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5 AJ Redd

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 170
  • Major Finance
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School St. Ignatius
  • Instagram ajredd_
  • Twitter redd_aj

Biography

NIL Opportunities

Redd's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

2024-25 Junior

  • Appeared in 14 games, averaging 0.2 points and 0.6 rebounds in 1.9 minutes per contest
  • Played one minute in win at #15 Michigan (3/2)
  • Tallied one rebound in one minute, and attempted a career-high four free-throws vs. #3 Duke at Madison Square Garden (2/22)
  • Played one minute at #11 Wisconsin (2/18)
  • Played two minutes in win at Minnesota (2/8)
  • Played one minute vs. Maryland (1/23)
  • Played two minutes at Indiana (1/14)
  • Recorded a career-high two rebounds and tied a career-high with one assist in two minutes vs. Penn State (1/8)
  • Tallied one rebound in a minute of action in win at #9 Oregon (1/2)
  • Went 1-for-2 from the FT line, and added one rebound in 3 minutes vs. Chicago State (12/29) 
  • Recorded first-career assist, block, and steal and tied career high with one rebound vs. Little Rock (11/25)
  • Grabbed one rebound vs. UMES (11/23)
  • Tied career highs for points (2) and rebounds (1) in career-most 3:26 off the bench in season opener vs. Eastern Illinois (11/4)

2023-24 Sophomore

  • Played in 10 games, averaging 0.3 points and 0.2 rebounds in 2.0 minutes per contest
  • Recorded 2 minutes in NCAA Round 2 victory over Duquesne (3/23)
  • Played in first NCAA Tournament game in Round 1 victory over Morehead State (3/21)
  • 3 minutes vs. Michigan (2/13)
  • Tied a career-high with 1 rebound in 2 minutes vs. Rutgers (1/21)
  • 1 minute in win vs. Northwestern (1/2)
  • 3 minutes in win vs. FDU (12/29)
  • 2 points (first-career FG) in Braggin’ Rights win vs. Missouri (12/22)
  • First-career rebound in Illini victory over Western Illinois (11/24)
  • 2 minutes vs. Southern (11/19)
  • First collegiate point (1-2 FTs) in a career-most 3 minutes vs. Eastern Illinois (11/6)

2022-23 Freshman

  • Added to Illini roster as a walkon Dec. 21 after spending fall semester as a student manager
  • Made college debut at Nebraska (Jan. 10) and also saw action at Minnesota (Jan. 16)

High School

  • Played four years of varsity basketball at St. Ignatius
  • Helped lead Wolfpack to third-place state finish in Class 3A as a senior in 2022
  • School’s No. 4 all-time leading scorer (1,109 points) and career leader in rebounds (523), assists (293) and steals (111)

Personal

  • Born Sept. 3, 2003
  • Majoring in finance
  • Parents are Ron and Geri Redd
  • Has a younger sister, Lauryn
  • Hobbies includes playing video games, listening to music, collecting shoes, and traveling
  • Favorite athlete is LeBron James
  • Favorite team is the Chicago Bears
  • Favorite food is his mom’s pot roast
  • Lists two people as most influencing his basketball career, “My dad, he taught me the game and worked with me all the time, a lot of late nights together shooting at the gym,” and “Jerry Hardin, he was my youth coach and later on trained me, I worked out with him every day.”

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2022-23Freshman

    G
    6'3" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023-24Sophomore

    G
    6'3" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024-25Junior

    G
    6'3" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025-26Senior

    G
    6'3" 170 lbs
    5