Julian Kymani Champagnie (born June 29, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm.
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (2001-06-29) June 29, 2001 (age 21) Staten Island, New York |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | St. John's (2019–2022) |
NBA draft | 2022 / Undrafted |
Career history | |
2022–present | Philadelphia 76ers |
2022–present | →Delaware Blue Coats |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Champagnie was born in Staten Island, New York and grew up in Brooklyn, New York and attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, where he played alongside his twin brother, Justin. He averaged 15 points as a junior, earning Third Team All-Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) AA honors. As a senior, Champagnie averaged 17.2 points and was named to the First Team All-CHSAA AA.[1] He committed to playing college basketball for St. John's over offers from Pittsburgh, Washington State, Cincinnati and Seton Hall.[2]
On March 4, 2020, Champagnie recorded a freshman season-high 23 points and six rebounds in a 77–55 loss to Butler.[3] In his next game, three days later, he posted 21 points and 12 rebounds in an 88–86 win over Marquette.[4] As a freshman, Champagnie averaged 9.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.[5] He was a two-time Big East Freshman of the Week and an All-Freshman Team selection.[6] On November 30, 2020, Champagnie made his sophomore season debut, recording 29 points and 10 rebounds in a 97–93 win over Boston College.[7] On January 9, 2021, he tallied 33 points and 10 rebounds in a 97–79 loss to seventh-ranked Creighton, the first 30-point double-double by a St. John's player since D'Angelo Harrison in 2015.[8] As a sophomore, Champagnie averaged 19.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and one block per game. Following the season, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. However on July 4, 2021, he announced he was withdrawing from the draft and returning to St. John's for his junior year.[9] On January 5, 2022, he scored a career-high 34 points in a 89–84 win over DePaul. As a junior, Champagnie averaged 19.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, two steals and 1.1 blocks per game. He was named to the First Team All-Big East as a junior for the second consecutive season.[10] On April 2, 2022, Champagnie declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. He ultimately went undrafted.[11]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | St. John's | 32 | 26 | 25.6 | .453 | .312 | .754 | 6.5 | .8 | 1.2 | .8 | 9.9 |
2020–21 | St. John's | 25 | 24 | 32.9 | .433 | .380 | .887 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 19.8 |
2021–22 | St. John's | 31 | 31 | 34.2 | .414 | .337 | .781 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 19.2 |
Career | 88 | 81 | 30.7 | .429 | .348 | .815 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
Champagnie's twin brother, Justin, plays professional basketball for the Toronto Raptors.[12] His father, Ranford, played soccer for St. John's in the mid-1990s and was a member of the 1996 national championship team.[13]
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