Jermaine Bishop

Jermaine Bishop
No. 11 – Saint Louis Billikens
Position Point guard
League Atlantic 10
Personal information
Born (1997-02-22) February 22, 1997
Queens, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school Holy Cross (Flushing, New York)
College Saint Louis (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards

Jermaine Bishop (born February 22, 1997) is an American college basketball player, currently a freshman for the Saint Louis Billikens in 2015–16.

High school career

Bishop attended Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York. As a senior in 2014–15, he averaged 20.6 points and 5.3 assists per game while helping Knights to an appearance in the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) AA intersectional semi-finals, the squad's deepest run since 2012. He graduated as Holy Cross' third-leading varsity scorer with 1,375 career points, trailing only Sylven Landesberg and Derrick Chievous.[1]

College career

As a freshman at Saint Louis in 2015–16, Bishop played in 27 games with 16 starting assignments, averaging 8.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 20.8 minutes per game.[2] A three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week honoree during the 2015–16 season, Bishop led the Billikens in scoring (11.7 ppg) and assists (3.2 apg) in conference games, becoming the first Billiken freshman to lead his team in those categories since SLU joined the A-10 in 2005–06. He recorded three 20-plus as a freshman, scoring 21 points against Duquesne on January 13, a career-high 23 points against Davidson on January 20, and 20 points against George Mason on February 17, a contest where he hit the game-winning basket in overtime.[3] He subsequently earned A-10 All-Rookie Team honors at the season's end.[3]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Saint Louis 27 16 20.8 .406 .326 .864 2.0 2.3 .4 .1 8.9

References

  1. ↑ "Jermaine Bishop Bio". slubillikens.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "#11 Jermaine Bishop". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Bishop, Crawford Draw A-10 Honors". slubillikens.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

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