2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

Tim Sofranko
Jim Pierce

2 John Papale

2 John Papale

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    G
  • Hometown:
    Wallingford, Conn.
  • Height / Weight:
    6-3 / 195
  • High School:
    Choate Rosemary Hall

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
• 1x Patriot League Player of the Week
• 2013 America East All-Rookie Team

AS A SENIOR IN 2015-16
Started in all 34 games to help the Terriers reach the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament ... Finished his collegiate career as one of the top sharpshooters in program history ... Drained 95 3-pointers, most ever by a Terrier in a season, and 287 career treys, second most ever ... Appeared in a program-tying 129 games while playing a career-high 4,315 minutes, including a school-record 1,232 minutes his final year ... Finished 13th all-time in scoring at 1,289 points ... Just the third Terrier in program history to hit 200+ 3-pointers and dish out 200+ assists ... Finished 18th in assists with 250 total and the record holder in assist-turnover ratio at 2.36 ... Reached double figures 22 times, highlighted by a career-tying 22 points at Fordham in the opening round of the CIT with the help of career-tying six 3-pointers ... Hit buzzer-beater vs. Lehigh to claim the No. 1 spot in the SportsCenter Top 10 ... Had a season-high six assists and career-tying three steals vs. Lafayette ... Scored 21 points in back-to-back games at NJIT and vs. Albany ... Nearly had a double-double with eight points and eight rebounds at Binghamton.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2014-15
Started in all 30 games, setting a school record for minutes played per game at 37.0 mpg ... Served as a team captain ... Finished fourth on the team in scoring at 9.2 ppg ... Ranked second in the Patriot League in assist-turnover ratio at 2.55, tied-for-third best mark in a season at BU, and eighth in assists at 3.4 apg ... Shot 40.6 percent, including 37.7 percent from behind the arc ... Averaged 2.7 rpg while tallying 19 steals ... Drained 57 3-pointers to move into a tie for fifth all-time at BU with 192 career treys ... Burned Quinnipiac with a regulation-ending 3-pointer for the second time in three years with his latest one giving BU a 71-68 victory ... Reached double figures in 14 games, highlighted by a career-high 22 points vs. Bucknell on 8-of-13 shooting ... Drained a season-high five 3-pointers at Norfolk State ... Almost earned his first double-double with 11 points and eight assists at Loyola Maryland ... Posted a season-high six rebounds at home against the Greyhounds.  

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013-14

Appeared in all 35 games, making 33 starts, to help the Terriers claim the Patriot League regular season title and automatic NIT berth ... Finished fourth on the team in scoring at 9.3 ppg ... Shot 44.0 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from behind the arc and 88.2 percent at the free throw line ... Led the Terriers with 70 3-pointers, which are tied-for-seventh most in a season at BU ... Reached double-figure scoring 16 times ... Averaged an identical 30.3 minutes per game compared to last season ... Finished with 23 steals, three more than last season's total, and added 41 assists, eight more than his freshman total ... Tallied a career-high 20 points at Loyola Maryland, shooting a perfect 7-of-7 from the field, including 6-of-6 from behind the arc ... Drained six treys against Norfolk State ... Scored in double figures for five straight games from Feb. 1 - Feb. 15 ... Hit five second-half 3-pointers en route to 19 points to help lift BU to a 71-70 come-from-behind win at Army ... Terriers trailed by as many as 11 in the middle of the game ... Keyed 8-1 run in final 44 seconds behind two 3-pointers to send Harvard game to overtime ... Had career-high four assists with zero turnovers vs. UMass Lowell ... Hit 3-pointer and later followed with three made free throws to help BU finish on 10-2 run to defeat Northeastern, 72-69.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012-13
Had a strong first season with the Terriers, starting the last 14 games of the year to help BU reach the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament ... Earned America East All-Rookie Team accolades ... Led the league in 3-point shooting percentage (.419) and finished fourth in made 3-pointers per game (2.2) ... Recorded 65 treys, just two shy of reaching the top 10 in BU history for a season ... Averaged 9.3 ppg during the year and 10.9 ppg in conference-only games ... Shot 44.1 percent from the field ... Averaged 2.7 rebounds and 30.2 minutes per game ... Recorded season-high 19 points at Vermont with 12 coming in the final five minutes for the 64-59 win ... Tallied 18 points at Albany, including 11 in overtime behind three 3-pointers ... Earned first career start vs. Binghamton and finished with 14 points and a game and season-high nine rebounds ... Season-high three steals vs. Vermont and Cornell ... Led BU in scoring for the first time with 16 points vs. Quinnipiac ... Hit game-tying 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left to send game to overtime ... Drained five 3-pointers during an 8:30 stretch in the second half at Canisius to finish wtih 17 points ... Performance marked most treys by a Terrier since Darryl Partin ('12) hit five at Boston College on Dec. 3, 2011 and most by a freshman since Jake O'Brien ('12) had five against Iona on Feb. 21, 2009.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played four years at Choate Rosemary Hall H.S. ... Named one of the nation's top-25 3-point shooters by ESPN.com ... Finished career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,335 points in three years ... Named New Haven Register Player of the Year as a senior ... Served as team captain as a senior and junior ... Also earned NEPSAC Class A Player of the Year accolades ... Led team to NEPSAC Class A Championship as a junior ... A two-time NEPSAC Class A First Team honoree ... Received Western New England Third Team honors as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Born April 29, 1993 ... Son of Michael and Joan Papale ... Father played both basketball and baseball at Assumption College ... One older brother, Michael, who is currently an assistant at Southern Connecticut State ... Graduated in three years from the College of Arts and Sciences with a degree in international relations ...Currently earning a master's in administrative studies with a concentration in financial economics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2012-13Freshman

    G
    6'3" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2013-14Sophomore

    G
    6'3" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2014-15Junior

    G
    6'3" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2015-16Senior

    G
    6'3" 195 lbs
    2