2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Career: Finished his four-year career (2013-17) at FIU as the program’s all-time leader in games played with 120, surpassing the previous mark of 118 set by Dwight Steward (1988-93) … Of the 120 games played, Boswell got the starting nod 60 times … Scored 376 points for his career, grabbed 178 rebounds and dished out 142 assists for the Panthers.
2016-17 (Senior Year): Played in 28 of the Panthers’ 31 games during the season, while getting the starting nod on 14 occasions … Averaged 3.1 points-per-game on the year and grabbed 1.8 rebounds-per-outing … Shot 85.7 percent (12-of-14) from the free-throw line … Scored in double figures in three games, netting a season-high 11 points on 3-of-6 (50.0 percent) shooting from the field with all of his shots coming from behind the three-point arc at UAB (3/4) … Was also 2-of-2 from the charity stripe against the Blazers … His 3-of-6 performance from three-point range marked a career-high for both three-point field goals made and attempted … Boswell also netted double digits against Ave Maria (11/23) and at No. 20/23 South Carolina (12/4) with 10 points in each game … Tied his career-high of six rebounds against Florida Atlantic (1/26).
2015-16 (Junior Year): Started in all 32 games during the 2015-16 campaign, and is the only player on the team to do so … Averaged 5.0 points-per-game good enough for fifth on the team … Also grabbed 2.2 rebounds-per-outing and handed out 1.7 assists-per-game … Scored in double figures in six games, including a career-high 14 points against Oral Roberts (11/22) on 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) from the field, 2-of-2 (100.0 percent) from three-point range and 4-of-4 (100.0 percent) from the free throw line … Had 13 points and five rebounds versus Florida Gulf Coast (12/6) and 11 points against Louisiana Tech (1/14) … Grabbed a career-high six rebounds against Charlotte (1/28).
2014-15 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 29 games, making three starts and averaging 1.1 points-per-game and 11.0 minutes -per-game ... Matched his career-high in steals with two at Marshall (2/26) ... Chipped in five points to go along with two rebounds, one assist and one steal at Florida A&M (12/29) ... Logged a season-high seven points on 2-of-5 shooting and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe at Louisville (12/5) ... Made his first start of the season in the victory over Wright State (11/28) ... Saw his first action of the season at Georgia Southern (11/24) after missing the first three games due to injury.
2013-14 (Freshman Year): Recorded a career-high seven assists versus North Texas (2/20) ... Set the school record for consecutive made shots from the free-throw line at Rice (1/9) - 27 consecutive attempts from the charity stripe ... Recorded career-high five assists at Florida A&M (1/2) ... Scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting versus Georgia State (11/30) and grabbed a career-high five boards ... Tallied a career-high 13 points for the first double-digit scoring performance of this career at Bethune-Cookman (11/21) ... Scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting versus Florida College (11/14) ... Made his first-career start, scoring a five points versus Warren Wilson (11/12) ... Scored first points as a Panther, converting a pair of free-throws versus Youngstown State (11/9) ... True freshman, who made FIU debut versus Eastern Kentucky (11/8).
Prep Career: A four-year letterwinner in basketball ... Spent the 2012-2013 season at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, N.J. ... Averaged 7.3 points-per-game to help the Celtics to a 24-4 record and a county championship ... Coached by Chris Chavaness ... Prior to his senior season at the Patrick School, attended Trinity Catholic in Stamford, Conn. ... Averaged 17 points-per-game and was an All-FCIAC pick in 2011-2012 where he helped the squad to a 19-7 mark ... Earned First-Team All-State honors as a junior ... Played AAU ball for the New York Lightning.
Personal: Full name is Jason Anthony Boswell ... Born on Sept. 6, 1994 in the Bronx, N.Y. ... Son of Orville and Pezerlia Boswell ... Has four siblings – BJ, Candace, Nelson and Kristen ... Boswell is majoring in liberal studies.
Career Highs through the 2016-17 season
Points: 14 vs. Oral Roberts (11/22/15)
Rebounds: 6, 2X last vs. Florida Atlantic (1/26/17)
Assists: 7 vs. North Texas (2/20/14)
Steals: 5 vs. Stetson (11/30/15)
Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Charlotte (1/26/16)
Minutes: 43 vs. Oral Roberts (11/22/15)
Field Goals Made: 5, 2X last vs. FGCU (12/6/15)
Field Goal Attempts: 9, 2X last vs. FGCU (12/6/15)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 3, 2X last at UAB (3/4/17)
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 6 at UAB (3/4/17)
Free Throws Made: 6, 2X last at FAMU (1/2/14)
Free Throw Attempts: 6, 2X last at FAMU (12/29/14)
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2013-14Freshman
Guard
6'6"
205 lbs
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2014-15Sophomore
Guard
6'6"
205 lbs
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2015-16Junior
Guard
6'6"
205 lbs
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2016-17Senior
Guard
6'6"
205 lbs
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2016-17Graduate Student
Guard
6'6"
205 lbs