James Bouknight Bio, Family, Career, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Measurements

James Bouknight is a well-known college basketball player in the Big East Conference under Coach Dan Hurley. He currently plays as a professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Moreover, he had officially signed the team on August 3, 2021.

Additionally, he had been involved in a car accident in November 2019 where he did not have a full speed permit. He then collided with a car against a traffic sign near campus and fled the incident area. He then surrendered to the police, after which he had three games suspended. Scroll to find out more about him.

JAMES BOUKNIGHT: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER

The athlete was born on September 18, 2000 as James David Bouknight in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. He was born as the youngest of three children to his supportive parents: Patty Leo and John Bouknight. He grew up with his older brother and sister in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in New York. Moreover, he has an American nationality and belongs to an unknown mixed ethnicity.

Moreover, he started playing sports like baseball and basketball from an early age when he was in college. Moreover, he first started his basketball career at the La Salle Academy in Manhattan. During that time, he averaged 17.4 points per game, which led his team into the New York Federation Class B State Championship. In addition, he has received numerous awards, including Class B Player of the Year accolades from the New York State Sportswriters Association.

After that, he transferred to MacDuffie School, and later became a consensus four-star recruit, considered the 53rd best player in the class of 2019 by 247Sports. He further committed to play college basketball for UConn in 2018. In this context, after joining Uconn, he had to be suspended for three games due to his involvement in a car accident.

In 2020, he had a strong freshman basketball career and was named American Athletic Conference (AAC) Player of the Week. Additionally, he had named the All-AAC Third Team and All-Freshman Team selection. He injured his elbow against Marquette on January 5, 2021, for which he missed eight games after undergoing surgery. On March 31, 2021, it was announced that his eligibility for the 2021 NBA draft. Additionally, the Charlotte Hornets selected him in the 11th pick of the draft and officially signed on August 3, 2021.

JAMES BOUKNIGHT: PERSONAL LIFE AND GIRLFRIEND

The 21-year-old (as of 2022) may be single as of now. It seems he is currently focusing on his career rather than being in a romance. Moreover, he has not been involved in any kind of rumors or controversies except in a car accident.

JAMES BOUKNIGHT: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

According to sources, Charlotte Hornets pay their players a good salary. And in James’ case, he signed in 2021 for six years with the signing amount of $4,154,400 per year which would be doubled over the next six years. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of over $1 million.

He has a verified Instagram account @james.bouknight with 128,000 followers. On Twitter, he has a verified account @jam3s210 with 13.2k followers.

JAMES BOUKNIGHT: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The young athlete has an athletic body which is 6 feet 4 inches or 1.93 meters tall and weighs around 86 kg. Additionally, he has black eye color and curly black short hair with a tan complexion. No information about his fit and athletic chest, waist, or bicep measurements.