2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 3
James "Beetle" Bolden
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Covington, Ky.
- High School:
- Holmes HS
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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