D.J. Wagner
6-4, 195, So., G
Camden, N.J. (Camden HS / Kentucky)
Instagram – @dg_wag21
2023-24 (Fr. at Kentucky):
An All-Southeastern Conference Freshman Team selection … A three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree … Made 28 starts in 29 appearances … Ranked seventh in the SEC in assists/turnover ratio (2.23) and 12th in assists per game (3.3) … Had 13 double-digit scoring efforts … Recorded 20 games with three or more assists … First SEC Freshman of the Week honor (Nov. 20) was the result of him averaging 25.0 points and 5.5 assists per game in an overtime win over Saint Joseph’s and Marshall … He pumped in 22 points (seven in overtime including 5-of-6 from the line) with six assists vs. St. Joseph’s then bettered that with a season-best 28 points versus Marshall, adding five assists and three steals … Second honor (Dec. 18) was won when he posted 14 points, five assists and six rebounds in the upset of No. 9 North Carolina … Third honor (Jan. 22) came after he averaged. 12.5 points and 6.0 assists per game in victories over Mississippi State and Georgia … Notably, he tallied a double-double against Georgia with 18 points and a season-high 10 assists … Recorded 11 points, five assists and four rebounds, while draining a trio of 3-pointers in the home win over Vanderbilt … Posted 19 points, an SEC high, and connected on a season-high four 3-pointers in the home victory over Arkansas … Logged 18 points and had four assists at Texas A&M … Scored 16 points at home vs. Missouri … Back-to-back efforts with 14 points in wins over Florida and Illinois State … Tallied 13 points, four assists and three steals in his collegiate debut vs. New Mexico State.
High School:
Rated as high as No. 4 by both ESPN and 247Sports … McDonald’s All-American Game MVP … Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year for three straight seasons … Member of USA Men’s Nike Hoop Summit team … 2023 Iverson Classic Co-MVP … Iverson Classic 3-point Champion … Iverson Classic National High School Player of the Year … Stephen Jackson Community Leadership Award winner … NJ.com First-Team All-State … Averaged 19.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.1 steals per contest as a junior, helping Camden to the NJSIAA Group 2 state championship.
Personal:
Born May 4 in Camden, New Jersey … Parents are Syreeta Brittingham and Dajuan Wagner … Father played college basketball at Memphis for John Calipari and was drafted sixth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2002 … Grandfather is Milt Wagner who won a national championship at Louisville in 1986 and was a second round pick by the Dallas Mavericks in 1986.
