Syracuse, N.Y. -- James Southerland, the former Syracuse University basketball player, has signed with a pro team in Japan.
Southerland confirmed via text message that he will play for the Aisin Seahorses of the Japan Professional Basketball League this season. Aisin, which is the team's sponsor, is located in Kariya. The city is in central Japan between Tokyo and Osaka near the Pacific Ocean.
Southerland, a 6-foot-8 forward, played at Syracuse from 2009 to 2013. He recently was a member of Boeheim's Army, a team of SU alumni that competed in The Basketball Tournament. Boeheim's Army lost to the Golden Eagles, a group of former Marquette players, in the TBT's quarterfinals last Sunday.