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James Allen Les (born August 18, 1963 in Niles, Illinois) is a former NBA basketball guard. He was picked in the third round (70th pick overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft out of Bradley University.

He played seven seasons in the NBA, from 1988 to 1995 for four franchises. The highlight of his career came during the 1990-91 season with the Sacramento Kings, when he reached career highs in scoring average (7.2 PPG), assists (5.4 APG), steals (1.04 SPG) and field goal percentage (.444), while also leading the league in three-point field goal percentage (.461). The following year, he was runner-up to Craig Hodges in the AT&T Long Distance Shootout contest.

Following his NBA career, Les became an assistant coach for three years for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs. In 2003, he returned to his alma mater as head coach, where he led Bradley to an improved record in each of his first two seasons. The Bradley Braves advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament in 2006.

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