| Intro | American basketball player |
| Is |
Athlete Basketball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 9 May 1984, Roanoke |
| Age: | 36 years |
James Richard “J. R.” Reynolds (born May 9, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays the point guard position.
High school and college
Reynolds was born in Roanoke, Virginia to parents Laverne Alexander and Warren Reynolds. He has one sister.
His main position in high school was shooting guard but he learned to be a point guard in college. Reynolds attended Roanoke Catholic High School from 1999 to 2002. There he played on the basketball team, and played on three state-championship teams during those four years.
He transferred to Oak Hill Academy for his senior season in 2002–03. He played on the Oak Hill basketball team, which was ranked number 4 in the United States in 2003.
Reynolds played on the University of Virginia (UVa) basketball team from 2003 to 2007. He was a top player there, and was among the top-ten scorers in the history of the UVa team.
Professional career
He has played for Martos Napoil in Italy, ASVEL in France, and Vanoli Soresina in Italy.
He played 3 games for the Maine Red Claws in the 2011–12 season.
In December 2012, he signed for Bnei HaSharon of the Israeli Basketball Super League. For the 2013–14 season, Reynolds signed with Limoges CSP in the French LNB.
On August 6, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro.
On July 27, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with the Polish club Stelmet Zielona Góra. In late December 2015, he left Zielona Góra and signed with Torku Konyaspor for the rest of the season.
On July 6, 2016, Reynolds returned to Budućnost Podgorica, signing a one-year deal.
Career statistics
Domestic leagues
| Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Vanoli Soresina | Legadue | 30 | 32.4 | .516 | .404 | .809 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | .1 | 17.7 |
| 2008-09 | ASVEL Basket | LNB Pro A | 36 | 25.7 | .507 | .404 | .765 | 2.3 | 3.9 | .9 | .0 | 10.8 |
| 2009-10 | Cimberio Varese | Lega A | 13 | 17.1 | .353 | .385 | .682 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .0 | 5.3 |
| 2010-11 | Entente Orléanaise | LNB Pro A | 27 | 27.5 | .486 | .376 | .768 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .1 | 11.5 |
| 2011-12 | Maine Red Claws | D-League | 3 | 35.7 | .333 | .417 | .900 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .0 | 12.0 |
| BCM Gravelines | LNB Pro A | 22 | 19.6 | .345 | .393 | .867 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .6 | .0 | 8.0 | |
| 2012-13 | 2 | 7.5 | — | .000 | — | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
| Bnei Herzliya | Ligat HaAl | 15 | 29.8 | .324 | .485 | .833 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .9 | .1 | 12.0 | |
| 2013-14 | CSP Limoges | LNB Pro A | 39 | 27.0 | .571 | .250 | .628 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .5 | 7.7 |
| 2014-15 | KK Budućnost | First Erste League | 8 | 18.5 | .500 | .435 | .889 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .0 | 8.0 |
| Adriatic League | 28 | 25.1 | .508 | .400 | .832 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .0 | 13.1 |