James Scali

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James Scali
11 James Scali
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Newburyport, Mass.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Newburyport
  • Major:
    Sport & Recreation Management
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    6.9
  • fg %
    40.8
  • 3pt %
    36.9
  • ft %
    80.0
  • reb/g
    1.1
  • a/g
    0.2
Bio

Personal:
James was born in Newburyport, Mass...is majoring in sport & recreation management at Curry, with a minor in education...the son of Karen Grutchfield and Jim Scali...has one older sister, Sophie...favorite spot on campus: Dr. Eleanor Meyerhoff Katz Gymnasium...chose Curry for the class options and the opportunity to play on the men's basketball team

Before Curry:
James is a 2022 graduate of Newburyport High School in Newburyport, Mass...played two years of varsity basketball and tennis for the Clippers...a two-time Cape Ann League champion...a Cape Ann League First Team All-Star as a senior...a Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association All-Academic Senior Team selection...a First Team Daily News All-Star...a Comcast Board 27 All-Tournament Team...recipient of the Richard Walsh Memorial Award...led the Cape Ann League in made 3-pointers in his senior season

2024-25:

Appeared in five games for the Colonels...averaged 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds

2023-24:
Appeared in 24 games for the Colonels, averaged 4.3 points per game, while shooting 40.9 percent from the field and 39.0 from three-point range

2022-23:
Appeared in 11 games for the Colonels…averaged 1.9 points per game and shot 35.0 percent from the field...averaged 0.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 19 15
Games started 2 2
Minutes 281 248
Minutes per game 14.8 16.5
FG 40-98 37-86
FG Pct 40.8 43.0
3PT 24-65 22-54
3PT Pct 36.9 40.7
FT 28-35 26-31
FT Pct 80.0 83.9
Off rebounds 7 5
Def rebounds 13 10
Total rebounds 20 15
Rebounds per game 1.1 1.0
Personal fouls 24 22
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 4 4
Turnovers 6 4
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 1.0
Steals 5 5
Blocks 2 2
Points 132 122
Points per game 6.9 8.1
Points per 40.0 min 18.8 19.7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 3 Western New Eng. L, 81-74
Feb 7 Wentworth L, 104-92
Feb 11 at Hartford L, 86-77
Feb 14 at Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 75-68
Feb 17 Gordon W, 108-98
Feb 21 at Nichols L, 95-86
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Mass.-Boston L, 76-67 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 New England Col. L, 91-85 - 5 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 14 Lesley W, 88-78 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Salve Regina L, 91-62 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Roger Williams L, 89-88 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 22 MCLA W, 95-78 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 25 at Elms W, 64-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 Nichols L, 85-77 0 20 3-8 37.5 2-5 40.0 3-4 75.0 11
Dec 6 at Suffolk L, 68-57 - 9 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 8 at Salem St. L, 100-92 - 5 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 30 at Vermont State Castleton L, 82-68 - 18 1-6 16.7 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 3
Jan 3 at Endicott L, 83-66 0 2 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 6 Roger Williams L, 108-71 0 18 3-8 37.5 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 7
Jan 8 Colby-Sawyer W, 86-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Hartford W, 70-68 0 10 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 17 at Gordon L, 82-68 - 17 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 20 Endicott L, 84-76 - 10 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 24 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 90-82 - 8 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 4
Jan 28 at U. of New England L, 68-59 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Western New Eng. L, 81-74 0 23 5-8 62.5 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 15
Feb 7 Wentworth L, 104-92 0 31 3-9 33.3 2-7 28.6 3-3 100.0 11
Feb 11 at Hartford L, 86-77 - 18 2-7 28.6 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 14 at Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 75-68 - 25 5-6 83.3 5-6 83.3 6-6 100.0 21
Feb 17 Gordon W, 108-98 1 40 7-14 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-4 75.0 18
Feb 21 at Nichols L, 95-86 1 12 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 5
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Mass.-Boston L, 76-67 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 New England Col. L, 91-85 - 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Nov 14 Lesley W, 88-78 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Salve Regina L, 91-62 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Roger Williams L, 89-88 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 MCLA W, 95-78 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Nov 25 at Elms W, 64-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 Nichols L, 85-77 0 20 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 6 at Suffolk L, 68-57 - 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 8 at Salem St. L, 100-92 - 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 at Vermont State Castleton L, 82-68 - 18 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 3 at Endicott L, 83-66 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 6 Roger Williams L, 108-71 0 18 1 3 4 0 0 1 0
Jan 8 Colby-Sawyer W, 86-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Hartford W, 70-68 0 10 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 17 at Gordon L, 82-68 - 17 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 20 Endicott L, 84-76 - 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 90-82 - 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 28 at U. of New England L, 68-59 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Western New Eng. L, 81-74 0 23 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 7 Wentworth L, 104-92 0 31 0 1 1 2 0 1 0
Feb 11 at Hartford L, 86-77 - 18 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 14 at Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 75-68 - 25 0 1 1 1 0 0 2
Feb 17 Gordon W, 108-98 1 40 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
Feb 21 at Nichols L, 95-86 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Mass.-Boston L, 76-67 - - - -
Nov 10 New England Col. L, 91-85 - 2 0 0.0
Nov 14 Lesley W, 88-78 - - - -
Nov 15 Salve Regina L, 91-62 - - - -
Nov 19 at Roger Williams L, 89-88 - 1 0 -
Nov 22 MCLA W, 95-78 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 25 at Elms W, 64-59 - - - -
Dec 2 Nichols L, 85-77 0 1 0 0.0
Dec 6 at Suffolk L, 68-57 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 8 at Salem St. L, 100-92 - 0 - -
Dec 30 at Vermont State Castleton L, 82-68 - 0 0 -
Jan 3 at Endicott L, 83-66 0 0 0 -
Jan 6 Roger Williams L, 108-71 0 1 0 -
Jan 8 Colby-Sawyer W, 86-67 - - - -
Jan 14 Hartford W, 70-68 0 0 0 -
Jan 17 at Gordon L, 82-68 - 3 0 0.0
Jan 20 Endicott L, 84-76 - 2 0 -
Jan 24 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 90-82 - 2 0 -
Jan 28 at U. of New England L, 68-59 - - - -
Feb 3 Western New Eng. L, 81-74 0 2 0 -
Feb 7 Wentworth L, 104-92 0 2 0 -
Feb 11 at Hartford L, 86-77 - 1 0 0.0
Feb 14 at Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 75-68 - 0 0 -
Feb 17 Gordon W, 108-98 1 2 0 -
Feb 21 at Nichols L, 95-86 1 4 0 -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 11 5.0 0.6-1.8 0.4-1.4 0.3-0.5 1.9
2023-24 24 11.0 1.5-3.7 1.0-2.5 0.4-0.8 4.3
2024-25 5 14.6 1.0-4.8 0.4-3.2 0.0-0.0 2.4
2025-26 19 14.8 2.1-5.2 1.3-3.4 1.5-1.8 6.9
Total 59 11.4 1.5-3.9 0.9-2.6 0.7-1.0 4.6
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 11 0 55 7-20 35.0 4-15 26.7 3-6 50.0 21
2023-24 24 0 265 36-88 40.9 23-59 39.0 9-18 50.0 104
2024-25 5 0 73 5-24 20.8 2-16 12.5 0-0 - 12
2025-26 19 2 281 40-98 40.8 24-65 36.9 28-35 80.0 132
Total 59 2 674 88-230 38.3 53-155 34.2 40-59 67.8 269
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 11 55 5.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 24 265 11.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2024-25 5 73 14.6 2.7-13.2 1.1-8.8 12.5 0.0-0.0 6.6
2025-26 19 281 14.8 5.7-14.0 3.4-9.3 36.9 4.0-5.0 18.8
Total 59 674 11.4 5.2-13.6 3.1-9.2 34.2 2.4-3.5 16.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 11 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0
2023-24 24 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1
2024-25 5 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0
2025-26 19 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1
Total 59 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 11 0 3 4 7 4 4 0 0
2023-24 24 0 4 18 22 7 13 3 2
2024-25 5 0 1 6 7 4 3 1 0
2025-26 19 2 7 13 20 4 6 5 2
Total 59 2 15 41 56 19 26 9 4
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024-25 5 0.5 3.3 3.8 2.2 1.6 0.5 0.0
2025-26 19 1.0 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.3
Total 59 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.1 1.5 0.5 0.2
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 19 14.8 2.1-5.2 1.3-3.4 1.5-1.8 6.9
Conference 15 16.5 2.5-5.7 1.5-3.6 1.7-2.1 8.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 17.0 2.6-6.2 1.2-3.7 1.6-2.1 8.0
Away 9 12.3 1.6-4.0 1.3-3.1 1.3-1.6 5.8
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 4 20.0 3.5-5.5 2.0-3.0 2.8-3.0 11.8
Losses 15 13.4 1.7-5.1 1.1-3.5 1.1-1.5 5.7
Month
November 3 5.0 0.3-1.3 0.3-1.3 0.7-0.7 1.7
December 4 13.0 1.5-4.8 1.0-3.2 0.8-1.5 4.8
January 6 10.8 1.7-4.2 1.0-2.7 0.8-1.3 5.2
February 6 24.8 3.8-8.3 2.2-5.3 3.0-3.2 12.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 19 2 281 40-98 40.8 24-65 36.9 28-35 80.0 132
Conference 15 2 248 37-86 43.0 22-54 40.7 26-31 83.9 122
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 10 1 170 26-62 41.9 12-37 32.4 16-21 76.2 80
Away 9 1 111 14-36 38.9 12-28 42.9 12-14 85.7 52
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 4 1 80 14-22 63.6 8-12 66.7 11-12 91.7 47
Losses 15 1 201 26-76 34.2 16-53 30.2 17-23 73.9 85
Month
November 3 0 15 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 5
December 4 0 52 6-19 31.6 4-13 30.8 3-6 50.0 19
January 6 0 65 10-25 40.0 6-16 37.5 5-8 62.5 31
February 6 2 149 23-50 46.0 13-32 40.6 18-19 94.7 77
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 19 281 14.8 5.7-14.0 3.4-9.3 36.9 4.0-5.0 18.8
Conference 15 248 16.5 6.0-13.9 3.5-8.7 40.7 4.2-5.0 19.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 170 17.0 6.1-14.6 2.8-8.7 32.4 3.8-4.9 18.8
Away 9 111 12.3 5.0-13.0 4.3-10.1 42.9 4.3-5.0 18.7
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 4 80 20.0 7.0-11.0 4.0-6.0 66.7 5.5-6.0 23.5
Losses 15 201 13.4 5.2-15.1 3.2-10.5 30.2 3.4-4.6 16.9
Month
November 3 15 5.0 2.7-10.7 2.7-10.7 25.0 5.3-5.3 13.3
December 4 52 13.0 4.6-14.6 3.1-10.0 30.8 2.3-4.6 14.6
January 6 65 10.8 6.2-15.4 3.7-9.8 37.5 3.1-4.9 19.1
February 6 149 24.8 6.2-13.4 3.5-8.6 40.6 4.8-5.1 20.7
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 19 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1
Conference 15 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0
Away 9 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5
Losses 15 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0
Month
November 3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
December 4 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
January 6 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
February 6 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 19 2 7 13 20 4 6 5 2
Conference 15 2 5 10 15 4 4 5 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 1 3 11 14 3 3 5 0
Away 9 1 4 2 6 1 3 0 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 2
Losses 15 1 6 8 14 2 5 4 0
Month
November 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
December 4 0 3 1 4 0 2 0 0
January 6 0 3 4 7 0 1 3 0
February 6 2 1 6 7 4 1 2 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 19 1.0 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.3
Conference 15 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0.7 2.6 3.3 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.0
Away 9 1.4 0.7 2.2 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.7
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0
Losses 15 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.4 1.0 0.8 0.0
Month
November 3 0.0 5.3 5.3 0.0 5.3 0.0 0.0
December 4 2.3 0.8 3.1 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
January 6 1.8 2.5 4.3 0.0 0.6 1.8 0.0
February 6 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.5
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