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Duane Washington Jr.

Guard

Player profile

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • Year Sr.
  • Hometown Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • H.S./Last School Sierra Canyon

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NCAA Career Stats

AS A JUNIOR (2020-21)

  • Earned 2021 All-Big Tournament honors after scoring an event record 92 points over four games … scored a career high 32 points in Big Ten title game vs. Illinois March 14, 2021
  • 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, 2021 … finished season at 16.4 points per game … second on team in scoring as a sophomore (11.5 ppg.)
  • Reached 1,000 points for his career at Ohio State with 24 vs. No. 4 Michigan March 13, 2021 … became the 59th player in Ohio State history to score 1,000 in his career (1,073)
  • Washington Jr. is currently tied for No. 49 in career scoring with Carter Scott (1,073) … Scoonie Penn (48th/1,076) and Mel Nowell (47th/1,100) are up next.
  • Washington Jr’s. 185 career made 3s rates No. 4 all-time in Ohio State history and his 89 makes this season ranks No. 6 all time. 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 effort vs. No. 3 Michigan (2/21/21) … averaged 25.5 points at PSU and vs. Wolverines.
  • 10 games in 2020-21 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)
  • Five times topped career-highs in 2020-21: 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
  • 94 games played and 48 starts as a Buckeye
  • Made at least one 3-pointer in all 31 games in 2020-21 and in 34-consecutive contests overall … has made a 3-pointer in 76 of 94 career games
  • Two 30-point games and three of the top four scoring games of the season for the Buckeyes
  • Scored 507 points in 2020-21, the 51st time a Buckeye has reached 500+ and 34th Buckeye to reach 500+ in a season at least once
  • Among all players in the Big Ten in 2020-21
    • No. 7 in scoring with 16.4 ppg.
    •  No. 2 in 3-point FG% (89-238/.374)
    • No. 10 in minutes played (995/32.11)
    • No. 5 in 20+ games with 10

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