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2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Josh Pace
- Position:
- Guard-Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Griffin, GA
- High School:
- Griffin
Senior Year: Pace was a fixture in the starting lineup for all 34 contests...He earned the BIG EAST Conference Sportsmanship Award...He was an honorable mention All-BIG EAST selection and made the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team...Pace's 14 points and 10 rebounds versus ST. BONAVENTURE represented his first collegiate double-double...He reached double-digit scoring 24 times...SU was 20-4 in those games...He averaged 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds in a five-game stretch from the OKLAHOMA STATE game through the RICE encounter...Pace tied his career-best total when he had 22 versus RICE...When he was held scoreless against Pittsburgh, it ended a scoring streak of 58 games...He topped 20 points three times during the campaign...His 10 rebounds against ST. BONAVENTURE represented the best of his SU tenure...He had seven assists against RUTGERS and HOFSTRA, tying his collegiate best...In consecutive wins at NOTRE DAME, at PROVIDENCE and versus GEORGETOWN, Pace combined to convert 21-of-29 shots from the field (.724)...Pace played a career-high 42 minutes in the overtime tilt with GEORGETOWN.
Junior Year: He opened the season with the first string against CHARLOTTE and remained in the starting lineup for all 31 games for the Orange…Pace was comfortable right away, tallying 15 points, eight boards, five assists and four steals in the opener…The versatile Pace saw time at point guard, shooting guard and small forward…He more than doubled his scoring average from the previous season (4.3 to 9.5)…His minutes played increased from a 14.7 average per game to 33.9…Over the last eight contests of 2003-04, Pace logged an average of 38.9 per contest…During the course of the final 23 games of the campaign, his playing time dipped below 30 minutes just twice…Pace tallied 10-or-more points 16 times…SU’s record improved to 21-4 in games during which Pace contributed double-digit scoring…He had a squad-best 55 steals during the year…Pace had three-or-more thefts in a game six times in 2003-04…He regularly "filled" the scoresheet, posting points, rebounds, assists and steals in 26-of-31 games…He tossed in a career-high 22 points when the Orange defeated MICHIGAN STATE…Pace converted 10-of-12 field goals in the game…He also had eight rebounds in that contest…He grabbed a career-best nine rebounds in pairings with RHODE ISLAND and CANISIUS…Pace had six-or-more rebounds 16 times in 2003-04…He was second on the club in defensive rebounds (112) and third in ofference boards (54)…His seven assists against ALABAMA in the NCAA Tournament equaled his personal-best effort…Pace played a career-high 42 minutes in the overtime triumph at PITTSBURGH…During one four-game stretch (UNC-ASHEVILLE-to-ST.JOHN’S) he averaged 11.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game…Pace ranked 7th in assist/turnover ratio (2.00), 10th in steals average (1.77), and tied for 14th in assists average (3.29) among BIG EAST Conference competitors.
Sophomore Year: Pace appeared in 32-of-35 games on the season…He played a key role in several of SU’s NCAA tournament victories…Pace scored a wason-high 14 points against AUBURN on a season-high 7-of-13 field goals…Pace recorded 12 points in SU’s NCAA semifinal win against TEXAS…He had a season-high eight rebounds against OKLAHOMA STATE and versus KANSAS in the national title game…All of his boards against OSU were on the defensive glass…He nabbed a season-high three steals against KANSAS and OKLAHOMA STATE…During the six games of the tournament, Pace averaged 8.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals, and he connected on .639 percent (23-of-36) of his shots from the floor…Pace ranked eighth on the club in minutes played, averaging 14.7 per game…He was fourth in assists (60) and fifth in steals (26) among the Orange…He proved himself as a playmaker by setting what were at the time career-highs in assists in back-to-back games with six against VALPARAISO and then seven against COLGATE.
Freshman Year: He finished his rookie campaign ranked seventh in scoring average (4.3) and fifth in steals average (0.9)…Pace saw action in 32-of-36 games…He saw court time in every outing except for home games with BOSTON COLLEGE and NOTRE DAME, the contest at WEST VIRGINIA, and the Preseason NIT title encounter with WAKE FOREST…Pace scored in all but five of his appearances…Pace tallied seven points in his SU debut against MANHATTAN…He had a season high two games later when he hit for 12 versus BINGHAMTON…Pace equaled that total in the team’s loss at GEORGIA TECH and again against WEST VIRGINIA on Feb. 4…In his first BIG EAST contest, against RUTGERS, Pace had a season-best five rebounds to go with eight points…He tied his season-best effort with 12 points and five rebounds in the Carrier Dome victory against WEST VIRGINIA…He had a collegiate-high five steals in the decision…In his strongest Postseason NIT effort, Pace produced 10 points and five rebounds in 14 minutes of work at RICHMOND.
High School: He was a four-year performer for Coach Ferris Qualls at Griffin High School…The Bears were 24-6 during his senior year…Griffin lost to Savannah High in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A playoffs…Pace averaged 26.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3 steals per game as a senior…Pace tallied 2,427 points, 950 rebounds, 431 assists and 275 steals in his high school career…He was a team captain as a junior and senior…A four-year all-state selection, Pace was region player of the year twice and first-team all-region four times…Pace was named to the Street & Smith’s and Nike All-American clubs…He participated in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game during the spring.
Personal: Josh Michael Pace is the son of Larry and June Pace…He was born in Griffin, Ga…He has a younger sister, Alexis…Pace is majoring in selected studies in the College of Human Services and Health Professions.
