If you are in the DC area this evening, I really hope you will come out for James's Senior Night.  For many, it will be the last chance to see James play in person, and he deserves a tremendous show of support.

JB is one of the top offensive players to ever wear a GW uniform.  We expect the most out of those who possess the most and by that standard, it was easy over the past 4 years to grow frustrated at times with JB's play.  This however should not detract from his enviable accomplishments.  Far more often than not, he was a joy to watch in person, coming up with unbelievable plays and clutch moments that we could only dream about.  

It's been said here, more than once, that JB may go down as GW's most underappreciated star player.  While this may in fact be true (note to self...off season thread...GW's most polarizing or underappreciated players), tonight is the night to show your appreciation.  If you can be there tonight, make sure you are.
 

Last edited by Gwmayhem (3/06/2024 10:22 am)

Wrote this about JB ahead of his senior night: https://gwradio.com/gw-basketball-royalty-james-bishops-journey-and-legacy/

Here is to James Bishop on senior night!

One of the most prolific and entertaining players in GW history and a man who is all over the all-time leaderboard

Like with Chris Monroe the all-time leading scorer before him when GW was victorious it was  largely because of him, and when we did not it was often in spite of their heroics.

There are some very nice tributes to James, as well as a great article by gwstudent2024, over on the James Bishop IV thread.

I know JB is a soft-spoken guy, but for one night he should channel his inner Mike Hall and bust out Mike's UNCW huddle speech. 

Last edited by GW0509 (3/06/2024 3:31 pm)

Absolute masterpiece from James on Senior Night

27 points 6 assists 8-13. 5-9 from 3

What a performance and victorious upset in his final home game.  Great win for GW

Way to go James !  Way to go GW.

James is shooting :

84% from the line

38% from 3

Last season when he was 1st team all Atlantic 10 he shot 29.9% from three and 77% line

Enormous improvement in the shooting this season from his 1st team all Atlantic 10 season a year ago.

He's also 3rd in the league in assists and third in the league in scoring

What a GW career for James Bishop IV


“He’s carried me for two years.” Caputo said. “I don’t know what the heck we’ll do when he’s gone. Every time we win I’m like, ‘Oh, we won because he played great.’ He’s one for the ages here."

Last edited by The Dude (3/08/2024 12:05 am)

GW0509 wrote:

Long Suffering Fan wrote:

An old basketball adage….There is no more overrated player than the leading scorer on a bad team

The comp for JBIV right now is Ryan Daly from a few years back at St Joe’s. Averaged something like 20 ppg for a bad SJU team and got 3rd team all conference.

Good, correct call GW0509.  Far more insightful than the early season barrage of "James should be the Player of the Year" calls, or the later amended "James is likely all-First Team" calls, each monotonously suggested only by The Dude.
 

More on JB this week in Portsmouth.  He will first play this Thursday night at 7:00 pm.  He will then play at either 3:15 on Friday (should his team lose) or at 9:00 pm on Friday (should his team win).  On Saturday, he could play at either 11 am, 1:00 pm, 5:00 pm or 7:00 pm .  All games may be streamed.

He is playing on the Sales Systems, Ltd. team along with the following teammates:

Fardaws Aimaq                Cal
Kalib Boone                      UNLV
Jaylin Williams                  Auburn
Riley Minix                        Morehead State
Vonterius Woolbright         Western Carolina
Tyrece Radford                 Texas A & M
Max Abmas                       Texas (formerly the hero at Oral Roberts who upset the Buckeyes)


 

dmvpiranha wrote:

JB's final stat line in Game 1: 11 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals; 5-7 FG, 1-2 3-PT in 22 minutes. Not a bad showing, although he had four turnovers and his team lost by 18. They play again later today at 3:15 PM.

https://d2od76x949sv9u.cloudfront.net/pit/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18210337/Game-4.pdf

7 shots, two assists, four turnovers. Where have I seen stats like that from him before?