Josh Sowards

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-7
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Scott Deport, W.Va.
High School:
Hurricane HS

Joined the Mountaineers as an invited walk-on … will be entering his fourth season with the Mountaineer program … played prep ball at Fork Union Military Academy where he averaged 10 points per game … tremendous attitude and work ethic … has good shooting range … can play either the guard and forward positions.

At West Virginia (2007-08): Played in 16 games as a sophomore … shot 48.3 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from 3-point range … scored three points against Providence ... had two points against Seton Hall ... scored three points at Radford, Canisius and Syracuse ... scored four points vs. UMBC ... scored two points against Tennessee ... career-high six points vs. Prairie View A&M and Maryland Eastern Shore ... scored two points vs. Arkansas-Monticello

At West Virginia (2006-07): Redshirted.

At West Virginia (2005-06): Played in five games ... scored his first collegiate basket against Washington & Jefferson ... finished with two points in the game ... played two minutes against UMBC ... playing three minutes against Duquesne, grabbing one rebound.

In High School: Averaged 20.8 points and 11 rebounds as a senior at Hurricane High … was the Charleston Daily Mail Putnam County Player of the Year his junior and senior seasons … also earned all-conference honors … also played for the East Coast Scholar Athletes AAU squad.

Personal: Son of David and Debbie Sowards … birthday is March 16 … majoring in business management ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.