2010-11: Finished with career-best averages of 4.8 points and 4.0 rebounds while playing 20.0 minutes per game as a senior ... Started 16 of the 25 games he played ... Scored 15 points against Gwynedd-Mercy on Nov. 19 on a perfect 7-7 shooting from the field ... Tied a career-high 28 minutes against Hampton, scoring 10 points with four rebounds, two assists and two blocks ... Came back from an injury to grab nine rebounds and score three points against Radford on Jan. 8 ... Scored eight points and got three rebounds against VMI on Jan. 15 ... Played 100th career game on Feb. 7 against North Carolina Central, scoring six points ... On Senior Night on Feb. 19 at the Millis Center, scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds against Appalachian State ... Grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots in his final game against UNC Asheville in the Big South Semifinals on March 3.
2009-10: Averaged 3.9 points and 2.7 rebounds in 12.9 minutes, shooting 48.2 percent from the floor as a junior ... Scored nine points in the season-opening win over UNC Pembroke on Nov. 14 ... Posted eight points, including the first three-pointer of his career, and had three rebounds against Wake Forest on Nov. 18 ... Had six points and four rebounds in a 100-74 win over Hampden-Sydney on Nov. 21 ... Scored six points a piece in wins over NC Central (Dec. 29) and Gardner-Webb (Jan. 2) ... Drew four charges and blocked a pair of shots in HPU's win over UNC Asheville on Jan. 4 ... Scored nine points and posted a season-high eight rebounds in HPU's 81-53 win over Liberty on Jan. 21 ... Scored a season-high 13 points in the Panthers' 69-65 win over Big South leader Coastal Carolina on Feb. 11.
2008-09: Played in 24 games with five starts as a sophomore ... Averaged 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.5 minutes ... Shot 51.9 percent from the floor ... In 13 Big South Conference games, averaged 2.8 points and 1.1 rebounds while shooting 61.5 percent ... Scored in double figures for the first time with 12 points and six rebounds against Montreat College on Nov. 28, earning five starts in a row after that game ... Scored 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds against Charleston Southern on Dec. 1 ... Career-high 21 points came against NC Central on 10-for-11 shooting on Dec. 3 ... Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds and scored six points against Limestone College on Dec. 10 ... Twice had two blocks in a game.
2007-08: Earned 10 starts and played in 29 games as a true freshman ... Scored in 15 games, including a career best nine points against Longwood ... Tallied eight points in 12 minutes at UNC Asheville including a pair of layups over 7-foot-7 Bulldog center Kenny George ... Pulled down a season-high six rebounds three times ... Started his collegiate career by making his first four shots and finished the season with team’s second-best shooting percentage (62.5) ... Blocked two shots on three occasions.
Prep: Graduate of Wake Forest-Rolesville High School in Raleigh, N.C. ... Averaged 17.0 points and 9.0 rebounds a game as a senior after missing his entire junior season due to a broken foot ... Named first-team All-Conference ... Did not play AAU basketball until Summer of 2006, but posted impressive showings at several senior camps and an Easter AAU Tournament ... Garnered Academic All-Conference accolades for work in classroom.
Personal: Majoring in Business Adminstration at High Point University ... Son of Earnest and Natalie Bridges ... Goes by the nickname EJ ... Born on Aug. 19, 1989 in Raleigh, N.C.
CAREER HIGHS...
Points: 21 at NC Central (12/3/08)
3-Pointers: 1 at Wake Forest (11/18/09)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Limestone (12/10/08)
Assists: 2, 3x, last at Presbyterian (1/20/11)
Blocks: 2, 9x, last at Tennessee Tech (12/9/10)
Steals: 2, 2x, last vs. Gwynedd-Mercy (11/19/10)
Minutes: 29 at Liberty (3/1/11)
