<strong>2013</strong>-<strong>14</strong> <strong>Bucknell</strong> Men’s <strong>Basketball</strong> • 48 • www.<strong>Bucknell</strong>Bison.com
3 steven kaspar • junior • guard • 6-3 • 192 • lakeland, tenn. • evangelical christian Team co-captain along with Cameron Ayers ... assumed the reins as <strong>Bucknell</strong>’s starting point guard late last season ... confidence has increased over the last two years and enters junior campaign as one of the team’s leaders ... creative player with a good feel for the game ... has excellent size and vision for a point guard ... has some flash to his game and is very capable of making the highlight-reel play ... much-improved defender ... worked hard on his shooting during the offseason. 2012-13 Came off bench in first 27G before joining starting lineup in home win over Holy Cross ... started final 7G and played in all 34 ... averaged 2.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.1 apg ... tallied 73 assists with only 39 turnovers ... shot 44.0 FG% ... had 3 pts., 2 reb. in 12 min. in win at Purdue ... scored career-high 11 pts. (4-6 FG) with 3 asst. in win at Niagara ... made three big plays late in the win at Cornell, hitting a 3FG, a driving layup and assisting on a Bryson Johnson 3FG in <strong>Bucknell</strong>’s game-clinching run ... dished 3 asst. at Missouri ... played well vs. Army with 5 pts. (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG), 2 asst. ... grabbed career-high 7 reb. vs. Lafayette ... dished 6 asst. with 0 TOs at Holy Cross ... hit a clutch jumper with 1:20 left in a 1-pt. win at American ... tied career high with 7 asst. in win at Lehigh ... in first start vs. Holy Cross had 2 pts., 5 reb., 3 asst. ... ended regular season with big game at Navy with 8 pts. (4-6 FG), 4 asst., 2 stl. ... added 7 pts. (3-6 FG) in PL Tourney win over Navy ... made big impact in final minutes of PL semifinal win over Army ... drew 5th foul on Army star Ella Ellis, then made 2 FTs with 1:<strong>14</strong> left to stretch lead to 7, then came up with a steal at the other end ... also played well in PL final vs. Lafayette, recording 5 asst. while playing strong defense on First Team All-PL guard Tony Johnson ... in NCAA Tournament game vs. Butler had 6 pts., 6 reb., 6 asst. 2011-12 Played in all 35 games with five starts as a rookie point guard ... averaged 2.3 ppg and 2.3 apg ... 80 assists ranked second on the team and 10th in the Patriot League, despite playing just 16.5 mpg KASPAR’S CAREER HIGHS Points: 11 at Niagara 11/16/2012 Rebounds: 7 vs. Lafayette 1/19/<strong>2013</strong> Assists: 7 twice Steals: 5 at Binghamton 12/6/2011 Blocks: 2 vs. Navy 2/25/2012 FG Made: 4 three times FG Attempted: 8 vs. Princeton 11/25/2011 3-pt FG Made: 1 10 times 3-pt FG Attempted: 3 three times FT Made: 3 vs. Lehigh 3/7/2012 FT Attempted: 5 vs. Lehigh 3/7/2012 KASPAR’S 2012-13 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Min. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. RB PF A TO B S PTS Purdue 12 1-3 .333 0-0 — 1-2 .500 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 George Mason 18 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 0-2 .000 2 0 2 4 0 0 2 Niagara 18 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500 1 1 3 0 0 0 11 N.M. State 13 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 W. Alabama 11 0-1 .000 0-0 — 2-2 1.000 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 Penn State 19 2-4 .500 0-0 — 2-2 1.000 4 3 1 1 0 0 6 Dartmouth 11 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 Columbia 11 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Kent State 7 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 La Salle 2 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Francis 19 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 3 2 1 3 0 1 5 Marist 8 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 — 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Princeton 4 1-2 .500 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Loyola 9 0-1 .000 0-0 — 2-2 1.000 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 Cornell 15 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-4 .000 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Missouri 12 0-2 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 Army* 19 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 0 2 2 1 0 1 5 Colgate* 28 1-2 .500 0-0 — 0-1 .000 3 0 2 2 0 2 2 Lafayette* 20 1-3 .333 0-0 — 0-0 — 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 Lehigh* 6 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holy Cross* 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 1-3 .333 2 2 6 0 0 0 3 American* 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 Navy* 16 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 — 6 0 1 3 0 0 2 Army* 18 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 Colgate* 10 0-2 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 Lafayette* 21 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 — 4 1 4 1 0 1 0 Lehigh* 18 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 — 2 1 7 1 0 0 0 Holy Cross* 23 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 0-0 — 5 1 3 0 1 0 2 American* 21 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 Navy* 22 4-6 .667 0-0 — 0-0 — 3 0 4 3 1 2 8 Navy^ 21 3-6 .500 0-0 — 1-2 .500 2 3 1 2 0 0 7 Army^ 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 2-2 1.000 1 4 2 1 1 1 4 Lafayette^ 22 1-2 .500 0-0 — 0-0 — 3 1 5 2 1 1 2 Butler# 32 3-8 .375 0-0 — 0-1 .000 6 3 6 3 1 0 6 * Patriot League game ^Patriot League Tournament # NCAA Tournament Games started in bold KASPAR’S CAREER STATISTICS ... led the team and ranked <strong>14</strong>th in the PL in steals with 28 ... shot 35.2 FG%, 23.3 3FG%, 30.0 FT% ... made collegiate debut on opening night at Minnesota, playing 3 min. off bench at point guard ... then played 16 min. at Vanderbilt and had 5 pts. (2-3 FG, 1-1 3FG), 1 asst., 2 stl. ... scored career-high 8 pts. (4-8 FG), all in 2nd half of 62-56 win over Princeton ... logged 7 asst., 4 reb. in win over West Alabama ... 7 asst. were most by a <strong>Bucknell</strong> freshman in eight years ... had 5 asst., 4 reb., 2 stl., in win over Morehead State ... hit game-tying FTs late in 2nd half vs. Morehead State ... played 27 min. at George Mason and had 6 pts., 4 asst. ... made first career start at Binghamton and had 7 pts., 6 reb., 6 asst., 5 stl. ... had 5 reb., 4 asst. in home win over Holy Cross ... tallied 6 pts. (3-3 FG), 4 asst. in PL quarterfinal win over Navy ... played very well in PL championship game vs. Lehigh, finishing with 8 pts. (2-5 FG, 1-2 3FG, 3-5 FT), 4 asst. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Steven Ronald Kaspar ... born Nov. 12, 1992 in Memphis, Tenn. ... parents are Mike and Debbie Kaspar ... has two brothers, Kevin and Jason ... four-year varsity letterman at Evangelical Christian School in Memphis ... was a McDonald’s All-America nominee and finalist for Mr. <strong>Basketball</strong> in the state of Tennessee ... as a senior led his team to a Class 2-A state championship and was named tournament MVP after scoring 31 points in the semifinals and 20 in the championship game ... averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 assists and 4.3 steals per game and shot just under 50% from the field in 2010-11 ... registered game highs of 34 points, nine assists and eight steals ... first team all-region selection ... as a junior averaged <strong>14</strong> points, 4 assists and 4 steals per game ... majoring in computer engineering ... selected to <strong>Bucknell</strong> Bison Leadership Academy. Year G GS Min. Avg. FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. OR DR Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG 2011-12 35 5 579 16.5 31 88 .352 7 30 .233 12 40 .300 6 79 85 2.4 65 1 80 47 6 28 81 2.3 2012-13 34 7 543 16.0 33 75 .440 3 9 .333 <strong>14</strong> 29 .483 5 65 70 2.1 48 0 73 39 6 15 83 2.4 TOTAL 69 12 1122 16.3 64 163 .393 10 39 .256 26 69 .377 11 <strong>14</strong>4 155 2.2 113 1 153 86 12 43 164 2.4 <strong>2013</strong>-<strong>14</strong> <strong>Bucknell</strong> Men’s <strong>Basketball</strong> • 49 • @BisonSports