Dylan James

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Winter Haven, Fla.
High School:
Winter Haven High School
Prev Team:
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• Recipient of the Sam & Lara Holmes Scholarship for 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Logged action in 32 contests, getting a starting nod for eight of the final nine outings of the campaign.
• Averaged 3.2 points and 2.2 boards in 13.6 minutes of action per game.
• An unsung hero against No. 22 St. John’s, scoring five points and swatting a career-high five shots in 20 minutes.
• After scoring 14 points in the first seven games of the season, nearly matched that with 13 points against Jacksonville...upping his season scoring average from 2.0 ppg to 3.4 ppg in the process.
• Knocked down four 3-pointers versus the Dolphins, 40 percent of his makes from behind the arc during the entire season.
• After scoring 10 points and grabbing five rebounds in Georgia’s first seven SEC outings – including a DNP against No. 1 Auburn – put up 10 points and grabbed five boards in a season-high 21 minutes of action against South Carolina.
• Scored eight straight points in a span of 68 seconds in the first half against the Gamecocks, helping the Bulldogs push a five-point lead to 14 at halftime.
• Put up five points in 45 seconds against LSU to single-handedly push a three-point lead to eight.
• Notched his first start of the season at No. 8 Texas A&M and had five boards, four blocks and four points in a career-most 29 minutes of PT.
• Productive in the last two regular-season games. After averaging 3.0 ppg in season’s first 29 games, put up 7.5 ppg in victories over South Carolina and Vanderbilt.

2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
• Played in 22 contests, earning a starting nod for the final eight outings of the season.
• Averaged 4.0 points and 2.6 boards in 14.5 minutes of action per game.
• Notched a pair of double-figure scoring performances, headlined by a 14-point showing in an NIT second-round win at Wake Forest.
• Scored nine points on an efficient 4-of-5 shooting performance in an exhibition victory over Eastern Kentucky.
• Faced off against his older brother Dorian when Georgia played North Florida.
• Logged his first SEC action in the first half of Georgia’s outing against No. 24/22 Alabama.
• Checked in during the first half of the Florida game in Athens but left shortly thereafter after being poked in the eye and did not return.
• Equaled what was then his career-high scoring output with nine points at LSU.
• Logged a career-high 18 minutes in back-to-back outings against Auburn and LSU...and then upped that to 26 against Ole Miss.
• Made the most of his first career start against Ole Miss, posting his first double-digit scoring output and coming within one rebound of a double-double.
• Entered the Wake Forest game shooting 33.3 percent (7-of-21) from 3-point range on the season before connecting on 4-of-5 attempts from behind the arc against the Demon Deacons.
• Knocked down huge 3-pointers late in wins at Wake Forest – with 3:31 to extend UGA’s lead back to double figures – and Ohio State – with 2:23 left to put the Bulldogs up 75-74.
• Clocked double-digit minutes in 14 of the last 15 games...after logging just three minutes against Alabama to go along with eight DNPs in Georgia’s first nine SEC outings.
• In the last 15 contests, more than doubled his scoring and rebounding over seven GPs in the first 22 games of the season – from 2.1 ppg to 4.9 ppg and from 1.4 rpg to 3.2 rpg.

High School Highlights:
• Coached by Tyrone Woodside during his freshman, junior and senior seasons at Winter Haven High.
• Evaluated as a four-star prospect by each national service and listed as the No. 75 recruit in the Class of 2023 in the 247Sports.com composite rankings.
• Tabbed as the nation’s No. 80 overall recruit by 247Sports.com, while being listed No. 81 by Rivals.com, No. 91 by ESPN.com and No. 106 by On3.com.
• Consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top-20 power forward recruits and listed at No. 16 by 247Sports.com, No. 17 by Rivals.com, No. 19 by On3.com and No. 20 by ESPN.com.
• Tabbed second-team all-state for all classifications by SBLive.com following his senior season.
• Named the Lakeland Ledger’s 2022 Player of the Year following his junior season and tabbed first-team All-Polk County by the publication after his senior campaign.
• In 94 career outings at Winter Haven, produced 1,045 points (11.1 ppg), 729 rebounds (7.8 rpg) and 249 blocks (2.6 bpg) while helping the Blue Devils compile a combined record of 73-22 over those three seasons.
• All told, posted 57 double-digit scoring performances, 26 double-figure rebound counts and 24 double-doubles during his Winter Haven career.
• Registered career-high tallies of 29 points versus IMG Academy’s Blue team and 22 rebounds against Tampa Catholic during his senior season.
• As a senior, helped lead Winter Haven to a 27-5 record and a runner-up finish in the Florida Class 7A state tournament while averaging 12.8 points, 9.2 boards, 2.8 blocks and 1.9 assists per game.
• Wrapped up his prep career with 13 points, six boards, three assists, two blocks and two steals in a 50-48 state final setback to Miami’s Columbus High, which finished the season ranked No. 14 nationally by ESPN.
• As a junior, contributed 15.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 2.0 assists per game for the Blue Devils, who finished 23-8 and reached the semifinals of Florida’s Class 6A state tourney.
• Coached by Justin Harden at The Rock School in Gainesville, Fla., as a sophomore in 2020-21.
• During his sophomore season at The Rock, averaged 9.2 points, while shooting 51.4 percent from the field, 5.4 boards and 1.4 blocks per game.
• Helped The Rock's Lions to an 22-8 record and a runner-up finish in the Sunshine Independent Athletic Association (SIAA) state tourney.
• As a freshman, averaged 5.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks while helping Winter Haven go 23-9 and reach the Sweet 16 round of the Class 6A state tournament.

Personal:
• Born September 6, 2004, Dylan is the son of Denzil James and Dr. Carla Nelson-James and intends to major in Health Promotions.
• Has two older brothers and an older sister who played college basketball. Dorian is wrapped up his career at North Florida in 2023-24. Darius played at Lynn University and is an assistant coach at Winter Haven High. Charla Nelson-James also played at Lynn, a DII school in Boca Raton, Fla.