2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Johnny Zuppardo
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bay St. Louis, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Jones County [Miss.] JC
2015-16 • Senior
-Appeared in all 31 games for the Bulldogs and drew 1 start.
-Averaged 3.2 points and 2.2 rebounds.
-Career high of 8 points came in Jackson, Miss., against Northern Colorado.
-Career high of 8 rebounds came in his first MSU game against Eastern Washington.
-He also had 2 steals four times.
-His lone start came against Auburn on Senior Day.
-In the SEC Tournament against Georgia, had 3 points.
2014-15 • Junior
- Missed the entire season after tearing both the meniscus and ACL in his left knee.
Junior College
- Helped lead Jones County Junior College to a 28-5 record and the National Junior College Athletic Association championship, the first in Mississippi, averaging 15.2 points and 6.9 rebounds.
- Named to the NJCAA All-Tournament and Region 23 All-Tournament teams while also receiving All-MACJC South Division first-team accolades.
- Selected to play in the NJCAA All-Star Game in Las Vegas.
- During the championship run, averaged 19.4 points in five games and totaled a career-high 32 points against Hill College in the second round.
-A veraged 15.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.
- Started 26 of the 32 games he played.
- Shot 61.7 percent from the floor, 26th nationally, and was 43.1 percent beyond the arc.
- Connected on 80 of his 111 attempts at the charity stripe, and collected 32 steals to go along with 25 blocked shots.
High School
- Upon graduation from St. Stanislaus, Zuppardo signed Arkansas State, where he appeared in 24 games and averaged 1.3 points and 1 rebound.
- Selected to the Mississippi North-South and Mississippi/Alabama All-Star games.
- Helped lead the Rock-a-Chaws to the Class 4A state championship and a 34-2 record.
- Averaged 16.2 points and 7.7 boards.
Personal
Johnny Zuppardo was born Aug. 25, 1992, in Metairie, La. … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies … Son of Joey and Johanna Zuppardo.
