Celtics Sign Free Agent Mike James

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BOSTON, MA - The Boston Celtics announced today that the club has signed Mike James to a contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

James, a 6-2 guard, played the last two seasons with the Miami Heat. In 2002-03 he appeared in 78 contests, averaging 7.8 points and 3.2 assists in 22.1 minutes per game. He scored a career-high 20 points in the Heat's 91-89 loss to Dallas March 7, 2003.

James went undrafted out of Duquesne in 1998 and spent three seasons in Europe. He was signed by the Heat as a free agent on July 20, 2001, but was waived on October 25, 2001. James played for the Rockford Lightning of the CBA in 2001-02, prior to re-signing with Miami on December 18, 2001. In 2001-02 James appeared in 15 games for the Heat, averaging 2.8 points 1.3 assists in 7.9 minutes per game.

NBA Regular Season
SEASON-TEAM	G	MIN	FG	FGA	%	FT	FTA	%	REB	A	PF-DQ	S	TO	BS	PTS	AVG
01-02 - Miami	15	119	15	43	.349	4	7	.571	14	19	17-0	6	13	1	42	2.8
02-03 - Miami	78	1722	218	585	.373	104	142	.732	149	246	176-1	64	108	5	607	7.8
TOTALS	93	1841	233	628	.371	108	149	.725	163	265	193-1	70	121	6	649	7.0

3FG: 01-02: 8-21 (.381); 02-03: 67-228 (.294); TOTALS: 75-249 (.301).