Former UConn star James Bouknight of the Charlotte Hornets was out from his courtside seat by a game official in the second half as the No. 24 Huskies held off Xavier 72-61.

Bouknight, who played two seasons for Connecticut and is an NBA rookie, was sitting opposite the Xavier bench in the front row when he was asked to leave. Bouknight then moved to the UConn student section.

“That was not an ideal scenario because we were playing bad and kind of melting down a bit,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said. “He got tossed. I didn’t really see what happened. And then I saw him again somewhere near the student section.”

R.J. Cole and Tyler Polley scored 16 points for UConn (19-7, 10-5 Big East), which has succeeded four of its last five games. Adama Sanogo had 15 points and nine rebounds.

Xavier (17-9, 7-8), which has lost four of five, was led by Adam Kunkel’s 15 points. Zach Freemantle added 11 points and ten rebounds.

Playing before a raucous, sold-out crowd for the second straight game, the Huskies hit 52% of their shots and took a 17-point lead at halftime before withstanding a second-half surge from the Musketeers. This season, UConn is 7-0 in Gampel Pavilion, its on-campus arena.

James Bouknight’s Salary?

James’ net worth has not been made public as he is a college represented. However, he will be fully paid from now on as he is a member of the NBA. 

However, from joining different teams, he has an annual salary of around $4,787,804 as of 2022. James has just joined the team and earns money from his career as a basketball player, and his salary may include his asset, property, and savings.

And as James got widespread, he might be earning it from other sources like a paid partnership, brand endorsement, Advertisements, etc. 

As James is still young and is in his 20’s, he may get his net worth and salary increased in the upcoming days. James might also be the highest-paid player in the few years if he plays with commitment and shows his hard work.

Contracts Of James Bouknight

James appears to be the 9th best-paid player of the year. He has signed the contract for four-season with different amounts. They are 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22 with incomes of about $4,154,400, $4,362,240, $4,570,080, $6,064,496 etc.