2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
James Humphrey
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- High School:
- Paul Harding HS
2008-09 -- Appeared in 28 games on the year with six starts... averaged 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game... shot .385 (40-104) from the field, .200 (5-25) from long range and .587 (27-46) from the free throw line... also had 17 blocks, 14 assists and 10 steals... ranked ninth in The Summit League with 0.6 blocks per game... reached double figures in a pair of games on the year... finished with eight points in the win at Wichita State (11/19)... swatted five shots in the win over IPFW (12/6)... the five blocks are tied for the third most in a single game in school history... scored a career-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting at Centenary (1/24), where he also grabbed five rebounds... followed it up with nine points and four rebounds vs. Western Illinois (1/29)... closed out the year with an eight rebound performance at IPFW (2/26) and a 13-point game on 5-of-7 shooting at Oakland (2/28).
2007-08 -- Played in 30-of-32 games on the year, which included nine starts... averaged 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per game... shot .341 (43-126) from the floor, .210 (13-62) from long range and .814 (35-43) from the charity stripe... also had 23 blocks, 20 steals and 19 assists... ranked seventh in The Summit League with 0.77 blocks per game... scored in double figures in three games on the year and grabbed 10 rebounds once... also had six games with two blocks... connected on his first career field goal at Kansas (11/11), where he scored four points and grabbed seven boards in 23 minutes of play... netted 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting in 12 minutes of play against Arkansas Tech (11/24)... made his first career start at Oakland (12/6)... began a string of eight straight starts with a 10-point effort against Centenary (1/26)... finished with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting to go along with eight boards at IUPUI (2/2)... scored nine points at Southern Utah (2/9)... grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to go along with seven points at Centenary (2/23)... one of two Kangaroo players to have 10 or more rebounds in a single game on the year.
Prep School -- Attended Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Va... averaged nine points and five rebounds in 18 minutes of court time... team finished the year with a 22-8 overall record... one of eight student-athletes from the team to receive a full-ride scholarship, six of which were Division I offers... played for head coach Fletcher Arritt.
High School -- Averaged 13.4 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds as a senior at Paul Harding High School... shot .565 (147-250) from the floor and .708 (68-96) from the free-throw line... all-conference, all-area and all-state tournament team selection as a senior... led Harding to a pair of Indiana Class 2A state runner-up finishes in 2005 and 2006... team finished with a 16-10 record in 2005 and a 17-10 mark in 2006... finished with a line of 14 points, eight rebounds, five blocks and five steals in the 2006 state championship game... the five blocks were a Class 2A state championship game record... three-year letterwinner... head coach was Al Gooden.
Personal -- Born on March 19, 1988... grandmother is Roberta Jones... played at the same prep school as former UMKC teammate Akeem Hemingway... majoring in physical therapy.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 16 at Centenary, 1/24/09
Rebounds: 10 at Centenary, 2/23/08
FGM: 6 at Centenary, 1/24/09
FGA: 10 (twice)
3FGM: 2 (four times)
3FGA: 7 vs. Centenary, 1/26/08
FTM: 5 at Southern Utah, 2/9/08
FTA: 6 (twice)
Assists: 3 (twice)
Steals: 3 at Oral Roberts, 2/21/08
Blocks: 5 vs. IPFW, 12/6/08
Minutes: 33 at Oral Roberts, 2/21/08
