#30 A.J. HESS
POSITION: Guard/Forward
HEIGHT: 6-7 (200 cm)
WEIGHT: 210 lbs (95 kg)
BIRTHDATE: January 20, 1994 (Phoenix, AZ)
HIGH SCHOOL: Phoenix Country Day (Paradise Valley, AZ)
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: South Dakota State ‘17
TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @ajhess35/@adotjdot35
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on April 27, 2023
YEARS PRO: 5
BIO
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Owns career averages of 9.0 points and 2.4 rebounds to go along with a strong .391 mark from three-point range over his five-year professional career in France, Bulgaria, Belgium, Switzerland, Armenia, the NBA G League and the CEBL.
2023: Averaged 7.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 44.4 per cent shooting from deep in 13 games with St. Chamond Basket of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) Pro B in France … Posted four double-figure scoring games … Shot 40 per cent or better from three in seven games … Scored a season-best 18 points on five-of-seven shooting from the floor March 18 vs. Vichy Clermont.
2023:
Appeared in one game for the Golden State Warriors affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League Jan. 8 vs. Oklahoma City, where he logged 14 minutes and grabbed five rebounds.
2022:
Averaged 12.8 points and 3.3 rebounds while posting an impressive .481 mark from three-point range in eight games with the Guelph Nighthawks … Scored in double figures in all but two contests … Shot 50 per cent or better from three in four games … Scored a season-high 20 points to go along with eight rebounds June 21 vs. Fraser Valley.
2021-22:
Averaged 9.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and .454 shooting from deep in 34 games with BC Rilski Sportist in Bulgaria … Scored in double figures in 19 games … Scored a season-high 18 points April 15 vs. Cherno More.
2019-20:
Averaged 5.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in 31 games with the Milwaukee Bucks affiliate Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League … Shot 50 per cent or better from three-point range in 11 games … Set season highs in points (22) and rebounds (7) in a win Dec. 27 vs. Lakeland … Helped lead the Herd to a NBA G League Central Division Championship.
2019:
Averaged 7.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 26.1 minutes in 16 games in his first NBA G League action with the Wisconsin Herd … Scored in double figures in five games … Tallied a season-high 16 points March 16 vs. Iowa … Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds March 1 vs. Fort Wayne.
2018:
Averaged 5.2 points on .386 shooting from three in 13 games for Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the BNXT League in Belgium … Scored in double figures twice.
2017-18:
Represented the Armenian National Team in three games during the European Championships, averaging 13.3 points and 50 per cent shooting from three … Scored a team-high 21 points in a Feb. 25 win against Albania.
2017-18:
Averaged a professional career-best 15.8 points to go along with 4.1 rebounds per game through 25 games with the Starwings of the Swiss Basketball League … Scored 20 or more points in 10 games … Scored a professional career-high 29 points to go along with seven rebounds Jan. 21 vs. Boncourt.
2017:
Represented the Armenian National Team in five games during the FIBA World Cup … Averaged 8.8 points and 3.6 rebounds … Scored a team-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds in a win Aug. 2 vs. Slovakia.
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER
2016-17: Joined the South Dakota State Jackrabbits as a graduate transfer after being granted a hardship waiver due to a season-ending fibular fracture in his previous season … Averaged 9.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 25.8 minutes while shooting 37.1 per cent from three in his final year of NCAA eligibility … Scored in double figures in 16 games … Poured in a career-high 31 points on seven-of-12 from deep Nov. 21 vs. Idaho … Set another career high with 14 rebounds to go along with 13 points in a double-double performance Jan. 4 vs. Western Illinois.
2015-16:
Averaged 8.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 21.0 minutes while shooting 40.9 per cent from three in six games as a senior with the Southern Utah Thunderbirds … Scored in double figures twice … Suffered a season-ending fibular fracture allowing him to redshirt the season and preserve the season of eligibility.
2014-15:
Averaged collegiate career bests in points (11.7) and three-point shooting (.413) in 29 games as a junior at Southern Utah … Started in all 29 contests … Led the Jackrabbits in free throw shooting with a 84.1 per cent mark … Scored in double figures in 19 games … Shot 50 per cent or better from three-point range in 14 games … Scored a season-high 20 points on four-of-eight from deep in a narrow one-point victory Nov. 30 vs. UTSA.
2013-14:
Averaged 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 38.1 percent shooting from three-point range in 29 games a sophomore with Southern Utah … Started in all but three games … Recorded 13 double-figure scoring games … Averaged a collegiate career-best .875 mark from the free throw line … Scored a season-high 17 points twice (Nov. 8 vs. Arizona Christian and Jan. 23 vs. Eastern Washington) … Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds to go along with seven points in a March 6 win against North Dakota.
2012-13:
Averaged 5.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 33.3 per cent from three-point range in 31 games as a freshman at Southern Utah … Scored in double figures in three games … Scored a season-high 24 points on five-of-10 from deep Feb. 16 vs. East Washington.
PERSONAL
Lettered three years in basketball and one year in soccer in high school … Led Phoenix Country Day to a state championship in his senior year … Named to Big Sky All-Academic Team in each of his seasons at Southern Utah … Enjoys listening to Drake and watching The Office outside of basketball.
STATISTICS
CEBL TOTALS
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Guelph | 8 | 228 | 102 | 9-26 | 25-52 | 9-9 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
CEBL AVERAGES
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Guelph | 8 | 28.5 | 12.8 | .346 | .481 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
PROFESSIONAL TOTALS
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | St. Chamond | 13 | 225 | 93 | 6-16 | 24-54 | 9-10 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
2023 | Santa Cruz | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | Guelph | 8 | 228 | 102 | 9-26 | 25-52 | 9-9 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
2021-22 | Rilski | 34 | 635 | 319 | 47-76 | 69-152 | 18-25 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 30 | 48 | 9 | 20 | 23 |
2019-20 | Wisconsin | 31 | 506 | 168 | 17-50 | 41-112 | 6-11 | 15 | 54 | 69 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 23 |
2019 | Wisconsin | 16 | 417 | 114 | 15-32 | 25-76 | 9-10 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
2018 | Mons-Hainaut | 13 | 230 | 68 | 7-29 | 17-44 | 3-3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
2017-18 | Armenia | 3 | 83 | 40 | 4-11 | 9-18 | 5-5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
2017-18 | Starwings | 25 | 762 | 394 | 83-154 | 53-160 | 69-81 | 17 | 86 | 103 | 60 | 35 | 10 | 18 | 42 |
2017 | Armenia | 5 | 125 | 44 | 9-18 | 6-19 | 8-9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Total | 149 | 3,225 | 1,342 | 197-412 | 269-692 | 136-163 | 64 | 299 | 363 | 151 | 211 | 38 | 79 | 127 |
PROFESSIONAL AVERAGES
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | St. Chamond | 13 | 17.3 | 7.2 | .375 | .444 | .900 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
2023 | Santa Cruz | 1 | 14.0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2022 | Guelph | 8 | 28.5 | 12.8 | .346 | .481 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
2021-22 | Rilski | 34 | 18.7 | 9.4 | .618 | .454 | .720 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
2019-20 | Wisconsin | 31 | 16.3 | 5.4 | .340 | .366 | .545 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
2019 | Wisconsin | 16 | 26.1 | 7.1 | .469 | .329 | .900 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
2018 | Mons-Hainaut | 13 | 17.7 | 5.2 | .241 | .386 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
2017-18 | Armenia | 3 | 27.7 | 13.3 | .364 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
2017-18 | Starwings | 25 | 30.5 | 15.8 | .539 | .331 | .852 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
2017 | Armenia | 5 | 25.0 | 8.8 | .500 | .316 | .889 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Totals | 149 | 21.6 | 9.0 | .477 | .391 | .831 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TOTALS
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-17 | South Dakota St. | 29 | 747 | 275 | 18-37 | 66-178 | 41-48 | 14 | 86 | 100 | 17 | 40 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
2015-16 | Southern Utah | 6 | 126 | 50 | 10-16 | 9-22 | 3-4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2014-15 | Southern Utah | 29 | 743 | 338 | 49-103 | 57-138 | 69-82 | 13 | 95 | 108 | 28 | 78 | 16 | 15 | 39 |
2013-14 | Southern Utah | 29 | 783 | 271 | 39-95 | 48-126 | 49-56 | 13 | 103 | 116 | 34 | 65 | 4 | 9 | 33 |
2012-13 | Southern Utah | 31 | 642 | 181 | 20-44 | 37-111 | 30-35 | 12 | 70 | 82 | 30 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 28 |
Totals: | 124 | 3041 | 1115 | 188-394 | 263-673 | 128-154 | 52 | 364 | 416 | 115 | 261 | 35 | 57 | 130 |
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE AVERAGES
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-17 | South Dakota St. | 29 | 25.8 | 9.5 | .486 | .371 | .854 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
2015-16 | Southern Utah | 6 | 21.0 | 8.3 | .625 | .409 | .750 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
2014-15 | Southern Utah | 29 | 25.6 | 11.7 | .476 | .413 | .841 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
2013-14 | Southern Utah | 29 | 27.0 | 9.3 | .411 | .381 | .875 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
2012-13 | Southern Utah | 31 | 20.7 | 5.8 | .455 | .333 | .857 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Totals: | 124 | 24.5 | 9.0 | .477 | .391 | .831 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
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