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A lethal outside shooter who didn't take long to become a key contributor as a freshman ... greatly benefitted from spending his rookie year learning from three-time All-Patriot League guard and 1,500-point scorer Kevin Bettencourt ... drew early comparisons to Bettencourt after a series of impressive scoring outbursts ... playing time increased significantly in 2006-07, and might have been an opening-night starter last season but a foot stress fracture wiped out all of preseason and the first month of the regular season ... hoping to regain his form as a senior ... ranks 11th on Bucknell's career 3FG list (107) ... missed start of preseason workouts this fall due to a thumb injury. 2007-08: A stress fracture in his foot cost him most of the preseason and the first seven games of the regular season ... played in 22 games and made four starts after returning, but nagging injuries limited his effectiveness late in the year ... averaged 3.8 ppg ... in his second game back after the injury he attempted his first three 3FGs of season and made them all, scoring 9 pts. in a win over Cornell ... made first start of season vs. Navy and scored season-high 14 pts. (4-9 3FG) ... scored only 7 pts. vs. American at home, but last 2 came on a tie-breaking jumper with 1:04 to play ... went 4-5 3FG and scored 14 pts. in win at Holy Cross ... finished season in 6-34 shooting slump. 2006-07: Played in all 31 games, including 24 starts ... second-year sharpshooter joined the starting lineup in early December and made a number of clutch shots for the Bison ... made 56 3FGs, second-most on team, and averaged 7.4 ppg ... ranked 7th in Patriot League in 3FG made and 9th in 3FG% ... scored in double digits eight times ... had 11 pts. off bench in win at Saint Francis, including a big 3FG with 1:25 left that brought Bucknell within one ... earned first career start vs. George Mason ... began that game with back-to-back 3FGs and finished with 7 pts. ... hit a game-winning 3FG in each of Bucknell's two wins at Cornell and Xavier, both from the identical spot in the left corner ... led team with 10 pts. vs. Central Arkansas ... down 47-44, hit a go-ahead 4-pt. play with 0:45 left before UCA won it with a late 3FG ... broke out of 2-game shooting slump (3-15 FG, 1-12 3FG) with 3-4 3FG showing vs. American ... scored season-high 18 pts. (4-11 3FG) in win at Lafayette ... hit 4 big FTs in final minute to help preserve the close win ... canned 3 big 3FGs in comeback win at Colgate ... bookended 16-0 second-half run with 3FGs and finished with 9 pts. 2005-06: Made a strong first impression at Bucknell, finding a spot on the Patriot League All-Rookie Team after working his way into the Bison backcourt rotation ... appeared in 30 of the team's 32 games off the bench ... averaged 3.7 points and 8.7 minutes per game ... made 29 of 53 3-point attempts ... 54.7% 3-point accuracy was second-best in school history ... was one 3-pointer shy of qualifying for the Patriot League leaders, or he would have led the league in 3-point percentage ... missed first four 3-point attempts of the year, then hit 29 of last 49 (.592) ... flashed his potential with a 19-point, eight-rebound effort in an exhibition game against Lock Haven ... started slowly with five points in the team's first six games, then scored 12 and 14 points in back-to-back home wins over Cornell and Haverford, respectively ... made 8 of 11 shots and 7 of 8 from the arc in those two games ... canned four treys in five attempts and scored 12 points in a nationally televised game at No. 1-ranked Duke ... one game later hit five threes and poured in a career-high 19 points in a road league win at Navy ... hit a big first-half 3-pointer against Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament ... two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: Full name is Jason Scott Vegotsky ... parents are Keith and Cassie Vegotsky ... born Oct. 2, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... has one sister, Ariel ... father played basketball at Southern Miss ... four-year varsity letterwinner at Pennsbury High under head coach Frank Sciolla ... two-year team captain ... three-time first-team all-conference selection ... averaged 22 points, four rebounds and three assists as a junior ... also averaged better than 21 points per game as a senior and broke the school's all-time scoring record ... scored a game-high 19 points in the Suburban One League All-Star Game ... majoring in economics. |
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