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2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster

33 Joe Bova

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 220
  • Hometown Scotia, N.Y.
  • Previous School Christian Brothers Academy

Biography

2008-09: Started 14 of his 21 games ... scored in double figures seven times ... had career-high 16 points in 21 minutes in home win vs. Wagner ... totaled 13 points and nine rebounds vs. Virginia Tech ... a day later, had eight points and seven boards in win against Marist at Madison Square Garden, including last-minute tip-in to give Lions a three-point edge ... had 10 points in 22 minutes in home win vs. Princeton. 

2007-08: Played in 24 games ... scored two or more points in 17 games ... scored in double-digits in the first three games of the season, including a season-high 11 points vs. Ohio State on ESPN ... totaled a rebound in all but two games he played in ... scored five or more points 13 times ... totaled a season-high nine rebounds  at Stony Brook ... grabbed four or more rebounds 10 times. 

2006-07: Played in 26 games ... scored in every Ivy League contest ...  scored a career-high 10 points at Cornell, vs. Brown and at Penn ... ended the season by scoring in the final 22 contests ... had a career-high eight rebounds at Yale in season-high 27 minutes of action... averaged 4.2 ppg, while shooting .442 from the floor ... averaged 2.4 rpg ... was perfect from the floor in 19 minutes of action at Cornell, going 4-4, 2-2 from the three-point line ... played a season-high 27 minutes vs. Princeton ... shot .390 for the season from the three-point line ... had three or more rebounds in nine of the final 10 games of the season. 

2005-06: Did not play due to injury.

At Christian Brothers Academy: Captain in his fourth year as a varsity player at CBA ... Big 10 Conference Most Valuable Player ... News Channel 13 Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... two-time New York State Section 2 Class AA MVP ... two-time All-Big 10 selection ... named All-State as a senior ... CBA’s all-time leading scorer with 1,322 points ... selected to play in the Old Spice Red Zone Classic All-Star Shootout, which pitted New York all-stars vs. Chicago all-stars ... named the Roger Morris Scholar-Athlete of the Game during the nationally televised game in Chicago.

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2005-06First Year

    F
    6'7" 200 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2006-07Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 200 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2007-08Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2008-09Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    33