AJ Storr (born August 26, 2003) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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Early life and high school career

Storr was raised in

Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...

and played his first three years of high school basketball at Kankakee High School in

Kankakee, Illinois Kankakee is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an ...

. He then moved to

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with his father, Ambrozino, and attended

Bishop Gorman High School Bishop Gorman High School (also commonly referred to as Gorman High School or BGHS) is a private Catholic Church, Roman Catholic preparatory school located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school is administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Ve ...

to complete his junior year. Storr spent the 2020–21 season at AZ Compass Prep in

Chandler, Arizona Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and a suburb in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It is bordered to the north and west by Tempe, to the north by Mesa, to the west by Phoenix, to the ...

, where he helped lead the Dragons to a 28–2 season and a semifinals appearance in the 2021 GEICO Nationals. He was teammates with future NBA player TyTy Washington Jr.. After he graduated, Storr attended

IMG Academy IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...

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for his postgraduate season. As a

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, he averaged 22.8 points per game while shooting 60 percent during his postgraduate season at IMG.

Recruiting

Storr originally committed to

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but decommitted after about a month. After receiving over 40 Division 1 offers from schools like

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

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Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...

, Ole Miss, Storr committed to St. John's.

College career

St. John's

Storr was named Big East Freshman of the Week three separate times throughout his first season at St. John's. At seasons end, Storr was named to the Big East all-freshman team. Storr started 17 games and finished the season as one of two Johnnies to play in all 33 games. He average 8.8 points per game for the season and scored a season-high 23 points in a loss to Creighton on January 25, 2023. On March 28, 2023, Storr entered the

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8 days after St. John's announced the hiring of

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Wisconsin

Sophomore season

After receiving interest from programs like

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, Gonzaga,

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, Creighton and

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, Storr transferred to Wisconsin. Prior to the start of his sophomore season with the Badgers, Storr competed with the

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during their exhibition matches against the

. During those exhibition games, Storr played alongside

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players

Buddy Hield Chavano Rainer "Buddy" Hield (born December 17, 1992) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 ...

and

Eric Gordon Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. (born December 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named "Mr. Basketball" of Indiana during his senior year ...

. Following the completion of the regular season, Storr was named to the All-Big Ten second team by the coaches and media.

Kansas

Junior season

On April 18, 2024, Storr transferred to

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Storr's mother, Annette Brandy, was a standout basketball player at

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and went on to play collegiately at

Illinois Central College Illinois Central College (ICC) is a public community college with its main campus in East Peoria, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System and its district, Illinois Community College District 514, is a area covering most of ...

and

University of Missouri–St. Louis The University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) is a public research university in St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1963, it is one of four universities in the University of Missouri System and its newest. Located on the former grounds of Bel ...

before a semi-pro stint. His sister, Ambranette, was a top scorer in the state of Illinois while at Kankakee High School. She also played collegiately at

Moberly Area Community College Moberly Area Community College (MACC) is a public community college based in Moberly, Missouri. In addition to the Moberly campus, MACC has four campuses across a large portion of Northeastern and central Missouri: Columbia, Hannibal, Kirksville ...

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and Detroit Mercy.

References

External links

Wisconsin Badgers bioSt. John's Red Storm bioTwitter pageInstagram page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Storr, AJ 2003 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Basketball players from Florida IMG Academy alumni Small forwards Sportspeople from Aurora, Illinois St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players