Player of the Month
Each month we'll be showcasing a different player from one of our teams and provide them with some spotlight! This month we'll be focusing on James "JK" Keenan, a sophomore at George Mason University.
IGN: JK
Position: Rocket League Team A, Captain
His favorites include -
Hobby: Soccer
Food: Pizza
Show: The Mandalorian
James has always been a big fan of videogames. His first console was a PlayStation 2 and he's loved playing videogames ever since. He's played a variety of games consisting of first-person shooters such as Call of Duty to adventure games such as the Uncharted series.
James commented, "I first received Rocket League in 2015 when it went on the PlayStation store for free. I didn’t think I would like it at first considering I have never been good or had much fun with games involving cars but after playing it with some friends I began to draw similarities to my real-life passions: ice hockey and soccer. After playing the game on and off for several years, I decided to really put hours into the game, and I wanted to be good at it."
In 2018, James really began his adventure. He made a new PlayStation account and quickly climbed the ranks going from Gold in Season 7 to Super Sonic Legend in what is now Season 15. His aspirations at first were to see how far he could climb and to see how good at the game he could get. It was only when he hit the highest rank in the game (Grand Champion at the time) did he even consider trying to become more competitive at it.
By this time, James was going to college and joined the GMU Esports discord to see if they had a Rocket League team. Luckily they did and he joined the A-team which consisted of himself, Sonu, Zack (Shank), and Sanimi in the Fall of 2019. Fast forward a year later and they've continued to improve as a team with the addition of Caleb (C10) last spring. They've gotten close to qualifying for CRL, won the A10 Tournament this past month, and have continued to place highly in various leagues and tournaments, managing to secure $2715 as a team! From all of us here at GMU Esports, we're proud of the Rocket League team and look forward to seeing them continue!
Upcoming Events
November 14th @ 8:00 PM (EST) - League of Legends PUGs
November 20th from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) - Open Forums
November 21st @ 8:00 PM (EST) - Overwatch PUGs
December 5th @ 8:00 PM (EST) - Rocket League PUGs
Link to our Events calendar: https://tinyurl.com/GMUEsports-Events
Link to join our Discord: https://discord.gg/gmuesports
Team Competitions/Info
Congratulations to the GMU Rocket League A-Team for placing first in the
A10 (Atlantic 10) tournament and B-Team for placing third/fourth (tied).
The dates/times for future competitions our GMU Esports Teams are competing in are provided below. Annotations will be made for events that will be streamed on our Twitch!
Link to our Teams calendar: https://tinyurl.com/GMUEsports-Teams
Staff Volunteer Applications
We're actively recruiting for both the Community & Media teams, positions that are open include: Graphic Designers, Casters, Tournament Organizers, and more!
For inquiries or questions about positions, feel free to message oldmanspidey#0776 over Discord!
Link to our Staff Applications: https://tinyurl.com/GMUEsports-Apps