2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
John Meeks
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Burlington, N.C.
- High School:
- The Burlington School
Energetic, physical forward who can mix it up inside or knock down the perimeter shot ... has battled some injuries, but provides instant offense when on the floor ... extremely hard worker with a high basketball IQ ... smooth left-handed shooting stroke ... came to Bucknell from a very successful high school program.
2020-21
NABC First Team All-Region and Third Team All-Patriot League selection, despite playing in only 4 of the 10 regular-season games ... missed the first 2 weeks due to injury, and missed the American series due to COVID-19 protocols ... posted monster numbers in his 6 appearances ... recorded 20+ pts. in his final 5 games, including 3 30-pt. games, and finished with a 25.3 ppg average ... also notched 6.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.0 spg ... shot 49.5 FG%, 38.5 3FG%, 85.1 FT% ... became the first Bucknell player ever to score 30+ pts. 3 times in a span of 4 games ... 3 30-pt. games were one shy of the Bucknell season record ... recorded 10+ made FGs in 4 of his 6 outings ... returned from injury for the first Lehigh weekend (1/16-17) and helped the Bison to a sweep ... tallied 12 pts., 4 reb. in his season debut, then had a career game in Bethlehem the following day ... logged 31 pts. (11-20 FG, 5-8 3FG, 5-7 FT), 11 reb., 5 asst. ... scored 20 pts. in 1st half, then had a hand in 9 of team’s 13 FGs (4 FGM, 5 asst.) in 2nd half when Bucknell outscored Lehigh 41-24 ... continued his dominance of Lehigh with a 55-pt. weekend on 1/30-31 ... had 23 pts., 8 reb. in a win at Lehigh, then went off for 32 pts. in the Sunday game at home, surpassing his 7-day-old career scoring high ... hit 11-16 FG, 9-9 FT and had a +37 rating in a 92-68 win ... became the 2nd Bison ever to score 30 pts. twice in a span of 3G (Zach Thomas was the other) ... named PL Player of the Week and Bison Athlete of the Week after both Lehigh weekends ... after missing the American series, returned for the PL quarterfinals at Lafayette and exploded once again for 31 pts., 11 reb. ... scored 23 pts. in the 1st half and finished 10-20 FG, 10-12 FT ... scored 23 pts. at Colgate in the PL semifinals and was voted to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team.
2019-20
Third Team All-Patriot League selection ... one of team’s top scorers, even when he was in a “sixth man” role at the start of the season ... entered the starting lineup just before the start of Patriot League play ... team's No. 3 scorer (11.2) and leading rebounder (5.3) ... shot 45.3 FG%, 34.9 3FG%, 78.5 FT% ... averaged a team-high 12.6 ppg in Patriot League play ... ranked 19th in the PL in scoring, 11th in rebounding, 15th in FG% ... major contributor off the bench in opening-night win at Fairfield, scoring 19 pts. (7-14 FG, 3-4 3FG, 2-3 FT) in 26 min. ... equaled previous career high of 14 pts. in 1st half alone ... added 16 pts. (5-10 FG, 6-7 FT) next time out vs. Vermont ... tallied 12 pts. and career-high 7 reb. in home win over Hofstra ... 12 pts. and career-high 9 reb. at Canisius ... missed Rider and Albany games due to injury ... returned to lineup at Siena and had 12 pts., 7 reb. in 23 min. off bench ... made first career start at La Salle and played career-high 34 min. ... huge game in win over Army with career-high 22 pts. (8-14 FG, 3-5 3FG, 3-3 FT), 9 reb. ... no-look reverse layup on put-back at shot-clock buzzer with 0:58 left proved to be the winning points ... scored 18 pts. vs. Navy, including 3 tying FTs with 0:48 left ... big game in home win vs. Holy Cross with team-high 19 pts. (7-11 FG, 2-3 3FG, 3-4 FT), along with 5 reb., 3 stl. ... scored 13 pts. in 2nd half ... recorded 1st career double-double with 11 pts., 10 reb. in home win over Lehigh ... also had 3 asst., 3 stl. ... led team with 19 pts., 9 reb. at West Point ... double-double at Loyola with 12 pts., 10 reb. ... all 12 pts. in 2nd half ... scored in double figures in his first 11 PL games before being held to 4 at Navy ... did grab 8 reb. at Navy ... hit career-high 4 3FGs and scored 18 pts. in road win at Holy Cross ... also had 7 reb., 2 asst. 0 TOs in 35 min. ... 10 pts. in PL quarterfinal win at American, including go-ahead basket with 1:03 left that put Bucknell in front for good.
2018-19
Battled through injuries to become a key player off the bench for the Bison ... missed all of preseason practice and the first 7G of the season due to injury, but when he returned he averaged 5.7 ppg and 1.8 rpg in 11.7 mpg ... came in looking to score and averaged 19.5 pts. and 15.3 FGA per 40 minutes ... shot 49.6 FG%/48.5 3FG%/77.8 FT% ... hit 16-33 from the arc, including 6-8 over the final 4G of the season ... made season debut at Ohio State on Dec. 15 and tallied 7 pts., 3 reb. in 16 min. ... followed that up by hitting 4-4 FG (1-1 3FG) for 9 pts. at Saint Mary’s ... 7 pts. in 9 min. in win over UNLV ... notched 6 pts., 6 reb. in 17 min. in win at Army ... 8 pts. in 14 min. at Boston University ... logged 9 pts. in 17 min. in home win over Colgate ... 9 pts. in 15 min. in home win over Navy ... scored then-career-high 10 pts. (4-4 FG, 2-2 3FG), all in 1st half, vs. Boston U. ... made it 2 straight 10-pt. games (3-7 FG, 4-4 FT) in home win over Lehigh ... scored 8 pts. in 8 min. in home win vs. Army ... huge game vs. Holy Cross in PL quarterfinals with career-high 14 pts (6-8 FG, 1-1 3FG, 1-1 FT) in 21 min. ... scored 12 pts. in 2nd half ... 8 pts. (3-4 FG, 2-3 3FG) in PL championship game at Colgate ... tallied 28 pts. in 49 min. in PL Tournament.
2017-18
Appeared in 28 games as a freshman ... totaled 53 points, 26 rebounds ... shot 52.2 FG% ... made collegiate debut on opening night at Monmouth ... logged 8 pts. (4-6 FG), 5 reb. in 16 min. in win over Siena ... scored 9 pts. (4-5 FG) and hit his first career 3FG in 7 min. in win at Richmond ... 7 pts. (3-3 FG, 1-1 3FG) in PL semifinal win over Boston U.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
John Robert Meeks ... born March 16, 1999 in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... son of Cliff and Betsy Meeks ... has two younger sisters, Anna and Alie ... competed in basketball, baseball and track & field at The Burlington School ... captained the basketball and baseball teams ... two-time all-state selection for coach Ron Johnson ... three-time all-conference selection ... two-time Times-News All-Region selection and Player of the Year ... as a senior averaged 18.2 points per game while leading his team to an undefeated season and its second North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1-A state title in a three-year span ... scored 23 points in the state championship game ... recorded his 1,000th career point as a junior, when he averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds per game ... in four years of high school his team went 119-6 with two state titles ... played AAU basketball with PSB Select ... majoring in psychology ... named to 2020 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
