James Dickey

James L. Dickey III (born November 28, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Ironi Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the power forward and center positions. Dickey played college basketball for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, with whom he was the 2017–18 Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year. During his college career he led the Southern Conference once in rebounds, and twice in blocked shots.

Early life Dickey is the son of James Dickey Jr. and Joanne Jeffreys. He has one sibling, an older sister Auriel. His hometown is Raleigh, North Carolina. He majored in Communication Studies. He shot 58.2% (8th) from the field, and 53.6% from the free throw line. He was third in the SoCon in defensive rebounds (5.5 per game).

In 2018–19 as a redshirt junior, he averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 blocks (3rd in the conference), 8.0 rebounds (6th), and 1.3 steals per game (8th), and tied his single-game season-high in rebounds with 15 against Furman University on March 10, 2019. He was named Third Team All-SoCon, and to the SoCon All-Tournament Team. He had a .582% two-point field goal percentage. He then played eight games in 2021 for BG Goettingen in the German Basketball Bundesliga. Dickey parted ways with the team on November 20.

On November 28, 2021, Dickey signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

On July 2, 2022, Dickey signed with JL Bourg of the French LNB Pro A and EuroCup.

On May 24, 2024, Dickey signed with Pelita Jaya of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL), replacing Thomas Robinson. In December 2024, he returned to the Pelita Jaya for the 2025 IBL season.