# James Florence > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_Florence > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_Florence.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Florence > Source revision: 1328815616 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **James Brian Florence** (born May 31, 1988) is an American professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player for [Sigortam.net İTÜ BB](/source/%C4%B0stanbul_Teknik_%C3%9Cniversitesi_B.K.) of the [Basketball Super League](/source/Basketball_Super_League). Standing at 1.86 m, he plays the [point guard](/source/Point_guard) position. ## College career Florence played [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) for the [Mercer Bears](/source/Mercer_Bears) from 2006–2010. [1] ## Professional career Florence has also played professionally in the basketball leagues of [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Basketball_Championship_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina), [Ukraine](/source/Ukrainian_Basketball_SuperLeague), [Hungary](/source/Hungarian_Basketball_National_Championship) and [Germany](/source/Basketball_Bundesliga) as well as in the [EuroChallenge](/source/EuroChallenge) and [Adriatic League](/source/Adriatic_League) competitions with [Szolnoki Olaj](/source/Szolnoki_Olaj_KK). In August 2014 he signed a one-year contract with the Croatian side [KK Zadar](/source/KK_Zadar).[2] On March 15, 2015, he left Zadar.[3] Three days later he signed with [TED Ankara Kolejliler](/source/TED_Ankara_Kolejliler) of Turkey for the rest of the [2014–15 Turkish Basketball League](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Turkish_Basketball_League) season.[4] On July 6, 2015, Florence signed a one-year contract with [Paris-Levallois](/source/Levallois_Metropolitans) of the French [LNB Pro A](/source/LNB_Pro_A).[5] On October 15, 2015, he parted ways with Paris after appearing in four league games.[6] The next day, he signed with the Croatian club [Cibona Zagreb](/source/KK_Cibona) for the rest of the season.[7] On July 21, 2016, Florence signed a one-year deal with Polish club [Stelmet Zielona Góra](/source/Basket_Zielona_G%C3%B3ra).[8] With Zielona Góra he won the [2016–17 PLK championship](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_PLK_season) and was named the [PLK Finals MVP](/source/PLK_Finals_MVP), after averaging 16.4 points and 3.2 assists per game over the series.[9] On June 30, 2017, he re-signed with Zielona Góra for one more season.[10] On July 28, 2018, Florence signed with [Asseco Gdynia](/source/Asseco_Gdynia) in Poland.[11] On August 18, 2019, Florence signed with [Champville SC](/source/Champville_SC) of the [Lebanese League](/source/Lebanese_Basketball_League).[12] On December 11, 2019, Florence signed with [BC Astana](/source/BC_Astana) of the [VTB United League](/source/VTB_United_League).[13] On June 24, 2020, Florence signed with [Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski](/source/Stal_Ostr%C3%B3w_Wielkopolski) of the [Polish Basketball League](/source/Polish_Basketball_League) (PLK).[14] On July 30, 2022, he has signed with [Arka Gdynia](/source/Arka_Gdynia_(basketball)) of the [Polish Basketball League](/source/Polish_Basketball_League) for a second stint.[15] ## References 1. ["James Florence – Men's Basketball"](https://mercerbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/james-florence/786). *Mercer University Athletics*. Retrieved 2021-05-03. 1. ["James Florence potpisao za KK Zadar!"](http://www.057info.hr/sport/2014-08-09/james-florence-potpisao-za-kk-zadar) (in Croatian). 057info.hr. August 9, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014. 1. ["James Florence (26) napustio Zadar: Nisam želio ovako otići"](http://www.24sata.hr/kosarka/james-florence-26-napustio-zadar-nisam-zelio-ovako-otici-410260) (in Croatian). *24sata.hr*. March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015. 1. ["TED Kolejliler Ankara lands James Florence"](http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/155669/ted-kolejliler-ankara-lands-james-florence.html). *Sportando.com*. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015. 1. ["James Florence signe une saison au Paris Levallois"](http://www.parislevallois.com/offres/gestion/actus_549_24792-685/james-florence-signe-une-saison-au-paris-levallois.html) (in French). *parislevallois.com*. July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015. 1. ["James Florence quitte le Paris Levallois pour Zagreb"](http://www.parislevallois.com/offres/gestion/actus_549_25567-685/james-florence-quitte-le-paris-levallois-pour-zagreb.html) (in French). *parislevallois.com*. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015. 1. ["Cibona jača za dva igrača – Nebojša Joksimović i James Florence"](http://www.cibona.com/2015/10/cibona-jaca-za-dva-igraca-nebojsa-joksimovic-i-james-florence/) (in Croatian). *cibona.com*. October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015. 1. ["James Florence nowym rozgrywającym Stelmetu BC!"](http://www.basketzg.pl/druzyna/aktualnosc/james-florence-nowym-rozgrywajacym-stelmetu-bc) (in Polish). *basketzg.pl*. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016. 1. ["Stelmet Zielona Gora beats Torun for the fourth PLK title"](http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/poland/236644/stelmet-zielona-gora-beats-torun-for-the-fourth-plk-title.html). *Sportando.com*. June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017. 1. ["Stelmet Zielona Gora re-signs James Florence"](http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/poland/239183/stelmet-zielona-gora-re-signs-james-florence.html). *Sportando.com*. June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017. 1. ["Arka Gdynia signs James Florence"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180731062104/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/poland/283788/arka-gdynia-signs-james-florence.html). Sportando. July 28, 2018. Archived from [the original](https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/poland/283788/arka-gdynia-signs-james-florence.html) on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018. 1. Skerletic, Dario (August 18, 2019). ["James Florence to join Champville"](https://sportando.basketball/en/james-florence-to-join-champville/). *Sportando*. Retrieved August 26, 2019. 1. Carchia, Emiliano (December 11, 2019). ["Astana agreed to terms with James Florence to replace Isaiah Whitehead"](https://sportando.basketball/en/astana-agreed-to-terms-with-james-florence-to-replace-isaiah-whitehead/). *Sportando*. Retrieved December 12, 2019. 1. Skerletic, Dario (June 24, 2020). ["James Florence joins BM Slam Stal Ostrów on two-year deal"](https://sportando.basketball/en/james-florence-joins-bm-slam-stal-ostrow-on-two-year-deal/). *Sportando*. Retrieved June 25, 2020. 1. ["Jimmy Florence znów w Gdyni"](https://www.assecoarkagdynia.pl/aktualnosci/transfery/1058-jimmy-florence-znow-w-gdyni-2022-07-29-21-11) (in Polish). *assecoarkagdynia.pl*. July 30, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022. ## External links - [James Florence](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141454/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6052535/playerview.html) at fiba.com - [James Florence](http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/James_Florence/116263) at eurobasket.com --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [James Florence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Florence) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Florence?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.