- Name
- D.J. Wagner
- Position
- Guard
- Class
- FR
- Hometown (Last School)
- Camden, NJ (Kingsway)
- Ht
- 6'3"
- Wt
- 175
- Seasons
- 2023-24
- Birthday
- May 4, 2005
PERSONAL
Born May 4 in Camden, New Jersey … Parents are Syreeta Brittingham and Dajuan Wanger … Father played college basketball at Memphis for John Calipari and was drafted sixth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2002 … Grandfather is Milt Wagner who won a national championship at Louisville in 1986 and was a second round pick by the Dallas Mavericks in 1986 … Siblings are Dayonni Wagner and Kareem Watkins … Lists his parents as his life’s greatest influences … Favorite movie is Paid in Full … Plays video games and watches movies in his free time … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Lists teleportation and invisibility as two superpowers he wishes he had … Off the court talent is drawing … Tyler Ulis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist are his favorite former Wildcats.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as high as No. 4 by both ESPN and 247Sports … McDonald’s All-American Game MVP … Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year for three straight seasons … Member of USA Men’s Nike Hoop Summit team … 2023 Iverson Classic Co-MVP … Iverson Classic 3-point Champion … Iverson Classic National High School Player of the Year … Stephen Jackson Community Leadership Award winner … NJ.com First-Team All-State … Averaged 19.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.1 steals per contest as a junior, helping Camden to the NJSIAA Group 2 state championship.
2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
An All-Southeastern Conference Freshman Team selection … A three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree … Made 28 starts in 29 appearances … Averaged 9.9 points, 3.3 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game … Had 13 double-digit scoring efforts … Tallied a double-double against Georgia … Recorded 20 games with three or more assists … Had eight points and five assists in the SEC Tournament … Recorded 11 points, five assists and four rebounds, while draining a trio of 3-pointers in the home win over Vanderbilt … Posted 19 points and connected on a career-high four 3-pointers in the home victory over Arkansas … Logged 10 points and four assists at Mississippi State … Had eight points in the upset of Auburn … Tallied eight points and a trio of assists at Arkansas … Poured in 18 points and dished out a career-best 10 assists in the win over Georgia … Logged 18 points and had four assists at Texas A&M … Scored 16 points at home vs. Missouri … Back-to-back efforts with 14 points in wins over Florida and Illinois State … Posted 14 points, five assists and six rebounds in the upset of No. 9 North Carolina … Had a career-high 28 points, five assists and three steals in the win over Marshall … Poured in 22 points while adding six assists in the overtime win over Saint Joseph’s … Had 11 points and a trio of assists vs. Texas A&M-Commerce … Tallied 13 points, four assists and three steals in his collegiate debut vs. New Mexico State.
On April 15, 2024, Wagner entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.
College Statistics:
NCAA
| Season | Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | OR | DR | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | G | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 748 | 105 | 259 | 28 | 96 | 49 | 64 | 5 | 49 | 45 | 96 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 287 | 29 | 25.8 | 40.54 | 76.56 | 29.17 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.9 | |
| Total | - | 748 | 105 | 259 | 28 | 96 | 49 | 64 | 5 | 49 | 45 | 96 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 287 | 29 | 26.2 | 41.18 | 75.76 | 30.00 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
Career Totals
| Season | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | OR | DR | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | G | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 748 | 105 | 259 | 28 | 96 | 49 | 64 | 5 | 49 | 45 | 96 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 287 | 29 | 25.8 | 40.54 | 76.56 | 29.17 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.9 |
| Total | 748 | 105 | 259 | 28 | 96 | 49 | 64 | 5 | 49 | 45 | 96 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 287 | 29 | 26.2 | 41.18 | 75.76 | 30.00 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
