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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Steve Virost
Allie Kaminski
John Reid III
Rachel Hiestand
Abbey Lipscik

24 Simon Kucharewicz

  • Position Forward
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brook Park, OH
  • Highschool Midpark
  • Major Marketing

Biography

Honors
All-OAC, Second Team (2015-16)
All-OAC First Team (2016-17)

2016-17
Finished his JCU career with 1,004 career points, being the 19th player in program history to reach the 1,000 point milestone ... All-OAC First Team selection ... Averaged a career-high 13.4 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game this past season ... Has led the team in either points or rebounds in over half of the teams games ... Has led in both categories in the same game on three separate occasions ... Finished the 2016-17 season with nine double-doubles, averaged 13.4 points per game while shooting 62 percent from the field, good for third in the OAC ... Finished career 2nd all-time in field goal percentage (63.2%) and 4th all-time with 105 blocks.

2015-16
Named to the All-OAC second team ... Played in and started in all 30 games ... Second on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game ... Added a team-high 7.3 rebounds per contest ... Led the conference in field goal percentage (65.6%) ... Recorded three straight double-doubles (points-rebounds) against Bridgewater State (14-11, 12/30/15), Capital (13-11, 1/4/16) and Muskingum (1/9/16) ... Had a stretch of six games in double-digits in scoring ... Made a career-high nine field goals against Saint Vincent (3/4/16). 

2014-15
Missed the season due to injury.

2013-14
Third on the team with 10.4 points per game and second with 6.4 rebounds per outing ... Tied for fifth in the conference in rebounds per game ... Fifth in the OAC with 1.3 blocks per game ... Had a .651 field goal percentage ... Played with the second unit in all 29 games in Mike Moran's 5-in, 5-out style ... Reached double figures in scoring in 16 games ... Had four games with at least 10 rebounds ... Started season with career-high 24 points against Adrian (11/15/13) going 9-of-11 from the floor ... Had a double-double against Buffalo State (11/23/13) finishing with 15 points and 11 rebounds ... Had a big day against Rose-Hulman with 20 points a career-high 16 rebounds (12/21/13) ... Notched third double-double at Baldwin Wallace checking in with 14 points and 10 rebounds (2/12/14).

2012-13
Worked way into rotation as season progressed ... Saw time in 13 games and earned the starting nod at Wilmington (2/9/13) ... Responded in first start with season-highs in rebounds (11), points (9) and blocked shots (3) ... Added six points against Geneva College (12/29/12) ... Averaged 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 points per tilt.
 
High School
All-Ohio honorable mention ... Named to the All-SWC first team ... Averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game his senior year ... Selected to GCBA All-Star Team ... Played for head coach Duke Barther ... Graduated with a 3.5 GPA ... Four-year Honor Roll student.

Academics & Personal
Finance major at JCU ... Born in Poland ... Son of Michal and Mariann Kucharewicz.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2012-13First Year

    Forward
    6'6"
    32
  • 32

    2013-14Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7"
    32
  • 24

    2015-16Senior

    Forward
    6'7"
    24
  • 24

    2016-17Senior

    Forward
    6'7"
    24

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