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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Jonathan Stark
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Munford, Tenn.
- High School:
- Munford HS
- Prev School:
- Tulane
Bio
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
Before MSU
Personal
- Was OVC Preseason Player of the Year, OVC Player of the Year & OVC Tournament MVP.
- Earned Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention honors to become the 16th Racer to be so honored and the first since Cameron Payne in 2015.
- Named to the USBWA All-District IV team
- Named NABC All-District
- Named College Mid-Major Madness First Team
- OVC leader 21.4 points per game. All-time two-year scorer at Murray State with 1,408pts.
- Started every one of his 129 career games. 65 at Murray State and 64 at Tulane.
- During the season, he was the only active player in the nation with 2,220 points and 570 assists when combining his stats from Tulane and Murray State.
- Season high in scoring was a 36-point performance (4) at home against Southeast Missouri on 9-16 FG and 4-7 #PT and 14-14 FT.
- Had 19 games of 20-plus points and four of 30-plus.
- Had four games of reaching the free throw line for 10 or more attempts. 14-14 vs SEMO, MOR, 14-16 vs SIUE and 12-15 vs JSU.
- Had a season-high seven 3-point baskets vs JSU.
- Had nine games of five-plus made 3-pointers.
- Had five games of playing all 40 minutes.
- Had 685 points after scoring 723 in his junior season.
- Hit 110 3-point baskets, two better than his MSU single-season record of 108 last season.
- Prior to the NCAA Tournament, was 7th in NCAA with 3.52 threes per game, ninth in with 110 made threes and 16th in NCAA with 21.8ppg.
- Was selected to compete in the 2018 State Farm College 3-Point Championship at the Final Four in San Antonio. He placed second in the friendly competition after leading the field in the first two rounds of the event when he hit 40-of-50 shots. He was the second Racer to do so, following Isaiah Canaan who was the first in 2013.
2016-17
- Debuted at MSU with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists and two steals vs Illinois State.
- Scored 18 points on 8-of-16 FG vs Middle Tennessee.
- Scored 28 points 10-of-20 FG vs Bowling Green
- Scored 29 points at Southern Illinois.
- Started the season with five 20-point scoring games in the first eight.
- Scored 32 points at South Dakota State & tied MSU single-game record with 9 made 3-point baskets.
- Named All-OVC and All-OVC Newcomer Team.
- Was named OVC Newcomer of the Week for the first tour weeks of the season and tied the league record with seven awards.
- Led the OVC in scoring in the regular season with 21.9 points per game.
- Had an amazing two games at the OVC Tournament where he scored 78 points in wins over TTU and MOR. Scored 41pts and 37pts in these back-to-back games.
- Set a new single-season record for made 3-point baskets at MSU with 108.
2015-16
- Sat out the season as a transfer from Tulane.
Before MSU
- In 2014-15 appeared in all 31 games for Tulane.
- Averaged 10.6 points and 4.4 assists per game.
- His 137 assists 5th in American Athletic Conference.
- Scored 24 points vs Memphis.
- Had double-double 18pts, 10a vs UCF.
- In 2013-14, earned CUSA All-Freshman honors and named Freshman All-American by CollegeInsider.
- Had a standout two-year run at Munford High School where he was Tennessee District 13 MVP.
Personal
- Born May 23, 1995, Son of Jerry Stark
- Graduated with a degree in health and physical education.
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