2019-20 (Redshirt Senior Year)
A first-team All-MEAC performer, NSU’s first first-teamer since 2017 … Also made his way onto the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 15 second team, and the BOXTOROW HBCU Division I All-America second team … Received the Leigh Williams Memorial Award from the Norfolk Sports Club as Virginia’s top collegiate student-athlete … Earned a spot on the College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) Division I Academic All-District 3 team, the first basketball player in NSU history to earn academic all-district accolades … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team and the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring … Competed in and started all 31 games, the only player to see time in all 31 … Led the team with 15.6 points per game while adding 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals in 33.4 minutes per game … Averaged 18.5 points in MEAC games … Shot 40.5 percent from the floor (160-of-395), including 98-of-248 from deep (39.5 percent) … Also made 65-of-76 from the free throw line (85.5 percent) … Set the school record for 3-pointers (98) and 3-point attempts (248) … Broke the previous marks of 92 (set by Derrik Jamerson Jr. in 2018-19 and Ralph Tally in 1986-87) and 237 (set by Tony Murphy in 2007-08), respectively … Along with teammate Joe Bryant Jr., also set the school’s Division I record for free throw percentage (85.5), topping the previous best of 83.3 percent held by two players … Ranked first in the MEAC in 3-point field goals (3.2), second in free throw percentage (85.5), fourth in scoring (15.6), fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (39.5), seventh in minutes (33.4), and 15
th in assists (2.2) … In MEAC games only, led the league in 3-point field goals (3.8) and free throw percentage (87.2) and stood second in scoring (18.5), fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (41.8), ninth in minutes (34.6), and 14
th in steals (1.2) … Ranked 11
th in the nation in 3-point field goals (3.16), 31
st in 3-point field goal percentage (39.5), No. 201 in points (15.6), and No. 235 in minutes (33:22) … Also ended the season 34
th in NCAA Division I active career leaders in free throw percentage (85.4) and No. 290 in 3-pointers (142) … Along with 3-pointers, 3-point attempts and free throw percentage, in NSU D-I records also ranked 11
th in field goal attempts (395), 12
th in 3-point field goal percentage (39.5), and 14
th in points per game (15.6) and minutes (1,035) … His free throw percentage of 85.5 ranked third in NSU overall season records … After just one season, ended the year ranked ninth in NSU career records in 3-point field goal percentage and 19
th in 3-pointers … For the year, totaled 483 points, 109 rebounds, 69 assists, 32 steals and four blocks … Scored in double figures in 26 of 31 games, including the last 17 games of the year … Had nine games with 20 or more points, including the last three of the season … Went for a season-high 26 points in a win over Howard on Feb. 29, shooting 8-of-15 overall, a career-best 6-of-11 from deep, with three rebounds … Made a season-high 9-of-18 overall, 6-of-12 from 3-point range, with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win at Delaware State on March 2 … Also added 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting, a season-best 6-of-6 from the free throw line, with three assists and two steals in a win at Morgan State on March 5 … Made six 3-pointers a third time, in a win over Coppin State on Feb. 17 … Shot 8-of-13 overall for 24 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals … Tallied 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a win over the Apprentice School on Nov. 14 … Added 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting, 5-of-9 from deep, with four rebounds and four assists at Northwestern on Nov. 22 … In back-to-back wins at Coppin State on Jan. 6 and at Howard on Jan. 11, totaled 21 points (7-of-15 shooting, 5-of-9 from deep) with three rebounds, two assists and two steals, as well as 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting, 5-of-7 from deep … His 5-of-7 effort ranks as the 11
th-best percentage in a game in NSU’s D-I history … Had one other 20-point game, a 20-point outing on 8-of-12 shooting, 4-of-6 from 3-point range, in a win over Florida A&M on Jan. 27 … Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds with 17 points against Niagara on Dec. 1 … Had season highs of seven assists at North Carolina Central on Feb. 3 and three steals in a win over PSU Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 8 … Played in a season-high 40 points in an overtime win over Bowling Green on Dec. 20 … Scored 18 points in back-to-back wins at home against Delaware State (Feb. 8) and Morgan State (Feb. 15) with a combined nine rebounds … Also had 18 points at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 24 … Tied the school record shared by two other players with 15 3-point attempts against Delaware State … Also had the seventh-most attempts in NSU D-I history with 13 at Bethune-Cookman.
2018-19 (Redshirt Junior Year)
Sat out the season due to NCAA rules as a Division I transfer … Named to the AD Honor Roll in the spring.
At Saint Louis (Redshirt Sophomore Year – 2017-18)
Did not compete.
At Saint Louis (Sophomore Year – 2016-17)
Competed in nine games on the year before missing the rest of the year due to injury … Received a medical hardship … Averaged 11.6 points and 4.7 assists per game, tops on the team at the time of injury … Also averaged 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game … Totaled 104 points, 42 assists, 26 rebounds, 16 steals and three blocks … Shot 36.2 percent from the floor (38-of-105), including 36.6 percent from 3-point range (15-of-41) … Also made 13-of-16 from the free throw line … Scored in double figures in six games, including a career-high 27 points on 11-of-23 shooting against BYU on Nov. 21 … Made 4-of-9 from 3-point range with three rebounds, two assists and two steals … Shot 6-of-11 for a 15-point night with two rebounds, two assists and two steals versus Samford on Nov. 29 … Tallied 14 points with a career-high eight assists, three rebounds, career-high two blocks and two steals against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 17 … Had seven assists with 13 points versus Southern Utah on Nov. 14 … Also had seven assists in his last two games of the year at Wichita State on Dec. 6 and against Chicago State on Dec. 11 … Also had a season-high eight rebounds and a career-best four steals at Wichita State.
At Saint Louis (Freshman Year – 2015-16)
Named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team … Averaged 8.9 points, 2.3 assists and 2.0 rebounds … Led the team in scoring in conference games at 11.7 points per game … A three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week … Totaled 240 points, 62 assists, 53 rebounds, 10 steals and two blocks on the year … Shot 40.6 percent from the floor (80-of-197), including 32.6 percent from 3-point range (29-of-89) … Made 51-of-59 from the free throw line (86.4 percent), a mark that ranked sixth in SLU history … Scored in double figures in 11 games, including 20 or more points in three games … Tallied a season-high 23 points on 6-of-11 shooting, 3-of-7 from 3-point range, with six rebounds and six assists against Davidson on Jan. 20 … Also made 8-of-8 from the free throw line … Shot 9-of-10 from the free throw line and 5-of-10 from the floor for a 21-point contest at Duquesne on Jan. 13 with four assists and two steals … Also scored 20 points on 10-of-18 shooting with six rebounds and six assists at George Mason on Feb. 17 … Made 5-of-11 from the field and all five free throw attempts for 17 points with six assists and three rebounds at St. Bonaventure on Feb. 7 … Also had 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting, 3-of-6 from 3-point range, against Fordham on Feb. 20 … Totaled 16 points thanks in part to 4-of-5 3-point shooting at VCU on Feb. 13 … Had 15 points in four separate games, including versus George Mason on Jan. 17 with five assists and four rebounds … Also had 15 points in back-to-back games at Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 28 and at La Salle on March 2 … Ended the season with 15 points and five rebounds versus George Washington on March 10.
High School
Competed at Holy Cross High School in Queens, N.Y. under coach Terry Tarpey … Averaged 20.6 points and 5.3 assists per game as a senior … Led the Knights to the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) AA intersectional semifinals, scoring 26 points in the loss … Scored 27 points in the Class AA quarterfinal win against St. Raymond … A CHSAA All-League Class AA first-team honoree … Named to the MSG Varsity All-New York City first team as a senior, which includes public and Catholic school players … Also garnered first-team All-Queens Basketball honors from the
NY Daily News and the
Times Ledger … Scored 15 points in the Mayor’s Cup, an all-star game that features players from NYC’s Public Schools Athletic League against the CHSAA … Scored 1,375 points in his career, the third-most in Holy Cross varsity history … A three-time All-Star as named by
The Tablet, the newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn … Named honorable mention All-Queens by the
NY Daily News as a sophomore in 2013 … Led Holy Cross to the CHSAA Freshman Championship … Named to the school’s Principal’s List.
AAU/Club
Competed for the New York Lightning AAU team.
Personal
Full name is Jermaine Bishop … Born on Feb. 22, 1997 … Son of Jermaine Bishop Jr. and Angela Acosta … Majoring in mass communications … Wants to pursue a professional career and then either become a college coach or professional basketball trainer … Enjoys video games and collecting sneakers.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
27, vs. BYU (11-21-16) * |
| FG Made |
11, vs. BYU (11-21-16) * |
| FG Att. |
23, vs. BYU (11-21-16) * |
| 3 Pt. FG Made |
6 (3x), last: at Delaware State (3-2-20) |
| 3 Pt. FG Att. |
15, vs. Delaware State (2-8-20) |
| FT Made |
9, at Duquesne (1-13-16) * |
| FT Att. |
10, at Duquesne (1-13-16) * |
| Rebounds |
9, vs. Niagara (12-1-19) |
| Assists |
8, vs. Eastern Illinois (11-17-16) * |
| Steals |
4, at Wichita State (12-16-16) * |
| Blocks |
2, vs. Eastern Illinois (11-17-16) * |
| Minutes |
42, at George Mason (2-17-16) * |
Bishop's Career Statistics
| YEAR |
GP-GS |
FGM-A |
PCT |
3PM-A |
PCT |
FTM-A |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
AST/AVG |
BLK/AVG |
STL/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
| 2015-16* |
27-16 |
80-197 |
.406 |
29-89 |
.326 |
51-59 |
.864 |
53/2.0 |
62/2.3 |
2/0.1 |
10/0.4 |
240/8.9 |
| 2016-17* |
9-9 |
38-105 |
.362 |
15-41 |
.366 |
13-16 |
.813 |
26/2.9 |
42/4.7 |
3/0.3 |
16/1.8 |
104/11.6 |
| 2019-20 |
31-31 |
160-395 |
.405 |
98-248 |
.395 |
65-76 |
.855 |
109/3.5 |
69/2.2 |
4/0.1 |
32/1.0 |
483/15.6 |
| Totals |
36-25 |
118-302 |
.391 |
44-130 |
.338 |
64-75 |
.853 |
79/2.2 |
104/2.9 |
5/0.1 |
26/0.7 |
344/9.6 |
* At Saint Louis
