JJ Andrews
| Little Rock Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 7, 2008 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| Career highlights | |
JaShawn Andrews (born March 7, 2008)[1] is an American basketball player at Little Rock Christian Academy in Arkansas. He is a five-star prospect and one of the top recruits in the class of 2026.
Early life
Andrews is from Little Rock, Arkansas, and is the son of former NFL player Shawn Andrews.[2][3] He attended Little Rock Christian Academy where he became a top basketball player.[4] He led Little Rock to state championships both his freshman and sophomore seasons, earning all-conference and all-state honors each year.[5][6] As a junior, he averaged 28.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists while helping Little Rock to the state quarterfinals, being named all-conference, all-state the Gatorade Arkansas Player of the Year and a MaxPreps All-American.[7][8] Andrews is a two-time champion of the Peach Jam tournament in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), earning EYBL MVP honors after the 2025 season where he led team BBE to a 75–55 win in the championship.[5]
A five-star prospect, Andrews is ranked one of the top-15 recruits nationally in the class of 2026.[2][9] He committed to play college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.[10][11]
References
- ^ Halpern, Jeff (March 8, 2024). "Arkansas Razorbacks target J.J. Andrews' birthday wish comes true with LRCA's state title, MVP award". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b "JaShawn Andrews". ESPN.
- ^ Fuller, Jackson (May 15, 2025). "Four-star in-state forward JJ Andrews commits to Arkansas basketball, John Calipari". Southwest Times Record.
- ^ Gay, Chris (May 15, 2025). "Little Rock Christian Academy superstar JJ Andrews stays home, commits to Arkansas Razorbacks". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b Rowser III, Curtis (July 25, 2025). "2025 Nike EYBL Peach Jam MVP JJ Andrews on Leading Bradley Beal Elite Back to Championship Glory". Slam.
- ^ Davenport, Richard (May 13, 2025). "Hogs await Andrews' decision". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
- ^ "JJ Andrews". Gatorade.
- ^ Hodges, Andy (May 15, 2025). "Calipari lands Andrews: Razorbacks get pledge from top player in Arkansas". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Davenport, Richard (August 10, 2025). "5-star status 'great accomplishment' for Andrews". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
- ^ Davenport, Richard (May 15, 2025). "Consensus 4-star prospect JaShawn "JJ" Andrews commits to Arkansas". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
- ^ McAndrew, Calum (May 15, 2025). "Missouri basketball misses on Class of 2026 target JJ Andrews as 4-star commits to Arkansas". Columbia Daily Tribune.