James has been coaching for 9 years and as of currently he works with KC Runnin Rebels as the Head of Player Development, 15U Head Coach, 17U Assitant Coach and he also works with Cristo Rey Kansas City as their head boys basketball coach.  James started out coaching his freshman summer of college when he was hurt. He realized that at some point playing basketball would stop and decided to dive into coaching. His philosophy is about building relationships and making sure that the kids know that you care about them. He focuses on getting better by improving 1% each day.