West Virginia University Athletics

West Virginia (2022-23)

• Started 34 of 34 games
• Averaged 4.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game
• Had four points and eight rebounds vs. Texas Tech in Big 12 Championship
• Scored 15 points with seven rebounds in win over Auburn
• Double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds in TCU win
• Had six points and six rebounds at Oklahoma
• Pulled down nine rebounds at Oklahoma State
• Scored eight points at Kansas State
• Recorded his first career Division I double-double with a career-high 18 points and 10 rebounds
• Had eight points and eight rebounds against UAB
• Matched his then-career high with 12 points at Xavier
• Had five points and six rebounds against Florida
• Recorded four points and four rebounds against Portland State
• Finished with four points and five rebounds vs. Purdue
• Had six points and four rebounds against Penn
• Finished with 10 points and eight rebounds against Morehead State
• Had three points and three rebounds at Pitt
• Started and grabbed seven rebounds in his WVU debut vs. Mount St. Mary’s

Prior to West Virginia

• Attended Moberly Area Community College in 2021-22
• Started 29 of 35 games and averaged 9.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game 
• Shot 59.1 percent from the field and 67.5 percent from the free throw line, while blocking 52 shots 
• Had a season-high 22 points and 17 rebounds against Metropolitan and recorded 21 points against Missouri State-West Plains 
• Had a season-high 18 rebounds against Link Year Prep and had 14 double-figure rebounding games 
• Was third in the country with 146 offensive rebounds and 11^th in total rebounds with 317
• Played for coach Pat Smith at Moberly, the same school where former Mountaineer Jaysean Paige previously attended 
• Moberly won 28 games and advanced to the second round of the NJCAA Championship, losing to the No. 1 seed in the tournament.
• Attended his first two years at Saint Louis 
• In 2020-21, he appeared in 19 games while starting the last five and shot 53.8 percent from the field 
• Had a season-high eight points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and at La Salle and had a season-best five rebounds at La Salle 
• Was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• As a freshman in 2019-20, he started every game except for Senior Night
• Shot 49.1 percent from the field during conference play and 70 percent from the free throw line 
• Scored a career-high 12 points at Rhode Island and a career-best eight rebounds at Dayton
• Prior to Saint Louis, he spent two years at Bella Vista College Preparatory School in Scottsdale, Arizona 
• Averaged 11 points and 10 rebounds as a senior 
• Played basketball and football at Arthur Hill High in Saginaw, Michigan, before attending Bella Vista to focus solely on basketball

Personal

• Son of Betty Holmes and Jimmy Bell Sr.
• Birthday is July 8
• Majoring in integrated studies