| Bryan Cohen |
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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
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| High School:
Abington Friends
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 199
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| Position:
Guard
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Coming off an impressive rookie season when at times he was Bucknell's most effective player ... showed great poise for a young player ... perhaps the biggest surprise was his defense, as he rapidly developed into one of the Patriot League's best defenders ... has excellent size and length for a 2-guard ... demonstrated an ability to score in many ways ... ranked among the conference leaders in 3-point shooting and can also score off the dribble ... with added consistency could be a deadly weapon as an outside shooter ... saw the majority of his time at the shooting guard position, but can also play the point ... defended everyone from point guards to small forwards last season and also handled the ball quite a bit ... a savvy player with an element of toughness about him ... played in competitive high school and AAU leagues ... in the summer of 2009 played for coach Bruce Pearl on the United States team at the Maccabiah Games in Israel ... scored in double figures in 4 of 6 games with a high of 18 pts. vs. Russia, and helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal.
2008-09
Made a wonderful first impression at Bucknell, ranking among the team and Patriot League leaders in most statistical categories ... named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... was the only Patriot League freshman to start all of his team's games and led the league in minutes played among rookies (33.5) ... averaged 11.8 ppg, second on the team to Patrick Behan ... also averaged 4.1 rpg and 1.9 apg ... ranked second on the team in 3FGs (51) ... shot 36.5% FG, 32.7 3FG% and 65.8 FT% ... among the Patriot League leaders ranked 11th in scoring, eighth in 3FG made, 11th in 3FG% ... also ranked second in scoring among freshman, trailing only Holy Cross' R.J. Evans ... became the first Bucknell freshman to start a season opener since John Griffin in 2004-05 ... had 9 pts. in collegiate debut at Maryland and also played strong defense on All-ACC guard Greivis Vasquez ... first career 20-pt. game came in just his third start, when he tallied 22 pts. at Saint Francis (Pa.) ... in that game scored 9 of team's 14 pts. in late run that erased 8-pt. deficit and forced overtime ... scored 20 pts. at Cornell ... reached double figures in 22 of 30 games ... had big game in win over Binghamton: registered 16 pts., 6 reb. , blocked D.J. Rivera's shot in a 1-pt. game with 0:13 left, then hit two big FTs to make it a 3-pt. game ... scored 16 pts. (11 in second half) on 6-9 FG, 3-3 3FG in win over Drexel ... first career double-double with 14 pts., 10 reb. vs. Lafayette ... enjoyed great game in win vs. Lehigh, with 17 pts. (6-8 FG, 4-5 3FG), 4 reb., 3 asst., while also holding down all-league guard Marquis Hall (4-15 FG, 0 1st half pts.) ... named Patriot League Rookie of Week on Nov. 24, Dec. 22 and Feb. 14.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Full name is Bryan Joshua Cohen ... born May 10, 1989 in Philadelphia ... parents are Alan and Beth Cohen ... has one brother, Aron, who is a senior on the Penn basketball team ... 2008 graduate of Abington Friends School in Philadelphia ... played for coach Steve Chadwin ... team captain ... three-time All-Friends League ... scored 14 points to lead the Suburban team over the City team in the All-Star Labor Classic ... also played in the Donofrio Classic ... team finished 21-8 in 2007-08, 20-9 in 2006-07 and 24-2 in 2005-06 ... averaged nearly 18 points per game as a senior and 12.9 points and eight rebounds per game as a junior ... major is undeclared.
