Jim Cantamessa
James Cantamessa (born May 25, 1978)[1] is an American-French basketball coach and former player. Following his college career at Siena College he went on to play professionally in Europe where he won the Belgium championship in 2005.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1978 |
| Nationality | American / French |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blackhawk (Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Siena (1996–2000) |
| Playing career | 2000–2008 |
| Position | Forward |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2000–2001 | Rouen |
| 2001–2002 | FC Porto |
| 2002–2003 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2003–2004 | Reims Champagne Basket |
| 2004–2007 | Euphony Bree |
| 2007–2008 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut |
| As coach: | |
| 2010–2015 | Greensboro (assistant) |
| 2015–2019 | Greensboro (associate HC) |
| 2019–2023 | Greensboro |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
High school career edit
Cantamessa attended Blackhawk High School in Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania, where he starred at basketball.[2]
College career edit
Cantamessa, a 6'8'' forward out of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania,[3] played college basketball at Siena College[4] from 1996 to 2000, averaging 11.0 points per game over his four years and scoring a total of 1,316 points. He received All-MAAC Second Team honors in 1998 and All-MAAC Third Team honors in 1999 and 2000.[5] He graduated from Siena College with a degree in business finance.[3] In December 1998, he scored a career high 33 points in a win against George Washington.[6]
Professional career edit
Cantamessa, who also holds a French passport,[1] kicked off his pro career in the 2000–01 campaign with Rouen in the French second division.[7] He played for FC Porto in Portugal and in the European cup competition FIBA Korać Cup during the 2001–02 season.[1]
Afterwards, Cantamessa played in the German Basketball Bundesliga with s.Oliver Würzburg (2002–03),[8] Reims Champagne Basket in the French topflight ProA (2003–04),[9] Euphony Bree (2004–2007)[10] as well as Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2007–08) in Belgium.[1] In 2005, he won the Belgium championship with Bree.[3] He also saw action in the ULEB Cup[11] and the EuroCup[1] with Bree and Mons-Hainaut respectively.
Coaching career edit
Cantamessa was named assistant coach of Greensboro College's men's basketball team in 2010, associate head coach in 2015 and head coach in 2019. He was also named head men's golf coach at Greensboro.[3] Cantamessa stayed at Greensboro until 2023.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "James Cantamessa". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Chuck Finder (5 January 1995). "Brother's assist helps him blook at Blackhawk". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. W8. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Jim Cantamessa – Head Men's Basketball Coach I Head Men's Golf Coach – Men's Golf Coaches". Greensboro College Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Scott Robertson (17 December 1997). "Blackhawk grad over-achieves at Siena". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 101.
- ^ "Siena College Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Siena College Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Shawn Cox (24 December 1998). "Cantamessa, Siena sink George Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ à 00h00, Par A. B. Le 18 septembre 2000 (2000-09-17). "Sceaux s'effondre". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "easyCredit – 423 WÜR". www.easycredit-bbl.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "Cantamessa Jim | LNB.fr". LNB (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "basket-ball Bree au complet". Le Soir Plus (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "CANTAMESSA, JAMES – Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "2023 Division III men's head coaching changes". D3hoops.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
External links edit
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- Profile at proballers.com
- College statistics at Sports-reference