Eastern Michigan Athletics
2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
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Sims, J.R.
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Jersey Number 2
J.R. Sims
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- High School:
- Snider
Bio
EMU: Has been a member of the team since the 2009-2010 campaign...2012-13: Saw time in 34 games, starting 13 of them...Was named to the Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention list…Scored 5.8 points per game…Led the team in steals with 49, good for 1.4 per game…Posted a career-high of 18 points at Ball State (Feb. 16) after connecting on 7-of-8 shots taken, including 4-of-5 three-point land…Knocked down 68-of-186 shots (36.6 percent) while hitting 29-of-80 three-pointers (36.3 percent) on the season…Started the final 10 games of the season at point guard for the Eagles…Had seven double-digit scoring performances…Posted a career-best five steals against Bowling Green (Jan. 12)…Ranked seventh in the MAC in steals after averaging 1.4 per game...2011-12: Played in 31 games and earned seven starts...Averaged 4.5 points and 1.6 rebounds...Led the team in scoring twice, in back-to-back efforts against Rochester (Nov. 23) with 12 and 14 at Michigan State (Nov. 27)...Also paced the squad in rebounding once, with four at Syracuse (Nov. 29)...Scored in double figures five times...Scored a season’s-best 12 points in that Rochester contest...Finished the season tied for fifth on the team in scoring, was fifth in assists, third in steals (22) and fourth in free throws made (39)...2010-11: Played in 23 games while starting 11 of the last 12 games...Averaged 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds...Scored a career-best 13 points at home against Miami (Feb. 5), hitting 5-of-7 field goals and 2-of-3 three-point attempts...Also scored in double figures in a Mid-American Conference Tournament game at Akron (March 8) when he made 5-of-8 field goals and 2-of-4 triples for a 12-point effort...Turned in three triples at Bowling Green (Jan. 29) and had two three-point field goals in four other games...Recorded career-highs in rebounds (4) and assists (5) at home against Akron (Feb. 2)...2009-10: Sat out the season as a redshirt freshman but practiced with the team the entire season and was awarded a varsity letter...Named one of two Dan Hoff Scholar-Athlete Award winners with a 3.78 GPA...High School: Graduated from Snider H.S. in Ft. Wayne, Ind. where he played basketball for Head Coach Ray Sims, his father...Finished eighth in career scoring for Snider...Senior Year: Led his team to the state finals in Conseco Field House where Snider H.S. lost to Bloomington South...Named first-team All-Summit Conference after averaging 16 points a game...Voted one of the top 15 seniors in the state by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association...First-team All-Northeast Indiana and first-team All-Journal Gazette choice...Recorded the best free throw percentage in school history at 85 percent (85-of-100)...Second in school history for three-point field goals in a season (48-of-110) for 43.6 percent...Most assists in a single season in school history with 100...Junior Year: First-team All-Summit Conference...Helped the team win the sectional title...Averaged 15 points and led the team in assists and steals...Sophomore Year: Honorable mention All-Conference after averaging 11 points a game...Freshman Year: Earned his first varsity letter...Personal: Name: Jonathan Ray Sims...Son of Ray and Victoria Sims...His father, Ray, graduated from Ball State...Has one brother, Ryan, who played basketball at Bowling Green State University before transferring to the University of Indianapolis...Mother, Victoria, graduated from Ball State University...Major: Broadcast Journalism.
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