Duane Washington, Jr. talks Ohio State, Big Ten, NCAA, Max Abmas and his transformation this season

Duane Washington Jr.
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AS A JUNIOR (20-21)

4 DUANE WASHINGTON, 6ɍ3, 210, JR. G

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH SIERRA CANYON
 Earned 2021 All-Big Tournament
honors after scoring an event record 92
points over four game … scored a career
high 32 points in Big Ten title game vs.
Illinois last Sunday.
  Third Team All-Big in 2021 by both the
league coaches and media
 Took over team scoring lead with 32
points vs. Illinois March 14 at 16.3
points per game … second on team in
scoring last year (11.5)
 Reached 1,000 points for his career at
Ohio State with 24 vs. No. 4 Michigan
March 13 … he became the 59th player
in Ohio State history to score 1,000 in
his career (1,055)
 Washington Jr. is currently tied for No.
51 in career scoring with Ken Johnson
(1,055) and Jamie Skelton (1,055) …
Kam Williams (50th/1,057) and Carter
Scott (49th/1,073) are up next.
 Washington Jr’s. 182 career made
3s rates No. 4 all-time in Ohio State
history and his 86 makes this season
ranks No. 7 all time. Scoonie Penn
made 88 in 1999 for the No. 6 spot and
D’Angelo Russell made 95 in 2015 for No. 5 all-time

 Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Feb. 22
after a then career high 30-point eff ort
vs. No. 3 Michigan … averaged 25.5
points at PSU and vs. Wolverines.
 10 games this season with 20 or more
points … owns 13 career games with 20+
and two with 30 (vs UM 2/21/21) and
Illinois (32, 3/14/21)
 Has five times topped career-highs
this year: 21 vs. UMass Lowell, 22 vs.
Rutgers and 23 vs. Northwestern at
home, 30 vs. Michigan in Columbus
and 32 vs. Illinois (3/14/21) in Indy
 93 games played and 47 starts
 Has made at least one 3-pointer in all 30
games this season and in 34-consecutive
contests overall … he has made a
3-pointer in 75 of 93 career games
 Three years in HS at Grand Rapids
(Mich.) Christian; at Sierra Canyon
(Calif.) as a senior

NCAA Career Stats

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)

  • Played 28 games, making 15 starts, ranking second on the team with 11.5 points per game
  • Shot 83.3 percent from the free throw line
  • Totaled 14 double-figure scoring games
  • Scored 14 points, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range, to go along with five boards against Villanova (11/13)
  • Scored nine points vs. Stetson (11/18)
  • Totaled eight points and five assists against Purdue Fort Wayne (11/22)
  • Went for 16 points and a career-high seven boards against Kent State (11/25)
  • Scored nine points against Morgan State (11/29)
  • Went for 18 points and five rebounds at North Carolina (12/4)
  • Scored 14 points against Penn State (12/7)
  • Poured in 12 points vs. West Virginia (12/29)
  • Scored 18 points against Wisconsin (1/3)
  • Tied career-high 20 points at Penn State (1/18)
  • Scored 12 points against Minnesota (1/23)
  • Poured in 17 points at Michigan (2/4)
  • Scored 10 points and tied career-best five assists vs. Rutgers (2/12)
  • Went for 15 points and five boards at Iowa (2/20)
  • Scored 13 points against Maryland (2/23)
  • Went for 14 points at Nebraska (2/27)
  • Tied career-high 20 points to go along with six boards against Michigan (3/1)
  • Went for 16 points and five boards at Michigan State (3/8)
  • Attended Athletes in Action Captains Academy

AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)

  • Played in all 35 games, starting a pair
  • Averaged 7.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per contest
  • Scored 20 points in 21 minutes off the bench against Purdue Fort Wayne (11/11)
  • Scored 12 points at Creighton (11/15)
  • Totaled 14 points vs. South Carolina State (11/18)
  • Went for 10 points, three rebounds and three assists against Minnesota (12/2)
  • Scored nine points vs. Illinois (12/5)
  • Went for 10 points and four boards vs. Michigan State (1/5)
  • Tallied 14 points and six rebounds vs. Maryland (1/18)
  • Scored nine points against Penn State (2/7)
  • Totaled eight points and five boards in a career-high 28 minutes vs. Northwestern (2/20)
  • Went for 15 points, five rebounds and four assists at Maryland (2/23)
  • Scored 10 points against Iowa (2/26)
  • Went for nine points at Purdue (3/2)
  • Totaled 11 points and six boards at Northwestern (3/6)

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

  • First team all-state as a senior at Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
  • Average 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a senior
  • Played first three years of high school basketball at Grand Rapids Christian in Michigan
  • Averaged 13.1 points and 4.5 assists per contest as a junior

PERSONAL

  • Son of Duane and Therese Washington
  • Has two siblings, Jalen Sartor and Seth Millner
  • Nephew of five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher

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