#10 James Bishop Season 2019-20
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20)
Played in 16 games in his first year at LSU … Averaged 3.1 points and 0.3 rebounds a game … Averaged 8.6 minutes a game … Scored 11 points against Northwestern State (12/8) and nine against UMBC (11/19) … In SEC play, had seven points at Arkansas (3/4) and five points at Florida (2/26) … Played 22 minutes in the Northwestern State game, hitting 4-of-7 field goals … Hit 18-of-46 field goals (39.1%) with seven treys … Had four assists in the UMBC game.
PRIOR TO LSU
Three-star point guard … Ranked 23 on list of combo guards in the country … Coached by Pat Clatchey at Mount Saint Joseph’s High School in Baltimore … Averaged 18 points in 2018 and 23.3 points per game in 2019 … Team won the 2016, 2017 Baltimore Catholic league championships … He scored over 2,100 points in his career and was on teams that won more games than any other player at Mount Saint Joseph’s (126) … First-team All-Metro as chosen by the Baltimore Sun for the second straight year and Baltimore Catholic Player of the Year … 15 games of 25 or more points this past year … Also averaged 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 17, 2000, in Baltimore … Left handed … Nickname is “Church” … Parents are Lisa and James Bishop III … One of three family members … Favorite food is steak and cookies favorite dessert … Favorite professional basketball player is Kobe Bryant and his favorite NBA team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
TOP PERFORMANCES
Points: 11, vs. Northwestern State, 12/8/19
Rebounds: 2, vs. Rhode Island, 11/24/19
Field Goals Made: 4, vs. Northwestern State, 12/8/19
3 PT FG Made: 1, seven times
Free Throws Made: 2, twice
Assists: 4, vs. UMBC, 11/19/19
Blocks: 1, vs. Missouri State, 11/29/19
Steals: 2, vs. Rhode Island, 11/24/19
Minutes: 22, vs. Northwestern State, 12/8/19
TOP SCORING GAMES
1. 11, vs. Northwestern State, 12/8/19
2. 9, vs. UMBC, 11/19/19
3. 7, at Arkansas, 3/4/20
4. 5, at Florida, 2/26/20
5. 4, vs. ETSU, 12/18/19
4, vs. Rhode Island, 11/24/19
4, at VCU, 11/13/19
8. 3, vs. UNO, 12/3/19
9. 2, vs. Missouri State, 11/29/19