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James Sosinski - Men's Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks
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James Sosinski

Position Forward
Height 6'7''
Weight 260 lbs.
Class Senior
Hometown Chandler, Ariz.
High School Hamilton HS

Career Honors: 2017: Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (fall).

2018 (Jr.): Has seen action on special teams against Nicholls, at Central Michigan, versus Rutgers and versus Iowa State.

2017 (So.): Did not see any game action … Joined the KU men’s basketball team following the season … Helped the team win its 14th-straight Big 12 Conference title and earn a trip to the 2018 Final Four.

2016 (RFr. at South Mountain CC): Played basketball the spring semester at South Mountain CC in Phoenix, averaging 19.1 points and 12.6 rebounds in 2016-17 … Did not play football due to injury sustained while at UMass.

2015 (Fr. at UMass): Redshirted his first and only season at UMass.

High School: An all-state quarterback at Hamilton HS in Chandler, Arizona … Completed 175-of-274 passes for 2,483 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior … Also ran for 172 yards and three touchdowns … Named MVP of the Great American Rivalry Game against Brophy Prep … Played for head coach Steve Belles at HHS … Led Hamilton to the state championship game in football his senior year … Was also a standout on the basketball team at Hamilton.

Personal: Father is James Sosinski … Has an older sister, Lauren … Majoring in communications studies with a minor in psychology.