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A.J. Highsmith
# 31
Guard - G
Height: 6-4  Weight: 200
Junior
Previous Affiliations
   Reynolds
Previous Experience
  
Hometown
   Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Courtesy: Appalachian Sports Information
Release: 07/30/2008
As a Junior (2008-09)
• Sank 39.1 percent of three-point attempts on the year, good for third on the team.
• Sank the game-winning trey at UNC Greensboro and finished the game with nine points on 3-of-4 shooting.
• Matched his career high with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting with a pair of treys during the team’s 18-3 run against Charleston (Feb. 16).
• Scored nine points on three treys at Western Carolina.
• Scored a career-high 11 points at Elon on 3-of-5 three-pointers.
• Posted five points and three rebounds at home against Elon.
• Poured in five points to go with three rebounds in just 10 minutes on the court against Milligan.
• Hit a second-half three-pointer to key ASU’s come-from-behind win at Furman.
• Averaged 9.7 points over a three-game span (Feb. 14-19), knocking in nine treys over the span.
• Sank all four free-throw attempts on the season.
• Made 46.9 percent of three-point attempts in 13 SoCon games (15-of-32).
• Named to SoCon honor roll.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2007-08)
• Appeared in 17 games and scored in seven.
• Averaged 1.7 points on 46 percent shooting.
• Scored a career-high eight points in seven minutes in the loss at GSU.
• Has six three-pointers spread out over six separate games.
• Played a career-high 14 minutes in the win over UVA-Wise.
• Had two boards in the win at Campbell.
• Finished with five points in 11 minutes with 2-of-5 shooting in the loss at UNCG.

As a Sophomore (2006-07)
• Suffered an ankle injury in preseason practice and redshirted the 2006-07 campaign.    

As a Freshman (2005-06)
• Saw action in eight contests.
• Averaged four minutes per appearance.
• Scored 15 points for a 1.9 points per game average.
• Scored a career-high seven points against Montreat (Jan. 14).
• Also had two assists and five rebounds versus Montreat.
• Was a recipient of the SoCon Commissioner’s medal and a member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

Reynolds H.S.
Averaged 15.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
• Shot 46 percent from deep and 82 percent at the free-throw line.
• Team was state runner-up in 2004 with a four-year record of 80-18.
• MVP of the MLK Scholastic Classic.
• All-Central Piedmont Conference selection and CPC all-tournament team.
• Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal
• Born October 16, 1986.
• Full name is Andrew John Highsmith.
• Son of Johnny and Dawn Highsmith.
• Graduated with a degree in communications with a minor in business in May 2009.
• Enrolled in ASU’s graduate business administration program.
• Spent 17 days in Israel and Palestine during the summer of 2008 with Athletes in Action.