How LeBron’s son Bryce James played in Arizona’s loss to Lithuania originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team lost 99-88 to Lithuania’s national ‘B’ team on Wednesday. The first game of an international exhibition tour for Tommy Lloyd’s team featured Bryce James coming off the bench.
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The son of NBA superstar LeBron James had two points, a rebound, an assist and two steals in 15 minutes on the floor. This was the first significant playing time for Bryce James during his career at Arizona. Savannah James, Bryce’s mom, was on hand for the overseas exhibition.
Lithuania forward Matas Repšys finished with 24 points and five rebounds. He was one of five players in double figures with his team leading by as many as 20 points.
Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov led all scorers with 25 points.
James joined the Wildcats as part of the highly rated 2025 recruiting class. The three-star talent from Sierra Canyon was the No. 45 shooting guard in his class, according to 247Sports. During his final high school season, he averaged 8.0 points and 4.0 rebounds and won a 2025 CIF State Division I championship.
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Bryce redshirted in his freshman season and watched from the bench during Arizona’s Final Four run last season.
Last week, LeBron James posted a photo on Instagram with a piece of paper congratulating Bryce for being named to Arizona’s honor roll. He’s maintained a GPA of 3.0 for two consecutive semesters.
Arizona will play the Ukraine Senior National Team on Thursday (8/20) at 9 a.m. ET.
