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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

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William Ransom

25 AJ Carr

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 235
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fairfax, Va.
  • Highschool Saint James School

Biography

2017-18: Appeared and started in all 29 games … gained first team All-MEC honors as he averaged team bests of 15.9 points and 8.6 rebounds … also averaged 2.7 assists … was second on the team with 10 blocked shots … his 48 three-pointers were third on the team … scored a season-high 29 points against Gannon … tied a career high with 17 rebounds in win over Glenville State … led the team with 12 double-doubles … scored 20 points or more on seven occasions … had 11 double-digit rebounding efforts ... garnered MEC Player of the Week honors for Dec. 18 after recording 28 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists in win over Chestnut Hill …ended his career with 1,519 points to rank 14th on the Shepherd all-time scoring list … his 804 career rebounds place him seventh, while his 273 career assists rank him 17th on the Shepherd all-time list.


2016-17: Appeared in 30 games with 29 starts ... gained first team All-MEC honors as he averaged 15.7 points, a team-best 7.4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists ... led the team with 26 blocked shots ... poured in a career-high 32 points in a win over Concord ... also grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds against Concord ... paced the team with seven double-doubles ... had 10 double-digit rebounding efforts ... scored 20 points or more on six occasions.

2015-16: Appeared in 27 games with 26 starts ... averaged 14.1 points, a team-best 7.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists ... tied for the team lead with 21 blocked shots ... had a career-high 29 points against Davis & Elkins ... hauled down a career-high 17 rebounds against West Virginia State ... The 17 rebounds were the most by any Shepherd player this season ... led the team in defensive boards with 167 ... handed out a career-high eight assists against West Virginia State.

2014-15: Appeared in 28 games with 17 starts ... averaged 7.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists ... led the team with 25 blocked shots ... added 20 steals ... added three blocked shots ... had a season-high 18 points against West Virginia Wesleyan  ... grabbed a season-high eight rebounds on two occasions.

Prior to Shepherd: A 2014 graduate of Saint James School where he played basketball for Dan Prete ... a four-year letterwinner in basketball... also lettered in cross country ... a member of the MAC Co-Champion and IPSL Champion teams ...  a Second Team All-County choice as a senior...earned Most Improved award.

Personal: The son of Alfred and Gayl Carr ... majoring in business ... his cousin, Lamond Murray, played basketball at California and was a first round choice of the Los Angeles Clippers.

                                                                  #25 AJ Carr's Career Statistics
Year       GP/GS  FG-A  FG %  3FG-A  3FG %  FT-A  FT %  Pts.  Avg.  RB-Avg.  PF/D   A   TO   B      Min.

2014-15  28-17    84-170  .494     1-2       .500      34-50  .680   203    7.3     124-4.4      68/2      39   28   25  20   572
2015-16   27-26  150-325  .462   42-103  .408      40-50  .800   382   14.1    210-7.8      85/2      68   40    0   23   829
2016-17   30-29  177-376  .471   46-137  .336      72-95  .758   472   15.7    222-7.4      81/0      87   66   26  38   995
2017-18  29-29  181-378  .479    48-132  .364      52-72  .722   462    15.9   248-8.6     70/1    79    48   10  28  998
Total   114-101  592-1249 .473  134-359  .373  198-267 .741  1519 13.3    804-7.0    304/5   273  182  61 109 3394


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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Freshman

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    6'6" 225 lbs
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    2015-16Sophomore

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    6'6" 219 lbs
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    2016-17Junior

    F
    6'6" 219 lbs
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    2017-18Senior

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    6'6" 235 lbs
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