League Nemzeti Bajnoksag I/A Name James Kinney Pro career 2013 Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg) Weight 82 kg | Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Height 1.88 m Nationality American Role Basketball Player | |
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Education Utah State University Eastern Number 33 (San Jose State Spartans men's basketball / Guard) | ||
James Edwin Kinney Jr. (born October 10, 1990) is an American basketball player who currently plays for BK Inter Bratislava in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Early life
Kinney was born in Champaign, Illinois and graduated from Champaign's Centennial High School in 2009. In his senior season, Kinney was The News-Gazette All-Area Player of the Year.
College career
As a freshman in 2009–10, Kinney played at Ohio University under coach John Groce. In 19 games with 3 starts, Kinney averaged 9.7 points and 1.5 rebounds.
At Eastern Utah in 2010–11, Kinney averaged 13.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in a 22–8 season and was named second-team All-Scenic West Athletic Conference.
Kinney transferred to San Jose State University to play under coach George Nessman. In his junior season, 2011–12, with the San Jose State Spartans, Kinney started all 31 games and led the team in scoring with 15.8 points per game. He also had 3.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists, as well as the most total steals on the season (40) and led the Western Athletic Conference in free throw shooting at 85.3%. San Jose State went 9–22 (1–13 WAC) that season.
As a senior in 2012–13, Kinney played 14 games with average 20.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. Kinney was suspended twice in the season for violating team rules, the first time for the December 22, 2012 game against James Madison, the second time beginning January 11, 2013. On February 8, Nessman confirmed that Kinney's suspension would continue until the end of the season; the San Jose Mercury News reported that the suspension "is believed to be related to academics." After Kinney's second suspension, when the team was 9–6, San Jose State's scoring average went down 15 points to 49.8, and the team never won another game on the way to a 9–20 final record. Nessman was fired immediately after the season.
Professional career
On August 6, 2013, Kinney signed with Özel Gelişim Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Second League. Kinney played 4 games for the team, with 2.5 points a game. He was sidelined by an ankle injury much of the season.
In September 2014, Kinney signed with KTE-Duna Aszfalt of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. In 29 games with KTE, Kinney has averaged 10.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 4.0 assists.
Kinney signed with ZTE KK of the same league for the 2015–16 season and averaged 16.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists.
In 2016, Kinney signed with Szolnoki Olaj KK also in Hungary.
In 2017, Kinney signed with BK Inter Bratislava in Bratislava, Slovakia.