Josh Linthicum Class: Junior Hometown: Farmington, N.M. High School: Virginia Episcopal School Height / Weight: 6-11 / 258 Position: Center

Strong, physical low-post player who has made strides over the last two seasons while serving as understudy to All-Patriot League center Chris McNaughton ... has the physical attributes to become a more significant contributor ... off-season injury to Darren Mastropaolo could add up to increased minutes ... gained valuable experience this past summer playing with the East Coast All-Stars ... team was made up of college players who traveled to Holland and Belgium for seven games in seven days in August, including two against the Dutch National Team ... played about 20 minutes per game and totaled 27 points, 25 rebounds and nine blocked shots in the seven contests ... best production came in Belgium during the final two games of the week, when he had eight points and four rebounds in a loss to Boom BBC, then added another eight points and four boards along with two blocked shots in a 15-point win over Welvegem.

2006-07 Played in 21 games off the bench, totaling 73 minutes ... scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds ... blocked three shots ... made 5 of 13 attempts from the field.

2005-06 Appeared in 21 games in his rookie campaign, all in a reserve role ... logged a total of 57 minutes, with a high of eight coming in a home win over Navy ... scored four of his 14 points in that game, all from the free-throw line ... attempted eight free throws in that game and made 10 of 18 from the stripe on the season ... saw brief first-half action in Bucknell's win over No. 17 Syracuse and blocked a shot ... also blocked shots in both Navy games and against Yale ... season-high two rebounds against Lafayette at home.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Joshua Christopher Linthicum ... son of Don and Carla Linthicum ... born Sept. 30, 1985 in Farmington, N.M. ... has two younger siblings, Brian and Shelby ... Brian is a freshman tight end for the Clemson football team ... 2005 graduate of Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Va. ... served as team captain for head coach John Windham ... earned Virginia Independent Schools All-State honorable mention ... First Team All-Virginia Prep League ... named to Lynchburg News & Advance All-Area Team ... averaged 16 points and eight rebounds as a senior ... averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks as a junior, when VES ranked No. 1 in the state ... was also an all-state performer in New Mexico before moving to VES prior to the 2003-04 season ... attended prestigious Adidas Superstar Camp in Georgia, as well as the Rick Majerus Big Man Camp ... majoring in economics.