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Millersville

2021-2022 Men's Basketball Roster

Mark Palczewski
Mark Palczewski
Mark Palczewski
Mark Palczewski

20 James Sullivan

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Grottoes, Va.
  • High School Spotswood

Biography

Career Highlights

  • All-PSAC East First Team (2021-22)
  • All-PSAC East Second Team (2019-20)
  • 2X CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 (2021, 2022)
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • 2X PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week (2019-20)

2021-22 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Having already completed one bachelor's degree, returned for his fourth season and ranked third on the team in scoring (12.9), first in steals (38), second in assists (74) and first in 3-point shooting (.381)
  • Unsung as Millersville's top perimeter defender, routinely locking down the opposing team's top players 
  • Capped career with 120 games played, ranking second all-time and one shy of the school record
  • Started 119 of 120 career games and never missed a game
  • Totaled 1,330 career points, ranking 23rd all-time at Millersville
  • Finished fifth in career steals (165), 11th in assists (316) and seventh in 3-pointers made
  • Scored double-digit points in 20 of 32 games including a stretch of six in a row from Jan. 12-Jan. 26 all against PSAC opponents...Averaged 19.7 points per game during that stretch
  • Scored 22, 21 and 22 points in back-to-back-to-back games, helping Millersville to beat ESU and West Chester on the road in the same season for the first time since 2003
  • Scored 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting in a key regional win over Slippery Rock
  • Lifted the Marauders past No. 22 Mercyhurst in the PSAC Semifinals with 30 points (more than half of the team's total) and held the Lakers' leading scorer to 0-of-11 shooting
  • Scored 16 points in the PSAC Championship game vs. IUP

2019-20 (Junior)

  • Continued to elevate his game, improving statistically as a shooter (shot .394 from three) while leading the team in assists (4.0 per game), ranking second in rebounding (5.4) and leading the team at the defensive end with 1.4 steals per game and two PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week awards. 
  • Ranked seventh in the PSAC in 3-point field goal percentage. 
  • Shot 82.6 percent from the line, ranking 10th in the PSAC. 
  • Ranked seventh in the PSAC in assists per game and 12th in assist to turnover ratio. 
  • Ranked in the PSAC's top 20 in steals for the third consecutive year, coming in a tie for 13th. 
  • A workhorse for the team as one of only four players to play in all 30 games and one of only two to start all 30. 
  • Led the team and ranked fifth in the PSAC in minutes played, averaging 35.7 while playing 40 or more minutes 10 times. 
  • Played all 40 minutes in the PSAC Quarterfinal game at Shippensburg and played 40 or more six times in a stretch of eight games from Nov. 23-Jan. 3. 
  • Scored a career-high 31 points in the overtime win against Edinboro on Dec. 7. 
  • Matched a career-high six steals in the season opener against NCAA Tournament qualifier Fairmont State. 
  • Handed out a career-high seven assists against Lock Haven, helping the team clinch the PSAC East No. 4 seed. 
  • Recorded first career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds while adding five assists against Bloomsburg on Feb. 1. 
  • Closed the season by scoring 10 or more points in the final 12 games.
  • Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2018-19 (Sophomore)

  • Started 28 of 29 games, ranking fifth on the team in scoring with 9.1 points per game while also shooting 36.9 percent from three.
  • Hit the second most threes on the team.
  • One of three players to average more than 30 minutes per game.
  • Ranked 17th in the PSAC in steals per game at 1.5.
  • Made 32-of-45 free throws for a team-high 76.2 percent.
  • Totaled 72 assists (third on the team) while committing just 49 turnovers.
  • Opened the season by scoring 11 or more points in six of seven games.
  • Recorded a career-high eight assists to go with 12 points against California.
  • Recorded at least one steal in each of the first 14 games with a high of four coming against Penn State Fayette.
  • Made 6-of-9 3-pointers for a career-high 20 points against Bloomsburg...Added five rebounds and six assists in that game.
  • Closed his second season by scoring in 47 consecutive games with 58 consecutive games played.
  • Scored in double figures 12 times.
  • Led the team in assists five times.
  • Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2017-18 (Freshman) 

  • Key contributor from game one, starting all 29 of the teams games and ranking second in minutes played at 29.7.
  • Beyond his years defensively, often drawing the toughest assignment.
  • Showed ability to contribute in all areas of the game.
  • Averaged 8.7 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game.
  • Also had over 50 assists and ranked 14th in the PSAC in steals per game.
  • Shot 37 percent from the field and 71 percent from the foul-line.
  • Was third on the team in rebounding.
  • On 11-of-17 shooting, scored 25 points against Lock Haven to help Millersville clinch a berth in the PSAC Tournament.
  • Played 40 minutes in the second game of the season against Fairmont State.
  • Went 5-of-10 from 3-point range against nationally-ranked Shippensburg, scoring 19 points in the game.
  • Had 10 games with at least five rebounds.
  • Recorded six steals against Kutztown and five steals versus Cheyney…Scored in double figures in 11 games.
  • Had four assists in a game twice.
  • Recorded three blocks in the win over Clarion.
  • Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

High School

  • Scored 1,261 career points as a four-year starter.
  • Named all-conference first team in 2017 and earned all-region and all-state second team mention.
  • Led team to a conference and regional championship and an appearance in the state quarterfinals. 

About the Marauder

  • Why Millersville: I liked the coaching staff and campus size. 
  • Favorite professor at Millersville: Eric Blazer
  • Off-the-court hobbies: Fellowship with friends, reaching and watching sports
  • Interesting summer job: Accounting intern
  • Hidden talent: Rock Band drums
  • Favorite professional athletes: J.J. Redick
  • Favorite series to binge watch: Stranger Things
  • Pregame ritual: Pregame shower

Personal

  • Son of Mike and Diane Sullivan.
  • Majoring in business administration/accounting.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2017-2018Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 180 lbs
    32
  • 20

    2018-2019Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 185 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2019-2020Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 185 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2020-2021Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 185 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2021-2022Graduate Student

    Guard
    6'3" 195 lbs
    20