coffman.