James Kaoma

Originally from Zambia's Lusaka. James began playing tennis when he was 6 years old. In addition to competing in national events in his native Zambia and holding the top junior ranking there, he also competed in a number of ITF junior tournaments and ITF men's professional tournaments throughout the course of his tennis career.

James left home at the age of 19 to move to the US and play highly competitive tennis while pursuing a business career. played for Barton Community College, which at the time had a national ranking of four and was tenth in the singles category.