JJ Andrews
6-6, 225, W
Little Rock, Ark. / Little Rock Christian Academy
• 2026 McDonald’s All-American … Scored 12 points, including a game-best 10 in the first half, to go with five rebounds, a block and a steal
• 2026 Jordan Brand Classic … Scored 10 points (5-of-8 FG) with three rebounds, helping Team Air win, 135-133.
• 2026 MaxPreps All-American (honorable mention)
• 2026 Naismith Awards All-American (honorable mention)
• 2026 MaxPreps National Player of the Year Watch List
• 1 of 25 players named to the 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Boys’ High School Player of the Year Midseason Team
• Tabbed third team 2025-26 MaxPreps preseason All-America and listed by the website as the #3 small forward in the country
• 2025 and 2026 Gatorade Arkansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• 2026 MaxPreps Arkansas Player of the Year
• 2025 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Preps Boys Player of the Year
• Four-time All-State pick
• Concluded his prep career with 2,865 points, which ranks No. 5 in state history
As a senior, averaged 30.7 points, 16.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 60.9 percent from the floor ... Led the Warriors (24-8) to the 2025 Class 5A state quarterfinals in 2024-25 … Averaged 28.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and two blocks ... MVP of the 2024 state tournament and was named the top junior at the 2024 Nike Thanksgiving Hoopfest ... Led Little Rock Christian to state championships both his freshman and sophomore seasons ... Two-time champion of the Peach Jam tournament in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) … Earned EYBL MVP honors after the 2025 season, where he led team Bradley Beal Elite to a 75–55 win in the championship
Personal:
First name is JaShawn, combining his mother’s name (Janetta) and his father’s name (Shawn) … His father, Shawn, is a Camden (Fairview HS) native and is one of the most decorated Razorbacks, playing offensive line for Arkansas from 2001-03 … He won the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy twice (2002 and 2003) and was a finalist for both the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy in 2003 … He was a unanimous first team All-America in 2003 and consensus first team All-America in 2002 … He was inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor in 2009 and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 … He had a seven-year career in the NFL. He earned first team All-Pro in 2006 and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection (2006 and 2007) … He is on the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team … His mother, the former Janetta Heggins, played basketball at Western Carolina and is in the Salisbury-Rowan (N.C.) Hall of Fame.
6-6, 225, W
Little Rock, Ark. / Little Rock Christian Academy
| Publication | National Rank | Position Rank | State Rank | Stars |
| 247 Sports | #12 | #5 SF | #1 Ark. | 5 Stars |
| ESPN | #13 | #5 SF | #1 Ark. | 5 Stars |
| 247 Composite | #16 | #6 SF | #1 Ark. | 5 Stars |
| On3 Industry | #19 | #5 SF | #1 Ark. | 4 Stars |
| On3/Rivals | #22 | #8 SF | #1 Ark. | 4 Stars |
• 2026 McDonald’s All-American … Scored 12 points, including a game-best 10 in the first half, to go with five rebounds, a block and a steal
• 2026 Jordan Brand Classic … Scored 10 points (5-of-8 FG) with three rebounds, helping Team Air win, 135-133.
• 2026 MaxPreps All-American (honorable mention)
• 2026 Naismith Awards All-American (honorable mention)
• 2026 MaxPreps National Player of the Year Watch List
• 1 of 25 players named to the 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Boys’ High School Player of the Year Midseason Team
• Tabbed third team 2025-26 MaxPreps preseason All-America and listed by the website as the #3 small forward in the country
• 2025 and 2026 Gatorade Arkansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• 2026 MaxPreps Arkansas Player of the Year
• 2025 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Preps Boys Player of the Year
• Four-time All-State pick
• Concluded his prep career with 2,865 points, which ranks No. 5 in state history
As a senior, averaged 30.7 points, 16.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 60.9 percent from the floor ... Led the Warriors (24-8) to the 2025 Class 5A state quarterfinals in 2024-25 … Averaged 28.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and two blocks ... MVP of the 2024 state tournament and was named the top junior at the 2024 Nike Thanksgiving Hoopfest ... Led Little Rock Christian to state championships both his freshman and sophomore seasons ... Two-time champion of the Peach Jam tournament in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) … Earned EYBL MVP honors after the 2025 season, where he led team Bradley Beal Elite to a 75–55 win in the championship
Personal:
First name is JaShawn, combining his mother’s name (Janetta) and his father’s name (Shawn) … His father, Shawn, is a Camden (Fairview HS) native and is one of the most decorated Razorbacks, playing offensive line for Arkansas from 2001-03 … He won the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy twice (2002 and 2003) and was a finalist for both the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy in 2003 … He was a unanimous first team All-America in 2003 and consensus first team All-America in 2002 … He was inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor in 2009 and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 … He had a seven-year career in the NFL. He earned first team All-Pro in 2006 and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection (2006 and 2007) … He is on the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team … His mother, the former Janetta Heggins, played basketball at Western Carolina and is in the Salisbury-Rowan (N.C.) Hall of Fame.