Shawn James is EWU’s new Director of Basketball Operations in the 2020-21 season, but is in his third year with the program. He now coordinates operations and video for the team, and the previous two years as a graduate assistant he helped work with EWU wing and post players.
He also has previously helped with video analysis and assisted with on-campus visits and summer camps while at EWU. He completed his master’s degree in educational leadership in 2020.
A 2016 graduate of the University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif., James received his degree in environmental business and played four years of basketball for the Bulldogs. The NCAA Division III school won the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) title in the 2012-13 season.
Prior to coming to Eastern, he was an assistant coach at Dallas Christian College in the 2016-17 season. He was responsible for player development, statistics/analytics, scouting opponents, video exchange, and special teams.
After that, he was an intern in the 2017-18 season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. He assisted with practices, shootarounds, and pre- and post-game workouts. He was able to work with the team in the 2018 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nev.
James is originally from Plano, Texas, and attended Plano Senior High School.
