Mike James is a size-and-shoot guard with sneaky rebounding pop, but Vanderbilt has mostly used him in a limited support role in 2025-26
In the 2025-26 season, Mike James averaged 1.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 10.6 minutes for Vanderbilt, with his best stretch coming in a nine-point, nine-rebound effort against Ole Miss. The appeal is the frame and versatility—he’s a 6-5 guard who can defend, rebound, and hit open threes, even if the efficiency has been uneven after missing the 2024-25 season with a knee/MRSA issue. He looks more like a role-player fit than a featured creator, but a useful one if your team wants size, toughness, and a low-ego glue piece.
