Tough, intense, skilled forward who has been a key player since day one at Bucknell ... prototypical "4" man who can score both inside and out, and defend both big men and small forwards ... has become quite a weapon with his ability to knock down mid-range jumpers from anywhere on the court ... works well with classmate Mike Muscala when teamed together in the frontcourt ... came to Bucknell after a prolific high school career in New Jersey ... coaches refer to him as a "throw-back" type player who loves to compete ... also a very smart player who picked up the Bucknell system fairly quickly.
2010-11
Played in all 34 games, including 30 starts at the power forward spot ... suffered an ankle injury in the opening minute at Saint Francis (Pa.) and was hobbled for about a week, but other than that was the regular starter at the "4" ... had a big game on opening night at Marquette with 11 pts., 9 reb., career-high 4 asst. ... had second straight 9-reb. game vs. Binghamton ... scored all 15 pts. in 2nd half of win at Cornell, then 8 days later did the same thing at Loyola, scoring all of his 16 pts. in 2nd half ... went 7-11 FG in both games ... had 3rd 9-reb. game of season in win at Richmond ... big game in win at American, with 12 pts. (4-6 FG, 4-4 FT), 8 reb. in 21 min. ... added 13 pts. in home win over Holy Cross ... hit first career 3FG in that game ... went 4-4 FG and finished with 10 pts., 5 reb. in just 12 min. in home win over Colgate ... had 11 pts. and season-high 11 reb. at Army ... recorded 2nd straight double-double vs. Navy with career-high 18 pts. and 10 reb. ... broke out of brief shooting slump with 10 pts. (5-9 FG) in PL semifinal win over Lehigh ... ranked 9th in Patriot League in FG% (.466).
2009-10
Made an immediate contribution as a freshman, appearing in all 31 games with 15 starts, and he was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... started the first 13 games of the season, then was very effective coming off the bench after the Bison went to a smaller starting lineup ... averaged 5.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg in 18.4 mpg ... shot 49.0 FG% and 67.9 FT% ... scored in double figures 5 times, including 4 games in a row against Patriot League competition in February ... in succession, had 12 pts. at Navy, 15 vs. American, 11 vs. Holy Cross and 14 vs. Lafayette ... made 24-38 FG (.632) in that stretch ... in 14 league games averaged 7.4 ppg and shot 57.9 FG% ... first career double-digit scoring game came at Providence (11 pts.) in 2nd game of season ... had big night vs. Saint Francis with 8 pts. and season-high 12 reb.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Full name is Joseph Victor Willman ... born Aug. 5, 1991 in Martinez, Calif. ... son of Robert and Peg Willman ... has four sisters, Megan, Mary, Therese and Annie-Rose ... father played basketball at Maritime College and mother was a swimmer at Adelphi ... four-year letterman and the all-time leading scorer and rebounder at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls, N.J. ... named team MVP as a junior and senior ... first team All-Shore Conference as a senior ... third team all-state and second team all-conference as a junior ... helped lead team to a Group III sectional title as a sophomore and division tities as a junior and senior ... team was 1-19 his freshman year, then 19-7 and sectional champs his sophomore season ... was having a big senior year until he suffered two broken wrists in a fall after a dunk late in January ... was averaging about 21 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists per game prior to the injury ... was leading the Shore Area in rebounding and was top 10 in points and steals ... despite the injury earned the James J. and Margaret M. Kerwin Award as the top Shore Area player ... averaged 16.4 ppg and 11.2 rpg as a junior ... majoring in management.
