1996-97 Demon Basketball Roster

42 Joe Gillespie

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-7 / 201
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Mound Bayou, Miss.
  • Highschool:
    John F. Kennedy HS
  • Prev School:
    Coahoma CC

Summary

Biography

Before NSU
  • won the slam dunk contest at the Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game Spring 1996
  • averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocked shots per game last season for Coach James Washington's Tigers
  • won the "Hustler Award" and helped lead Coahoma to a 19-10 record, an improvement of 14 wins over his freshman season
  • Freshman starter was team's "Rookie of the Year" and led in rebounding
High School
  • averaged 18 points, 15.4 rebounds and 7 blocked shots as a prep senior, leading JFK to a 21-8 record
  • broke a backboard in practice during his senior  year
  • had high games of 25 points and 18 rebounds
  • posted a "triple double" of 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocked shots in one game as a senior
  • also started at tight end and defensive end for the Hornets' football team which won the district championship for three straight years
  • was voted secretary of his senior class
Personal
  • son of Rebecca Gillespie and has four brothers and sisters: Wynee, James, Marcus and Arecia
  • health and human performance major
  • nickname is "Jumping Joe"
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