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Bentley University

2014-15 Men's Basketball

20 J.P. Koury

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Red Bank, N.J.
  • Highschool Christian Brothers Academy

Biography

JP Koury

Career Notes
Finished career with averages of 8.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists … 880 points, 430 rebounds and 191 assists in 103 career games (76 starts) … played in 77 consecutive games to start his career before an injury forced him to miss the final five of his junior season …is 11th in program history in career steals per game (1.3) and 13th in total steals (136) … owns the school record for consecutive free throws made (36), a streak that began Jan. 23, 2013 and ran through Nov. 13, 2013.

2014-15 Season
In 26 games, all as a starter, provided the Falcons with 9.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and a team-best 1.6 steals per game … was third on the team in scoring, rebounding and getting to the line (58-73) … finished career with a season-best 20 points, on 9-of-14 shooting, at Franklin Pierce Feb. 24 … opened the season with 18 points, nine rebounds, five steals and no turnovers in a 72-63 win over preseason No. 14 Philadelphia Nov. 14 … a day later, grabbed a season-high 10 points and came within a point of a double-double in a 68-67 loss to Holy Family … scored in double figures 12 times, including three in a row Dec. 19-31 and again Feb. 18-24 … was tenth in the Northeast-10 in steals per game … in home games, averaged 10.2 points and shot a blistering .886 (39-44) from the line.

2013-14 Season
Averaged 8.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 24 starts before a shoulder injury prematurely ended his season … shot .508 from two-point range and .469 overall … led team in steals (37) and was third on the squad in minutes per game (28.5), average rebounds (5.3) and assists (63) … was seventh in the Northeast-10 in steals per game and 11th in total steals (37) … scored in doubles nine times, including eight of the first 13 games … included was a season-high 21 points against Post on Jan. 4 … collected career-high 11 rebounds, all at the defensive end, Feb. 1 at Pace, and had two other games with nine boards … seven steals against Goldey-Beacom Dec. 21 was the most by a Bentley player since Mike Quinn in Dec. 2010 … also had 12 points and eight rebounds against the Lightning … extended the school record for consecutive free throws made to 36, a streak that lasted from Jan. 23 to Nov. 13, 2013 … scored his 500th career point Dec. 7 against St. Michael’s … named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll Jan. 6 … made 14 of 30 three-pointers (.467) over his final 17 games.

2012-13 Season
Was third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.3 points along with 3.9 rebounds and a team-best 1.7 steals … rebound average was the second best on the team … was one of only four NE-10 players to average at least 3.9 boards and 1.7 steals … started the team’s final 23 games after coming off the bench in the first three … sixth in NE-10 in steals per game and 11th in free throw percentage … finished the season by making his final 29 free throws, breaking the school record of 28 set by Tom Quinlan in 1994 … that streak was achieved over the course of 11 games … scored in doubles 14 times, including five straight from Feb. 2-16 … erupted for a career-best 25 points at St. Michael’s Nov. 28 and gave the Falcons 21 points two games later against Franklin Pierce … in both of those, buried four of six three-pointers … made four of five treys during an 18-point effort Jan. 19 at Saint Rose … recorded his first double-double Feb. 2 at Southern Connecticut, finishing with 12 points and a career-best 10 rebounds … other highs included seven assists against AIC on Jan. 15 and five steals against St. Michael’s Feb. 12.

2011-12 Season
Averaged 5.3 points and 3.0 rebounds as one of five Falcons to appear in every game … played 17.6 minutes per game … started three consecutive games from Feb. 4-11 … in that role, averaged 4.3 points and 5.3 rebounds … six points and a season-high eight rebounds Feb. 4 vs. Saint Anselm in first career start … debuted with 12 points in 18 minutes Nov. 11 against Felician … scored in doubles four times with a high of 14 Jan. 28 against Southern Connecticut State … against the Owls, buried four of five from outside the arc … 10 points, four assists vs. Franklin Pierce Feb. 14 … eight points, three steals against Saint Rose a month earlier … played at least 22 minutes in each of the last 10 games, averaging 6.6 points and 4.6 rebounds over that span … in home games, connected at a 44 percent clip (15-34) from three-point land.

Before Bentley
2011 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, where he was a team captain as a senior … that was also the alma mater of former Falcon point guard Pat Lynch (2000-04) … helped CBA to Shore Conference championship in 2009 and 2010 … honors included first-team All-Shore, first-team All-Monmouth County, first-team Asbury Park Press All-Star and team MVP … during his senior year, averaged 17.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 3.8 steals … career averages of 16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.2 steals … played in 2011 All-Shore All-Star game … MVP of 2010 Shore Conference Tournament … played AAU with the NJ Shoreshots and the Central Jersey Hawks.

Personal
Graduated May 16, 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree in management … minor in law … age as of Nov. 15, 2014: 22 … son of Joe and Mary Koury … has one sister, Caitlin (23), and one brother, Jack (16) … father was a soccer goalie at Bowling Green University … named after his father.

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Historical Player Information

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    2012-13Sophomore

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    2013-14Junior

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    2014-15Senior

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