James Southerland

#43 James Southerland

6'8"

198 lbs

Forward

HS: Notre Dame Prep	Fitchburg, MA
HS: Cardozo High	New York, NY

Born: 4/1990

**Season Stats**
Season	Cl	Pos	G	GS	Min	FG	FGA	%	FT	FTA	%	3Pt	3PA	%	Asst	Reb	DReb	OReb	Fls	DQ	TO	ST	BS	Pts	PPG	APG	RPG
2009-10	Fr	F	13	0	97	16	39	41.0%	2	4	50.0%	7	24	29.2%	5	16	13	3	6	0	8	8	7	41	3.2	0.4	1.2
2010-11	So	F	28	2	396	52	121	43.0%	7	10	70.0%	25	68	36.8%	13	63	48	15	35	0	6	14	16	136	4.9	0.5	2.3
2011-12	Jr	F	37	0	593	96	206	46.7%	23	33	69.7%	37	110	33.6%	14	115	82	33	49	2	13	31	34	252	4.9	0.5	2.3
Career			78	2	1086	164	366	44.8%	32	47	68.1%	69	202	34.2%	32	194	143	51	90	2	27	53	57	429	5.5	0.4	2.5

James Southerland is a forward on the Syracuse basketball team.

Southerland would see limited playing time his freshman year, appearing only thirteen games, and always when the game had been decided.

Southerland would be part of the regular rotation his sophomore year, yet his play was very inconsistent. He was considered by many to be the best shooter on the team, but he had a very rough time early in the year making any perimeter shots. He would have a breakout performance against Morgan State with 18 points, and follow it up a few games later against Notre Dame with 12 points on 5 of 7 shooting. Unfortunately his performance would drop off again, and he would not play four of the last fourteen games, and would not score in another five of them.

Southerland's ability to play Syracuse's zone defense improved his junior season, which allowed Jim Boeheim to leave him in the game more often, even when his shot was struggling. He was inconsistent in his shooting early in the year, but has some big games and led the team in scoring a few times, and there were times when his defensive play helped to spark a victory. He would hit a slump during the Big East season, but his game turned around towards the end. He played very well in Syracuse's first round game against UNC Asheville, leading the team in scoring; he was likely the difference between the Orange winning and being upset in that game. His scoring dropped in the next two NCAA games, but that was more a function of how well C.J. Fair was playing than a poor performance on his own part.