2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jimmy Sotos
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Elk Grove Village, Ill.
- High School:
- Conant
Talented playmaker who broke out with a terrific sophomore year ... led the Patriot League in assists and was on pace to break the Bucknell single-season assists record until a mid-season injury cost him a few games ... has good shooting range but can also score off the dribble or get the ball to the basket ... good basketball sense and passing ability ... also a strong defender ... product of a strong high school program that was competitive in the Chicago area ... enters 2020-21 season ranked 8th on Bucknell's career assists chart with 390.
2019-20
Starting point guard ... only Bison to start all 34 games ... led the team in scoring (11.5) and assists (3.9), becoming just the 8th Bison to do so and 1st since Darryl Shazier in 2010-11 ... also led the squad in steals (1.6) and FT% (.800) ... shot 40.6 FG%, 37.1 3FG%, 80.0 FT% ... scored in double figures 20 times, including 5 20-pt. games ... among Patriot League Leaders ranked 17th in scoring, 5th in assists, 4th in steals, 6th in FT%, 9th in 3FG%, 9th in asst/TO, 13th in minutes played (32.2) ... tallied 12 pts., 7 reb. in home opener vs. Vermont ... huge game in win over Hofstra with career-high 24 pts. (8-13 FG, 4-7 3FG, 4-4 FT), with 15 pts. in 2nd half ... 10 pts., 6 asst. at Penn State ... team-high 14 pts. (4-8 3FG), 3 stl. vs. Yale ... hit 7-9 FG, 5-5 FT on the way to 20 pts. vs. Princeton ... handed out 10 asst. at Rider ... big game in 65-64 win over Albany with 23 pts. ... scored 20 pts. in 2nd half, including team’s final 10 of game ... became 1st Bison to score 20 pts. in a half since Zach Thomas vs. Michigan State in 2018 NCAA Tournament ... set career highs for FTM (11A) and FTA (13) ... filled up the stat sheet with 23 pts., 7 reb., 4 stl., 3 asst. at Siena ... hit tiebreaking 3FG with 1:43 remaining in home win over Army ... had 16 pts., 5 asst. in the game ... held to 4 pts. by Holy Cross at home, but had 8 asst., 3 stl. in a 15-pt. win ... hit two late 3FGs to help hold off a Lehigh rally in home win ... nice game at Lehigh with 20 pts. (7-12 FG), 5 reb., 3 asst., 2 stl. ... big performance in home win over Colgate with 17 pts., 7 reb., 3 asst., 3 stl. ... scored 6 pts. in final 4:57 to help Bucknell rally from 6 down to win 71-70 ... hit a go-ahead jumper with 0:53 left, and after Colgate tied it with a FT, made the pass that set up Paul Newman’s game-winning FT with 0:07 left ... team-high 19 pts. in regular-season finale at Boston U. ... had 4 pts., 5 asst. in PL quarterfinal win at American, but had 2 critical plays in the last 45 seconds ... with the Bison 60-58, took a charge on Sa’eed Nelson, then scored on a driving layup with 0:18 left to make it a 4-pt. game ... recorded 10 pts. in PL semifinals at Boston U.
2018-19
Played in 31 of 33 games as Bucknell’s lead point guard, missing 2G due to injury ... averaged 8.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 6.1 apg ... led the Patriot League and ranked 18th nationally in assists ... only the 2nd Bucknell player win the PL assist title, joining Darryl Shazier who did it twice (2008-09, 2010-11) ... 6.1 apg were most by a Bison since Mike Joseph averaged 6.3 apg in 1989-90 ... only 5th time a Bucknell player logged 6+ apg (Joseph twice, Chris Seneca twice) ... over last 20G of season averaged 6.7 apg ... 189 assists were 3rd-most in team history, behind only Seneca’s 197 in 1986-87 and 191 in 1985-86 ... total was also 7th-highest in PL history ... ranked 2nd in PL in asst/TO ratio (2.1) ... starting point guard on opening night at St. Bonaventure and had a wild ride with 14 pts. (3-5 FG, 1-1 3FG, 7-8 FT), 7 asst., 7 TO ... set career highs for pts. and asst., and helped ice the game with a pair of FTs with 0:07 left in OT ... big night vs. Canisius with career-high 23 pts. (9-12 FG, 5-7 3FG) with 6 reb. ... career-high 8 asst. vs. Northeastern ... followed that up with 7 asst. with 10 pts. in a win over Monmouth ... terrific in Bucknell’s two wins at the Diamond Head Classic ... vs. Rhode Island had 16 pts. (3-3 FG, 3-3 3FG, 7-8 FT), 6 asst. ... had 14 pts. and tournament-record 12 asst. with just 1 TO in rout of UNLV ... 12 asst. were most by a Bison since 1991-92, when Russell Peyton had a school-record 16 vs. UMBC ... backed up that performance with 11 asst. along with 9 pts., 7 reb. in win at Army ... had 9 pts., 9 asst., 7 reb. in 2nd half alone, when Bucknell rallied from 26 down to win 64-63 ... became the first Bison to record back-to-back double-digit assist games since Chris Seneca in 1986-87, and the first ever to have 11 or more in two straight games ... had 10 pts., 8 asst. in home win over Holy Cross ... made the game-winning layup with 1.2 seconds remaining in an 85-83 win at Lehigh ... had 10 pts., 6 reb., 5 asst. in that game ... scored the winning points for the 2nd straight game in the home win over Loyola ... broke a 68-68 tie by hitting all 3 FTs after being fouled on a 3FG attempt with 5.8 seconds remaining ... missed the Jan. 30 home game vs. Navy and Feb. 2 game at Lafayette due to injury (1st career DNPs) ... returned to action at Loyola and had 6 pts., 6 asst. in a Bison win ... 12 pts., 5 reb., 5 asst. in home win over Lehigh ... career-high 6 stl. at Colgate ... that was the most by a Bison since Charles Lee had 6 vs. Army in 2005-06 ... big game in home rout of Lafayette with 17 pts., 9 asst., 2 stl. in 20 min. ... 20 asst. in 3 PL Tournament games, including 8 in championship game at Colgate.
2017-18
Welcome addition to the Bison as a freshman guard ... played in all 35 games with 13 starts ... averaged 4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.0 apg ... shot 39.5 FG%, 39.3 3FG%, 77.8 FT% ... made collegiate debut on opening night at Monmouth and hit a key 2nd-half 3FG that broke a 64-64 tie ... 5 pts. at both Arkansas and North Carolina ... terrific in 22 min. in rout of Siena, with 10 pts. (2-3 3FG, 4-4 FT), 5 asst., 2 stl. ... strong 28 min. in home win over Ball State with 12 pts. (2-4 FG, 8-10 FT) ... scored all 12 pts. in 2nd half of close game, including 2 big drives for layups ... went 3-3 3FG and had 10 pts., 3 asst., 0 TO in road win at Stony Brook ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on 11/27 after the 3 straight double-digit scoring games ... made first collegiate start at Saint Joseph’s and had 4 pts., 6 reb., 4 asst., 2 stl. ... season-high 13 pts. with 3 asst. at VCU ... career-high 8 reb. along with 4 asst. and just 1 TO in 28 min. vs. American ... 13 pts. (4-7 FG, 3-5 3FG), career-high 5 stl. in win at Army ... 4 asst. in PL championship game win over Colgate ... was terrific in 24 min. vs. Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament ... had 5 pts. (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG), 7 reb., 2 asst., 2 stl.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
James Joseph Sotos ... born Sept. 4, 1998 in Arlington Heights, Ill. ... son of Jim and Katy Sotos ... father played professional basketball in Greece after playing collegiately at Aurora College ... has three older brothers, who all have played college basketball ... the oldest, Tommy, played at the University of Chicago; Christian played at Carroll University; and Danny will be a senior at Lake Forest College ... played three varsity seasons for coach Tom McCormack at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Ill. ... grew from 5’2” as a freshman in high school to 6’3” by his senior year ... as a senior helped lead his team to a 27-5 record ... earned Chicago Sun Times All-Area honors ... Second Team All-State 3A/4A ... Illinois Prep All-State 4th Team selection ... averaged 16.3 points, 4.4 assists, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals while shooting 48% from the field and 84% from the foul line as a senior ... helped his team to area and conference titles and a berth in the final eight of the state playoffs as a junior ... averaged 16 points and 4.5 assists as a junior, while garnering area and conference player of the year honors ... played AAU ball for Young Legends and played on the UnderArmour Circuit ... majoring in economics.
