Jimmy Bell Jr.

Photo by: WVU Athletic Communications

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

Photo by: WVU Athletic Communications

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-10
Weight:
285
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Saginaw, Mich.
High School:
Bella Vista Prep (Ariz.)
Prev School:
Moberly Area CC

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