JJ Andrews - Men's Basketball - Arkansas Razorbacks

#7 JJ Andrews

7 | W | Fr. | 6-6 | 215 | Little Rock, Ark. | Little Rock Christian Academy

Publication National Rank Position Rank State Rank Stars
247 Sports #12 #5 SF #1 Ark. 5 Stars
ESPN #13 #5 SF #1 Ark. 5 Stars
247 Composite #16 #6 SF #1 Ark. 5 Stars
On3 Industry #19 #5 SF #1 Ark. 4 Stars
On3/Rivals #22 #8 SF #1 Ark. 4 Stars

 

  • 2026 McDonald’s All-American … Scored 12 points, including a game-best 10 in the first half, to go with five rebounds, a block and a steal
  • 2026 Jordan Brand Classic … Scored 10 points (5-of-8 FG) with three rebounds, helping Team Air win, 135-133.
  • 2026 MaxPreps All-American (honorable mention)
  • 2026 Naismith Awards All-American (honorable mention)
  • 2026 MaxPreps National Player of the Year Watch List
  • 1 of 25 players named to the 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Boys’ High School Player of the Year Midseason Team
  • Tabbed third team 2025-26 MaxPreps preseason All-America and listed by the website as the #3 small forward in the country
  • 2025 and 2026 Gatorade Arkansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year
  • 2026 MaxPreps Arkansas Player of the Year
  • 2025 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Preps Boys Player of the Year
  • Three-time All-State pick
  • Concluded his prep career with 2,865 points, which ranks No. 5 in state history
  • As a senior, averaged 30.7 points, 16.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 60.9 percent from the floor.
  • Led the Warriors (24-8) to the 2025 Class 5A state quarterfinals in 2024-25 … Averaged 28.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and two blocks
  • MVP of the 2024 state tournament and was named the top junior at the 2024 Nike Thanksgiving Hoopfest
  • Led Little Rock Christian to state championships both his freshman and sophomore seasons
  • Two-time champion of the Peach Jam tournament in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) … Earned EYBL MVP honors after the 2025 season, where he led team Bradley Beal Elite to a 75–55 win in the championship

Personal:

  • First name is JaShawn, combining his mother’s name (Janetta) and his father’s name (Shawn) … His father, Shawn, is a Camden (Fairview HS) native and is one of the most decorated Razorbacks, playing offensive line for Arkansas from 2001-03 … He won the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy twice (2002 and 2003) and was a finalist for both the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy in 2003 … He was a unanimous first team All-America in 2003 and consensus first team All-America in 2002 … He was inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor in 2009 and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 … He had a seven-year career in the NFL. He earned first team All-Pro in 2006 and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection (2006 and 2007) … He is on the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team … His mother, the former Janetta Heggins, played basketball at Western Carolina and is in the Salisbury-Rowan (N.C.) Hall of Fame.