James Patrick Christopher is an American professional basketball player for the Iowa Energy of the National Basketball Association Development League.
Education
Christopher attended local Dominguez High School where he averaged 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists per game during his final season, earning first-team All-CIF honors. After graduating high school, Christopher attended the University of California, Berkeley where he averaged 15.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2 assists as a senior.
Career
He played college basketball for the University of California, Berkeley. He was rated the Number. 44 overall recruit and Number.
6 player in the state of California by Rivals.com and was considered the Number. 17 shooting guard in the country by Scout.com.
After going undrafted in the 2010 National Basketball Association draft, Christopher joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2010 National Basketball Association Summer League.
He later signed with Antalya BlackBerry of Turkey for the 2010-2011 season. In December 2011, Christopher signed with Cholet Basket of France for the rest of the 2011-2012 season. In July 2012, Christopher joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2012 National Basketball Association Summer League.
He later signed with Beşiktaş of Turkey for the 2012-2013 season.
On September 27, 2013, Christopher signed with the Chicago Bulls. However, he was later waived by Bulls on October 2, 2013.
On November 1, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy. On September 25, 2014, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.
However, he was later waived by Grizzlies on October 25, 2014.
On October 31, 2014, he was reacquired by the Iowa Energy. On December 10, 2014, he signed with the Utah Jazz. On January 6, 2015, he was waived by the Jazz after sustaining a knee injury.
He appeared in four games (starting one) while averaging 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 7.3 minutes per game.
On September 16, 2015, he re-signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, only to be waived by the team on September 23 prior to the start of training camp. On October 31, he was reacquired by the Iowa Energy.
On February 16, 2016, he made his 2015-2016 debut in a 115–105 loss to the Canton Charge, recording eleven points, two rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes. The son of Patricia and Laron Christopher, he is the godbrother of forward Tayshaun Prince.