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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

3 DJ Armstrong Jr.

  • Position G/F
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 190
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.
  • Highschool Windermere

Biography

  • Honors & Accolades
    • Finished his career ranked fourth in the UTPB record books in made 3-pointers made with 154 across his two seasons as a Falcon.
    • Named to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team.
    • Was also named to the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
    • Was named to the 2024-25 NABC Honor's Court.
    • Named to the Spring 2024 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA in the Spring)... Was named to the 2023-24 NABC Honor's Court.

    Texas Permian Basin (2024-25)
    • Named Third-Team All-LSC.
    • Started in all 28 games and averaged 12.3 points per game.
    • Shot 117-of-269 (43.5 percent) from the field, 74-of-202 (36.6 percent) from three and 36-of-39 (92.3 percent) from the free throw line.
    • Led the team in both made 3-pointers and in free throw percentage, and was third in scoring (344 total points).
    • Also averaged 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
    • Ranked first on the team and in the conference in minutes played (1,052).
    • Was second on the team in 3-point field goal percentage.
    • Hit multiple shots from beyond the arc 21 times.
    • Made three or more 3-pointers in game 12 times, four or more six times, five or more four times, and six or more three times.
    • Scored in double digits 18 times, scored at least 20 points in a game four times.
    • Scored at least 23 points in three straight games in January, including a career-high of 25 points at St. Edward's in which he made seven 3-pointers (Jan. 23), and was named UTPB's Edgardo Madrid & Associates Men's Student-Athlete of the Month for January.
    • Other season-highs include eight rebounds vs. West Texas A&M (Feb. 6), five assists vs. Central Missouri (Dec. 17) and three steals vs. Texas A&M International (Dec. 5).
    • Led the LSC last year in minutes played and was seventh nationally in minutes per game.
    • Was also third in the LSC in made 3-pointers per game (2.6) and was fourth in total 3-pointers (74) and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage.

    Texas Permian Basin (2023-24)
    • Played in 28 games and started in 23 of them.
    • Averaged 11.5 points per game while shooting 43 percent from the floor and 40 percent from the behind the arc.
    • Additionally averaged 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
    • Overall he was first in steals on the team (35), second in assists (57), fourth in points (322), fifth in rebounds (76).
    • In the LSC he ranked third in 3-PT Field Goal Percentage (.404) and 3-PT Field Goals per game (2.9), and was tenth in minutes played (33.1).

    Odessa College (Texas) (2022-23):
  • During his career, played in 68 games, drawing the start in 18.
  • Scored 427 career points, had 16 double-digit scoring games, had 118 triples (1.74 per game) and shot 42.1% on 3-pointers .
  • Helped the Wranglers go 58-11 and reach the NJCAA Elite Eight both seasons.
  • Was the 2022-23 Odessa College Student-Athlete of The Year.
  • Team at OC won two conference championships and advanced to two Elite Eight appearances in the NJCAA National Tournament.

Background
  • Nickname “3-J” because of his lethal 3-pointers and wearing the number 3
  • He graduated with a degree in Business Management
  • He is in graduate school for Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Innovation
  • Career ambition is to be a pro basketball player
  • Son of Deirdra and Darrell Armstrong 
  • Brother to Kia and Maliyah
  • LSC third team all-pro
  • 2x Conference Champion with Odessa College, making it to the elite eight twice
  • Academic All-District Men’s basketball team (2024-25)
  • His favorite food is Soul food
  • Enjoys the music of Bossman Dlow and the movie “Rush Hour”
  • Enjoys making music when he is not playing basketball






 

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Land Acknowledgement
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