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James "Beetle" Bolden #3 G

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    188
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Covington, Ky.
  • High School:
    Holmes HS

Summary

Biography

2016-17 (r-Freshman)

  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Second Team
  • Played in 27 games, averaging 5.8 minutes per game
  • Averaged 3.5 points per game
  • Shot 46.4 percent from the field and 44.9 percent from 3-point range
  • Hit 22 3-point field goals
  • Scored four points against Iowa State in Big 12 Championship
  • Scored three points against Kansas State in Big 12 Championship
  • Had four points at Kansas
  • Scored nine points in eight minutes against Kansas State
  • Had a career-high 17 points in 10 minutes at Oklahoma
  • Scored eight points, including 2-of-3 from 3, in five minutes at Iowa State
  • Had three points against Texas A&M
  • Scored three points in the win over No. 1 Baylor
  • Finished with nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range against VMI
  • Scored five points against Western Carolina
  • Had five points, four rebounds and two steals against Manhattan
  • Scored six points on 2-of-3 shooting from 3 against New Hampshire
  • Had five points against Mississippi Valley State
  • Scored six points in his first collegiate game on 2-of-4 from 3-point range vs. Mount St. Mary’s

2015-16 (Freshman)

  • Sat out in 2015-16 after tearing the ACL in his right knee in September 2015

High School

  • Averaged 19.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game and led Holmes High to a third straight Ninth Region finals appearance
  • Shot 46.3 percent from the floor, including 33.8 percent on 3-pointers (69 of 204)
  • Finished career with 2,024 points, 464 rebounds, 402 assists and 227 steals
  • Averaged 20.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior
  • Led his team to the finals of the Ninth Region tournament, falling to eventual state champion Covington Catholic
  • Shot 35.2 percent from 3-point range and 82 percent at the free throw line
  • One of three juniors to make the Louisville Courier-Journal’s All-State First Team and one of two sophomores to make the first team in 2013. Made All-State First Team as a senior
  • Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader’s Boys All-State Basketball First Team as a senior, junior and sophomore
  • Two-time Player of the Year by the Northern Kentucky Boys’ Basketball Coaches Association and the Cincinnati Enquirer
  • Three-time selection to the Kentucky All-State Basketball Team
  • Averaged 18.5 points, 4.0 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 steals as a sophomore
  • Shot 42 percent from 3-point line and 80 percent from the foul line as a sophomore
  • Holmes High finished the 2012-13 season with a 32-3 record and a spot in Kentucky’s Sweet 16 round
  • Played for coach Mark Listerman
  • Played AAU basketball for the Kentucky Travelers

Personal

  • Son of James Bolden Sr.
  • Birthday is January 16
  • Majoring in sport management
  • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
  • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2015-16Freshman

    Guard
    6'0" 160 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2016-17Freshman

    G
    6'0" 160 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2017-18Sophomore

    G
    6'0" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    6'0" 188 lbs
    3
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