JJ Andrews
6-6, 225, W
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
• Four-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.
