2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Rojas, James

Jersey Number 33
James Rojas
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jamestown, N.Y.
- High School:
- Jamestown HS
- Prev School:
- Hutchinson CC
Bio
Career Accolades
- NJCAA First Team All-American (2019)
- NABC First Team JUCO All-American (2019)
2021-22
- Played in 17 games after recovering from his injury, starting in three contests
- Returned from an ACL injury against Mississippi State (1/15) logging 18 minutes and scoring 6 points to go along with 2 rebounds and 2 steals
- Played a season-high 24 minutes at Georgia (1/25) scoring 8 points to go with 3 rebounds, 2assists, and 1 steal
2020-21
- Played in 30 contests making one start on the season
- Finished the season averaging 2.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 11.1 minutes per game
- Ranked second on the team with 18 floor dives while also earning a pair of Hard Hat awards
- Had 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor vs. Florida (1/5) to go along with seven boards while also drawing eight fouls which resulted in nine free throw attempts (5-of-9) – all of which were career-best numbers
- Finished the game against the Gators with a +30 in +/- points
- Collected 11 points and seven rebounds while earning the Hard Hat Award in the win over Furman (12/15)
- Hit the game-clinching three-pointer and finished with nine points and six rebounds in 14 minutes of action at Mississippi State (2/27)
- Made his UA debut and finished with eight points and a game-high seven rebounds in the win over Jacksonville State (11/25)
- Had six points and four rebounds while earning the Hard Hat award in the win at USC (2/9)
2019-20
- Redshirted his first season at Alabama after suffering a torn ACL prior to the start of the 2019-20 campaign.
2017-19 (Hutchinson Community College)
- Tabbed a First Team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches following his sophomore season in 2019
- Named the 2019 Jayhawk West Conference Player of the Year
- A first team All-Jayhawk West honoree as a sophomore while also being named to the All-Region VI First Team and Region VI All-Tournament team
- Concluded his career as Hutchinson's 25th all-time leading scorer with 932 points
- Ranked eighth in program history in free throws (292) and free throw average (77.0 percent)
- Played in 29 games as a sophomore during the 2018-19 campaign and finished as Hutchinson's leading scorer at 19.0 points per game, which also ranked third in the Jayhawk Conference
- Also collected 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 25.8 minutes a contest while shooting 50.4 percent from the field, 38.4 percent from beyond the arc and 79.5 percent from free throw line
- Helped lead Hutchinson to its seventh straight Region VI Tournament championship game
- Scored a career-high 30 points in a Region VI Tournament double-overtime victory over No. 3 Coffeyville to reach the finals
- Despite falling in the championship game, he led the way with 29 points and 11 rebounds to close the season with 16 games of 20 points or more and three double-doubles
Prep Highlights
- Played at Jamestown High School under head coach Ben Drake
- Named to the 2017 All-Western New York First Team
- Was also tabbed to the 2017 New York State Sportswriters Association Class AA fifth team, which came on the heels of his third-team all-state selection as a junior during the 2015-16 season
- 2017 Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division I Player of the Year and a first team All-ECIC choice – a selection that takes into account all players in the conference's four divisions
- New York Post-Journal's Player of the Year and a first team All-Western New York honoree
- Averaged 27.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 blocks per game as a senior
- Ended his high school career with 1,190 points, which is fourth on the Red Raiders' all-time list
Personal Information
- Born May 23, 1999
- Son of James Rojas Sr. and Heather White
- Has six brothers, Johnny, Jacob, Marcus, Isaiah, Elijah and Emilio
- Majoring in general studies
Elite Eight Postgame: Nate Oats, Chris Youngblood, Labaron Philon & Mark Sears
Saturday, March 29
Elite Eight Preview: Oats, Sears, Philon, Youngblood, Nelson & Omoruyi
Friday, March 28
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Postgame: Nate Oats, Mark Sears, Aden Holloway & Chris Youngblood
Thursday, March 27
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview: Nate Oats
Wednesday, March 26