2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Koita, Jimmeh
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Jersey Number 20
Jimmeh Koita
- Position:
- Face-Off/Midfield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- Cardinal Hayes
Bio
Career
*Was a tri-captain on Drexel's 2021 CAA championship team
*Finished his career with a school-record 700 face-off wins in 1394 attempts (.502)
*Had 385 ground balls in his career
*Played in 61 career games
*Graduated with a degree in marketing
2020 / Fifth Year
One of Drexel’s tri-captains…was named a USILA Senior All-Star... finished fourth in the CAA in ground balls per game with 5.85 per game…had 13 ground balls against Robert Morris and Lafayette…won 140 face-offs in 284 attempts…had a season-high 23 face-off wins against Robert Morris in 34 attempts…also had an assist in the game…recorded 10 or more face-off wins in eight games…was 14-for-25 with eight ground balls in Drexel’s CAA semifinal win against UMass…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020 / Senior
Drexel’s face-off man for the fourth straight season…took all but eight of the teams face-offs in 2020…won 82 of his 178 attempts…finished third in the CAA and 17th in the nation with 7.67 ground balls per game…had his best game of the season against Robert Morris…won 24 face-offs and picked up 15 ground balls, both season-highs…opened the year with nine ground balls at High Point…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic...named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2019 / Junior
One of the top face-off men in the CAA…was third in the CAA and 26th in the country in face-off percentage at .570…finished second in the CAA and ninth in the nation with 9.13 ground balls per game…had 231 face-off wins and 137 total ground balls…both totals rank second all-time on the Drexel single-season list... won 20 or more face-offs four times…won 24 of his 29 attempts against Fairfield…had 10 or more ground balls eight times including three times in CAA play…named to the CAA All-Tournament team after going 23-for-33 on draws in the title game against Towson…tied a career-high and the DU record with 18 ground balls in the game and also had a goal…scored a goal earlier in the season against Fairfield.
2018 / Sophomore
A Second-Team All-CAA pick…won 58 percent of his draws in conference games and averaged 9.6 ground balls in CAA play, three more than any other player…finished 12th overall in Division I in ground balls per game (6.69) and had a .546 face-off percentage…won 61 percent of his attempts over the last eight games of the year…named CAA Player of the Week after setting a school record with 25 face-off wins (32 attempts) and tying the Drexel mark with 18 ground balls at Fairfield…won 19 of his 24 attempts in Drexel’s win and had a goal vs. No. 11 Georgetown…secured 10 or more ground balls three times…chipped in with a goal at Towson…handed out his only assist at Delaware.
2017 / Freshman
Drexel’s primary face-off man as a rookie…won 100 face-offs on the season…was 14-for-24 in Drexel’s win against No. 2 Hofstra…also won 14 against Villanova and had a season-high eight ground balls in the game…led the team and was 10th in the CAA in ground balls per game…ended his first season with a .388 (100-258) face-off percentage.
Background
Graduated from Cardinal Hayes in the Bronx, N.Y...a two-year member of the lacrosse team...was his team captain and Most Valuable Player as a senior...a first team all-league selection...named second team all-league as a junior...was the Cardinal Hayes Student Government Secretary and was the Vice President of the Student Activities Committee...also in the Yearbook Club and participated in the Fast Track Financial Literacy Program.
Personal
Son of Mariama and Koutoubou Koita...one of three children.
*Was a tri-captain on Drexel's 2021 CAA championship team
*Finished his career with a school-record 700 face-off wins in 1394 attempts (.502)
*Had 385 ground balls in his career
*Played in 61 career games
*Graduated with a degree in marketing
2020 / Fifth Year
One of Drexel’s tri-captains…was named a USILA Senior All-Star... finished fourth in the CAA in ground balls per game with 5.85 per game…had 13 ground balls against Robert Morris and Lafayette…won 140 face-offs in 284 attempts…had a season-high 23 face-off wins against Robert Morris in 34 attempts…also had an assist in the game…recorded 10 or more face-off wins in eight games…was 14-for-25 with eight ground balls in Drexel’s CAA semifinal win against UMass…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020 / Senior
Drexel’s face-off man for the fourth straight season…took all but eight of the teams face-offs in 2020…won 82 of his 178 attempts…finished third in the CAA and 17th in the nation with 7.67 ground balls per game…had his best game of the season against Robert Morris…won 24 face-offs and picked up 15 ground balls, both season-highs…opened the year with nine ground balls at High Point…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic...named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2019 / Junior
One of the top face-off men in the CAA…was third in the CAA and 26th in the country in face-off percentage at .570…finished second in the CAA and ninth in the nation with 9.13 ground balls per game…had 231 face-off wins and 137 total ground balls…both totals rank second all-time on the Drexel single-season list... won 20 or more face-offs four times…won 24 of his 29 attempts against Fairfield…had 10 or more ground balls eight times including three times in CAA play…named to the CAA All-Tournament team after going 23-for-33 on draws in the title game against Towson…tied a career-high and the DU record with 18 ground balls in the game and also had a goal…scored a goal earlier in the season against Fairfield.
2018 / Sophomore
A Second-Team All-CAA pick…won 58 percent of his draws in conference games and averaged 9.6 ground balls in CAA play, three more than any other player…finished 12th overall in Division I in ground balls per game (6.69) and had a .546 face-off percentage…won 61 percent of his attempts over the last eight games of the year…named CAA Player of the Week after setting a school record with 25 face-off wins (32 attempts) and tying the Drexel mark with 18 ground balls at Fairfield…won 19 of his 24 attempts in Drexel’s win and had a goal vs. No. 11 Georgetown…secured 10 or more ground balls three times…chipped in with a goal at Towson…handed out his only assist at Delaware.
2017 / Freshman
Drexel’s primary face-off man as a rookie…won 100 face-offs on the season…was 14-for-24 in Drexel’s win against No. 2 Hofstra…also won 14 against Villanova and had a season-high eight ground balls in the game…led the team and was 10th in the CAA in ground balls per game…ended his first season with a .388 (100-258) face-off percentage.
Background
Graduated from Cardinal Hayes in the Bronx, N.Y...a two-year member of the lacrosse team...was his team captain and Most Valuable Player as a senior...a first team all-league selection...named second team all-league as a junior...was the Cardinal Hayes Student Government Secretary and was the Vice President of the Student Activities Committee...also in the Yearbook Club and participated in the Fast Track Financial Literacy Program.
Personal
Son of Mariama and Koutoubou Koita...one of three children.
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