James King is in his second season as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant with the Rockets. He previously served as an intern with the Ohio State strength and conditioning program in 2016.
   King graduated from Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio in 2011. He earned three letters in football and four in wrestling at Lake Catholic. King played college football at John Carroll, where he earned All-OAC honors at linebacker in 2014. He earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from John Carroll in 2015.