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JAMES
Bolden
6-0, 160, GUARD FRESHMAN HOLMES HS COVINGTON, KY.
High School
• Averaged 19.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game and led Holmes High to a third straight Ninth Region finals appearance • Shot 46.3 percent from the floor, including 33.8 percent on 3-pointers (69 of 204) • Finished career with 2,024 points, 464 rebounds, 402 assists and 227 steals • Averaged 20.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior • Led his team to the finals of the Ninth Region tournament, falling to eventual state champion Covington Catholic • Shot 35.2 percent from 3-point range and 82 percent at the free throw line • One of three juniors to make the Louisville Courier-Journal’s All-State First Team and one of two sophomores to make the first team in 2013. Made AllState First Team as a senior • Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader’s Boys All-State Basketball First Team as a senior, junior and sophomore • Two-time Player of the Year by the Northern Kentucky Boys’ Basketball Coaches Association and the Cincinnati Enquirer • Three-time selection to the Kentucky All-State Basketball Team • Averaged 18.5 points, 4.0 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 steals as a sophomore • Shot 42 percent from 3-point line and 80 percent from the foul line as a sophomore • Holmes High finished the 2012-13 season with a 32-3 record and a spot in Kentucky’s Sweet 16 round • Played for coach Mark Listerman • Played AAU basketball for the Kentucky Travelers
Personal
• • Son of James Bolden Sr. • • Birthday is January 16 • • Majoring in fashion dress and merchandising
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