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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

15 T.J. Atwood

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 203
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Beaumont, Texas
  • Highschool Central

Biography

A 2020 Second-Team All-Southland Conference selection … An SLC Player of the Week selection (Feb. 25, 2020) … Played in 92 games earning 56 starts during his career ... Scored 898 points (9.8 ppg), pulled down 413 rebounds (4.5 rpg), dished out 121 assists (1.3 apg), recorded 92 steals (1.0 spg) and blocked 38 shots during his career … Recorded eight double-doubles … Was 340-of-675 (.504) from the field, 32-of-89 (.360) from three-point range and 176-of-252 (.698) from the free throw line during his career.
 
2019-20 (Senior): A second-team All-Southland Conference selection … Named SLC Player of the Week (Feb. 25, 2020) … Played in 32 games earning 32 starts … Led the team and ranked fifth in the Southland Conference averaging 16.8 points per game … Finished second on the team and 11th in the Southland averaging 7.0 rebounds per game … Also averaged 1.8 assists per game, 1.4 steals per game while blocking 20 shots on the season … Shot 212-of-417 (.508) from the field and 19-of-51 (.373) from three-point range … A 76-percent shooter (91-of-126) from the free throw line … Scored in double figures in all but three games, including 12 20-point games and a 34-point outing … Had eight double-figure rebound performances … Recorded seven double-doubles … Scored a career-high 34 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana … Also dished out a season-high four assists against the Lions … It was one of five four-assist efforts one the season …  First double-double of the season was a 16-point and career-high 12-rebound effort at UAB … Also blocked a season-high three shots against the Blazers … Scored 11 points and pulled down 11 boards versus Nicholls … Scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds against Sam Houston State … Scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds at UIW … Scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Central Arkansas … Scored 25 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the victory over Arlington Baptist … Scored 20 points on a 9-of-12 (.750) shooting performance in a win over Rice … Scored 21 points against Abilene Christian … Scored 21 points, pulled down eight rebounds, dished out three assists and recorded two steals in the victory at Houston Baptist … Scored 21 points, pulled down nine rebounds and recorded a season-high four steals in the rematch with Nicholls … Scored 22 points and shot a near perfect 14-of-15 (.933) from the free line in the victory at Sam Houston State … Scored 26 points in the rematch with UIW … Posted a 17-point, 12-rebound effort at Stephen F. Austin … Followed that up with a 23-point, 10-rebound effort in the regular-season finale against McNeese … Returned to the court four nights later to lead LU to a dominant win over McNeese with a 20-point, nine-rebound effort in the first round of the conference tournament … Despite the win, that would be the final game of Atwood’s career as the rest of the season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) … Closed out his career by averaging 21.0 points per game in the final eight games of the season.


2018-19 (Junior): Played in and started 19 games … Season was cut short following an injury against Incarnate Word … Averaged 10.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.6 blocks per game … Shot 73-of-141 (.518) from the field and 53-of-70 (.757) from the free throw line … Knocked down 9-of-24 (.375) three-point attempts … Recorded 12 double-figure scoring games … Scored a career-high 22 points and pulled down six rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … Scored 17 points, grabbed six boards and recorded three steals at Georgia Tech … Followed that up with 13 points and five rebounds at East Carolina … Just missed a double-double with 16 points and eight rebounds in the victory over Prairie View A&M … Had 14 points and nine rebounds at SMU … Scored 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds at Cal State Bakersfield.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in 26 games earning five starts … Averaged 4.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game … Also recorded 12 steals and blocked five shots … Shot 41-of-85 (.482) from the field and was 4-of-10 (.400) from three-point range … A 66-percent free throw shooter (25-of-38) … Recorded four double-figure scoring performances … Had one double-double … Scored a career-high 21 points and pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds against Jarvis Christian … Scored 11 points, pulled down three rebounds, dished out two assists, recorded a block and a steal against Southern (New Orleans) … Had 11 points and five rebounds against Howard Payne … Scored 14 points at Duquesne.

2016-17 (Freshman): Played in 15 games … Averaged 2.7 point and 1.3 rebounds per game … Also dished out four assists, recorded two steals and blocked two shots … Shot 14-of-32 (.438) from the field and 12-of-18 (.667) from the free throw line … Attempted just two three-pointers … Closed out the year with a career-high 11 points and pulled down three rebounds in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament at Texas State … Scored nine points and pulled down a season-high four rebounds against the Arlington Baptist … Netted seven points against Howard Payne.


High School: A three-year letterwinner ... Guided Central High School to at least 30 wins in all three seasons ... Graduated with a 98-13 (.883) overall record ... Guided the Jaguars to three top-10 rankings in state, and saw them climb as high as No. 1 in state during his sophomore and junior seasons ... Averaged 18.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game during his senior season ... Averaged nearly 15 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest as a junior ...  Rated as one of the top players in the Houston area by RCSsports.com ... Ranked among the state’s top 50 players according to basketball.com ... Two-time first-team all-district ... Honorable mention all-state selection ... Averaged 26 points and 16 rebounds per contest during Central’s run ot the state semifinals as a junior.

Personal: Son of Roderick Atwood and Roshanda Duplechain ... Born Nov. 4, 1997.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 203 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 203 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2018-19Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 203 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2019-20Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 203 lbs
    15
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