AJ Price: NBA Draft Profile

Jeff Fox — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:58:34 -0800

AJ Price

College: Connecticut

Class: Senior

Position: PG

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 190lbs

Accolades: Second Team All-American - USBWA (08), Fourth Team All-American - CHN (08), First Team All-Big East (08).

Scouting Report: A solid point guard with a good long-range stroke.

Strengths: Good floor general. Experienced. Deadly three-point shooter. Clutch performer - not afraid to take the big shot. Can hit tough shots with defenders on him. Able to get by defenders and into the paint. Smart passer/playmaker. Takes good care of the ball - decent assist/turnover ratio.

Weaknesses: Much publicized off-court legal issues. Will be 23-years-old by the start of next season. Had health and injury concerns in college, including a fairly recent major knee injury. Not a stand-out/explosive athlete. Very inconsistent. Shoots for a horrible % from the floor. Poor shot selection.

Projected 2009 Draft Range: Early to mid second round pick.

Consensus: A.J. Price is never going to be a star in the NBA, but with his point guard skills and ability to knock down the long-range jumper, he could be a valuable bench player.

Stats: AJ Price Stats & GameLog

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CollegeHoops.net Player of the Week: AJ Price

Jeff Borzello — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:35:52 -0800

With college football mostly out of the country’s mind until the major bowls pick up after Christmas, this was the perfect week and weekend to really get into the college basketball season – if you hadn’t already. Furthermore, with snow blanketing most of the country, sitting inside on Saturday to watch a full slate of college hoops games was the ideal thing to do. If so, you were treated to a host of fantastic contests. Several top-10 teams battled it out, with a handful of marquee match-ups going down to the wire.

Of course, with all the high-quality games, there were several tremendous performances throughout the week. In Duke’s thrashing of Xavier, Jon Scheyer led the way with 23 points. James Harden of Arizona State continued his outstanding season, putting up 30 points, six rebounds and six assists in a last-second escape over BYU. Kentucky’s Jodie Meeks dropped 46 points on Appalachian State, while Al Nolen of Minnesota finished with 18 points, five rebounds and five assists in an upset win over No. 9 Louisville. Arguably the most impressive win of the week, though, was Connecticut going on the road to face Gonzaga and knocking the Bulldogs off in overtime. And the hero of that game was A.J. Price, this week’s CollegeHoopsNet Player of the Week.

Price kicked off his week with a solid albeit unspectacular performance against Stony Brook: 13 points, three rebounds, five assists, zero turnovers. He only needed to play 22 minutes as Connecticut throttled Stony Brook. Against Gonzaga, though, Price reverted to his form of last year, when he was one of the top point guards in the country. Price finished with 24 points, three rebounds and 10 assists, and also knocked down six of his nine three-point attempts. Furthermore, Price – who came into the game shooting just 36 percent from the free-throw line – hit six of eight from the charity stripe. Price also hit a miraculous game-tying three-pointer with time winding down in regulation to force the extra session. If Price can return to his 2007-2008 form, the Huskies could pose a threat to North Carolina come March.

Finalists:

- Al Nolen, Minnesota

- Jon Scheyer, Duke

- Jodie Meeks, Kentucky

CollegeHoops.net Player of the Week Archive

- Dec 22: AJ Price, UCONN

- Dec 15: Dionte Christmas, Temple

- Dec 8: Stephen Curry, Davidson

- Dec 1: Jonny Flynn, Syracuse

- Nov 24: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma

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AJ Price: NBA Draft Profile

CollegeHoops.net Player of the Week: AJ Price