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  James Bridgewater

James Bridgewater

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 190

Position:
GF

Birthdate:
12/01/1982

2004-05: Recorded 11 points, four rebounds, two blocks, two steals and an assist in 13 games... his alley-oop dunk at Marshall on Feb. 26 made ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays of the Day... in Dec. 4 win over Navy, posted season-highs with five points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist.

2003-04: Made eight starts while seeing time in 27 games... averaged 2.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per game... shot 43.4 percent from the field and 58.3 percent at the free-throw line... connected on two of his three three-point attempts... reached double figures in minutes eight times, establishing a season best of 21 vs. UC Irvine... averaged nearly eight minutes per game... registered points in 15 contests... tallied a season-best 11 vs. Marshall in February... made five of his 10 attempts from the field that night, including a three-pointer... tallied points in the final six games after six straight scoreless efforts... posted a season-high seven rebounds at Buffalo... tallied at least one on 13 occasions, including five straight games at the end of the year and four straight at one point in midseason... had six at Duquesne and five each against UC Irvine and Marshall-H... set a career-high with four steals vs. Marshall... gained three, plus added eight points, against UC Irvine.

2002-03: Played in 24 games off the bench... saw action in 12 of the last 13 contests... averaged 1.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per game... topped double figures in minutes eight times, including six of the last 16 contests... recorded a career-best 31 minutes against Western Michigan... scored points in seven of his outings... tallied six against Toledo for his season high... grabbed at least one rebound on 14 occasions... recorded a season-high six boards in the season-opener at Providence... equaled that total against Western Michigan... also added a pair of steals that night before fouling out... contributed two assists in the first three games but only two more over the remaining schedule (back-to-back games Virginia and Marshall)... also recorded four steals and three blocks on the year.

2001-02: Played in 25 games, all off the bench... averaged 3.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game... connected on 51.5 percent (35-of-68) from the field, but only 66.7 percent (20-of-30) from the free throw line... missed both three-point attempts during the year... made 16 of his last 26 shots from the field... topped double figures in minutes played 13 times... established new career highs of 13 points, eight rebounds (five offensive) and three assists against Long Island... equalled the scoring against Toledo, hitting six of seven shots... tallied nine points on three-of-three shooting (three-of-four free throws) against Northern Illinois... scored seven points and had two assists against WMU... registered his first career block in the first meeting against Miami... added one against Toledo... credited with 10 steals.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named Co-Player of the Year by the Ann Arbor News in March 2001... averaged 17.9 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a senior... named all-state that season... twice selected all-area and all-metro first team... a four-year starter for current Bobcat assistant coach Brian Townsend at Pioneer High School... helped his team to three district, two regional and one Class A state championship during his career... as a senior, led the team to an 18-6 record and the regional semifinals.

PERSONAL: Sociology major... son of Sharon Bridgewater and James Koger... born December 1, 1982.