Isaiah Joe
No. 1 – Arkansas Razorbacks | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Southeastern Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Fort Smith, Arkansas | July 2, 1999
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Northside (Fort Smith, Arkansas) |
College | Arkansas (2018–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Isaiah Joe (born July 2, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Early life and high school
Joe grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas and attended Northside High School.[1] He shot 41% from three-point range in his sophomore season and committed to play college basketball at the University of Arkansas during the summer going into his junior year over offers from Alabama and Arkansas-Little Rock.[2] As a junior, Joe averaged 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game and helped lead the Grizzlies to an Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) 7A state championship and was named first team All-State.[3] As a senior, Joe averaged 22.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game and was named the Gatorade Arkansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year and the State Player of the Year by USA Today as he lead Northside to the state title game before eventually falling to North Little Rock High School.[4][5]
College career
Smith averaged 13.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game over 34 games played as a freshman and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team.[6] He made 113 three-pointers on 273 attempts (41.4%), breaking the Arkansas record previously held by Scotty Thurman (102) and tying the record for a freshman in the SEC while also leading the conference in three-point percentage.[7][8] He was also named the SEC Player of the Week after scoring 34 points on 10 of 13 shooting from three (11-14 overall) against FIU on December 1, 2018.[9]
Entering his sophomore season, Joe was named preseason All-SEC and to Jerry West Award watchlist.[10][11] Joe was also named the 80th-best collegiate basketball player going into the 2019-20 season by CBS Sports and the 33rd-best prospect for the 2020 NBA draft by ESPN.[12][13]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Arkansas | 34 | 34 | 30.1 | .413 | .414 | .756 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .1 | 13.9 |
References
- ^ "UA Basketball: 'Everyday Joe' ignites Hogs". Van Buren County Democrat. March 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Harper, Doc (August 2, 2016). "Arkansas Basketball Recruiting: Isaiah Joe Commits to the Razorbacks". ArkansasFight.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Grimsley, Brooke (November 8, 2017). "Northside's Isaiah Joe Signs With Razorbacks". 5NewsOnline.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Ringgold, Buck (March 9, 2018). "Basketball: Northside's Joe named Gatorade Player of the Year". Southwest Times Record. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Hilbert, Evan (April 16, 2018). "2017-18 ALL-USA Arkansas Boys Basketball Team". USATodayHSS.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Arkansas guard Isaiah Joe named to SEC All-Freshman Team". KAIT.com. March 12, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Roulier, Pete (October 6, 2019). "Isaiah Joe displays playmaking ability". Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Steady Joe impresses new coach". Southwest Times Record. October 7, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Black, Jourdan (December 3, 2018). "Isaiah Joe earns SEC Player of the Week honor". 4029TV.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Isaiah Joe makes coaches' preseason all-SEC team". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Associated Press. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Leonard, Easton. "Razorback Basketball: Isaiah Joe named to Jerry West Award Watch List". RazorBackers.com. FanSided.
- ^ Boone, Kyle; Norlander, Matt; Parrish, Gary (October 24, 2019). "Ranking the Top 100 And 1 best players in college basketball entering the 2019-20 season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (November 4, 2019). "NBA mock draft: Viewer's guide for our top prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.