Lanus land Christian James, ex Slovan

Christian James

Club Atletico Lanus (La Liga Argentina) has signed 29-year-old American 194cm point guard Christian James (college: Oklahoma) for the upcoming season. He last played for Slovan in the Slovakian Tipos SBL, averaging 11.6ppg, 6.8rpg, and 2.3apg in 37 games. James was instrumental in helping Slovan reach the Slovakian League final and was recognized with a Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Honorable Mention. He also had a brief stint in the European North Basketball League, where he posted 9.0ppg, 4.0rpg, 2.5apg, and 1.5spg in 2 games. In the previous 2024-25 season, James competed for Newcastle Eagles (SLB) in the British league. He played 33 games and put up impressive numbers of 13.2ppg, 4.9rpg, 2.2apg, and 1.2spg. The team participated in three different competitions during that season, providing James with valuable experience across various levels of basketball.
He is a very experienced player, thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in seven different countries playing on four different continents. James is familiar with European, Asian, Latin American and of course North American leagues. He has played professionally in Indonesia (Prawira), Italy (Cento, Agrigento and Mantova), Japan (Nara), United Kingdom, Uruguay (Goes) and Venezuela (Trotamundos).
James graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2019, and this will be his eighth season in professional basketball.


Club Atletico Lanus roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Juan Brussino
Brandon Robinson
Lucas Andujar
Christian James
Robert Whitfield

Forward:
Chris Clarke

Center:
Lazar Nekic