Bruce Timko is the only player in 71 seasons of YSU men's basketball to score more than 1,000 points, have more than 500 assists and record more than 100 steals in a career.
Timko finished his Youngstown State career with 1021 points scored, 551 assists and 131 steals. He currently ranks 24th on the all time scoring list, is tied for first in games played with 114, is second in career assists and fourth in career steals.
He is just one of two players in school history who ranks in the top five in career assists and career steals. He is also the only player in the program's history to have led the Penguins in assists for four straight seasons leading the team from the 1982-83 year through 1985-86.
As a freshman during the 1982-83 season, he played in 27 games and started eight contests. He scored 167 points, averaged 6.2 points per game, grabbed 38 rebounds and had 90 assists. he made 54 field goals and 44 free throws.
As a sophomore in 1983-84, he started all 29 games for the Penguins. He scored a career best 339 points, averaging 11.7 points per game. He made 101 of 127 free throws and 119 of 226 field goals. He grabbed 59 rebounds, had 156 assists and 39 steals. That year he became one of just seven players in school history to make more than 100 free throws in a season.
His junior year in 1984-85, he played in 30 games and made 25 starts. He scored 246 points averaging 8.2 points per game as a junior. He made 84 field goals and was 78 of 86 from the free throw line. His 90.7 percent field goal percentage in the third best single season percentage in school history. He grabbed 42 rebounds and had 136 assists.
As a senior, he played in all 28 games making 27 starts and was a team captain. He scored 269 points for an average of 9.6 per game. He had a career best 169 assists, 46 steals and grabbed 67 rebounds.
While playing at YSU, the Penguins advanced to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship Game twice and won 64 games.
While at Youngstown State he earned his degree in Marketing and Sales Management.
He is currently an Executive Account Manager for the NCR Corporation where he has worked the past 14 years.
Before becoming a member of the Youngstown State basketball program, Timko had a successful career at Warren JFK High School. At Warren, he was the AP and UPI Player of the Year in his senior year in 1982. He averaged 28 point and eight assists as a senior and finished his career as Warren JFK's all time leading scorer.
He and his wife Denise now reside in Hubbard, OH, with their three children, Bruce (9, and twin daughters Brooke and Brianna (5).
