Jimmy Paradise

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Jesuit High School Tampa

WHILE AT UCONN: Has played 87 rounds in 28 events for UConn, amassing a career average of 74.2 strokes per round, second among returnees… Has three Top 10 and eight Top 20 finishes, including a career-best third-place finish at the 2021 BIG EAST Championship, leading the Huskies to the conference title and was named to BIG EAST All-Tournament Team… Has shot 25 rounds of par or better, including nine sub-70 rounds, including a career-low round of 64… Competed in the 2021 NCAA Regional at the Golf Club of Tennessee… Has a 5-0-1 record in last two years of BIG EAST Match Play… Earned an immediate spot in UConn’s regular lineup as a true freshman, participating in all 10 events on the UConn 2021 spring schedule… Finished 62nd in 2021 NCAA Kingston Springs Regional at the Golf Club of Tennessee with a 1-over 72 in final round.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022-23: Competed in all 11 events on UConn schedule, recording a 73.4 per round average for 33 rounds, second-best on the team… Had one Top 10 and four Top 20 finishes, including a season-best tie for sixth place at the 2023 Bash At The Beach… Shot 15 rounds of par or better, including six sub-70 rounds, with a season-low round of 67 and a season-low tourney total of 206 at the 2022 Gimmler Invitational… Besides the Bash At The Beach, finished in a tie for 12^th place at the 2022 Hartford Hawks Invitational and a tie for 16^th at the 2023 Golfweek/AGT Invite.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021-22: Competed in 10 events, posting a 74.9 season average per round for 30 rounds… Had one Top 10 and two Top 20 finishes, including a season-best tie for fourth place at the UConn Invitational at Greathorse… Posted five rounds of par or better, including a career-low round of 64 at the Ka’anapali Classic, where he also posted a season-low tourney score of 211. In addition to his fourth place at the UConn Invitational, had a Top 20 finish (17^th) at the BIG EAST Championship.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020-21: All events were cancelled in the fall of 2020 due to the pandemic, but competed in all 10 events on UConn’s spring schedule… Averaged 74.5 strokes per round for 24 rounds, with five rounds of par or better, and two sub-70 rounds, one of them a season-low 68 in the pressure-packed final round of the BIG EAST Championship… Had season-low tourney total of 214 at BIG EAST Championship… Finished 62nd in 2021 NCAA Kingston Springs Regional at the Golf Club of Tennessee with a 1-over 72 in final round… Had one top 10 and two top 20 finishes... Had 1-1-1 record in first collegiate competition at BIG EAST Match Play, then had 3-0 record to help UConn to victory at Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play… Had his two lowest tourney totals of the season during last three competitions.

HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after playing four years of golf at Jesuit High School under Coach David Simmons… Team captain senior year… A two-time District champion, regional runner-up senior year… Grew up in Minnesota, and also played travel hockey on AAA Elite team that played competitions nationally.

PERSONAL: James Joseph Paradise III … Born September 12, 2001… Son of Jennifer and James Paradise… Has three younger sisters -- Jordyn, Sydney and Samantha… Works with swing coach Justin Sheehan… Home course is the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.