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Jersey Number 8
JJ Traynor
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bardstown, Ky.
- High School:
- Bardstown HS
- Prev School:
- DePaul / Louisville
At Murray State
Before MSU
- Joins the Racers for his final collegiate season in 2025-26.
- Played as a Racer for the first time as a starter in the season opener vs Omaha with seven points, five rebounds and three blocked shots.
- Had a big game against Bellarmine with 17 points on 8-12 from the field and also hauled in six rebounds.
- In MSU’s 115-100 win over Akron, played team-high 30 minutes with 16 points, three assists, eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
- Hit his first five shots in a 16-point/9-rebound performance at home against Southern Illinois.
Before MSU
- Played the 2024-25 season at DePaul where he saw action in 32 games, including 10 starts for an average of 17.4 minutes per game.
- Averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds while ranking second on the team with 21 blocks.
- Recorded first career double-double against Mercer with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Nabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in addition to eight points against Butler.
- Career-high performance came against Providence with 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting with three blocks and four steals.
- Began his collegiate career at Louisville over four seasons from 2020-24.
- IN 2023-24, scored 20 points against New Mexico State.
- As a junior in 2022-23, appeared in all 32 games with 16 starts, including the final 12 games of the season.
- Averaged 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, shooting 47.4 percent from the floor.
- Coming out of Bardstown High School, was ranked No. 79 nationally by 247Sports.com and the No. 14 rated power forward in the country in addition to being the only Kentucky player in the top-100.
- Scored 1,159 points and 806 rebounds throughout his high school career.
- Averaged 20.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.6 blocks as a senior in 2019-20 for Bardstown while producing 22 double-doubles.
- Helped lead Bardstown to a 25-9 record and the regional finals while earning Maxpreps Kentucky Player of the Year and Co-Fifth Region Player of the Year honors.
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