#11 AJ Hoggard Season 2024-25

2023-24 | Senior (Michigan State)

• Played in all 35 games with 34 starts
• Averaged 10.7 points and 5.2 assists per game
• Ranked 29th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio and 31st in assists per game
• Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection
• Finished Michigan State career as one of just five Spartans with at least 600 assists
• One of three Spartans to record 1,000 points, 500 assists and 300 rebounds in past 30 years
• One of just seven Michigan State players with 1,000 points and 500 assists in program history
• Helped Spartans to NCAA Tournament and a first-round win over Mississippi State with eight points and eight assists
• Snagged a career-high 50 steals to rank 10th in the Big Ten

2022-23 | Junior (Michigan State)

• All-Big Ten Third Team selection by the media and an honorable mention selection by the league’s coaches
• One of only six players to appear in all 34 games with 33 starts
• Finished third on the team in scoring with 12.9 points, led the team with 5.9 assists and grabbed 3.7 rebounds
• Third on the team in minutes played (30.6) one of three players to averaged at least 30 minutes
• Finished the season shooting 41.7 percent from the floor (143-of-343)
• Led the team in free throws made (127) and attempts (158)
• Second on the team in free throw percentage (80.4 percent)
• Ranked third in the Big Ten in assists per game and sixth in free throw percentage
• Ranked No. 6 in the country in assist rate (38.7 percent) per Kenpom.com
• Ranked No. 9 in the country in total assists (201) and No. 12 in assists per game (5.9 apg)
• One of just 11 players in Michigan State history to hand out at least 200 assists in one season
• His 201 assists are the 11th-best single-season mark in program history
• In Big Ten games, averaged 13.2 points, 5.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 42.0 percent from the floor (81-of-193) in 31.1 minutes per game
• Scored in double figures 24 times (13-11), had six games with at least 20 points (3-3) and led the team in scoring nine times (4-5)
• Had three double-doubles (points, assists) and led the team in assists 27 times
• Scored a career-high 25 points, hitting 7-of-14 from the floor and 10-of-11 free throws, had six assists and two blocks in a career-best 40 minutes in a loss to Kansas State (3/23) in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament

2021-22 | Sophomore (Michigan State)

• Appeared in all 36 games, starting eight times
• Finished the season averaging 7.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and led the team with 4.8 assists per game while playing 20.3 minutes
• Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in assists per game
• Third in the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio (2.5)
• Per KenPom.com, ranked No. 1 in the country in Assist Rate (46.1 percent)
• Led the team in assists 18 times and led the team in scoring twice
• Had two double-doubles and two games with double figure assists
• Scored in double figures 10 times, including five times in the last 13 games of the season
• Had a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists in a win against Michigan (1/29)

2020-21 | Freshman (Michigan State)

• Appeared in 26 games and made eight starts
• Finished the season averaging 2.5 points, 2.0 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game
• Shot 30.7 percent from the floor
• Scored a career-high 10 points and had three rebounds in a win over Oakland (12/13)
• Made his first career start at Nebraska (1/2), scoring four points and handing out five assists
• Started four-straight games [at Nebraska (1/2), Rutgers (1/5), Purdue (1/8) and at Rutgers (1/28)], averaging 3.8 points and 4.3 assists
• Handed out a season-high six assists twice, first in win over No. 15 Rutgers (1/5) and then in a win over No. 4 Ohio State (2/25)

High School

• Played at Archbishop Carroll in Philadelphia for two years before transferring to Huntington Prep for his junior and senior years
• Hoggard was ranked No. 71 nationally by 247Sports.com and No. 13 among all point guards
• A second team all-state selection in West Virginia as a senior
• Averaged 17.7 points and 5.1 assists in his first season at Huntington
• At Archbishop Carroll, Hoggard was a first team All-Catholic selection as a sophomore
• He averaged 15.6 points as a sophomore, leading the team to a 20-8 record and the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinals

Personal 

• Anthony Quinn Hoggard Jr.
• Born in Coatesville, Pa.
• Son of Anthony and Dionne Hoggard
• Sister Aaliyah attends Temple University