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Jersey Number 5
TJ Starks
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oak Cliff, TX
- High School:
- Lancaster HS
Bio
2020-21 Big West Newcomer of the Year
2020-21 All-Big West First Team
2020-21 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Starks played in 20 games, making 17 starts in his first season on the floor at CSUN ... Earned the Big West Newcomer of the Year award, becoming the second player in team history to win the honor while he also received All-Big West First Team accolades ... Won the Big West scoring title and ranked sixth in the nation in points per game (21.7) ... Averaged 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game ... Led the Big West in field goals made (156) while he ranked third in free throws made (84) and eighth in 3-point field goals made (38) ... Also seventh in the conference in steals per game (1.4) ... Shot 45.5 percent from the floor, 36.9 percent from 3-point range and 78.5 percent from the free throw line ... Averaged 23.7 points on 47.7 percent shooting in Big West play ... Registered 20 or more points in 12 games ... Finished with 24 points and five assists in a road win at Pepperdine (12/12/20) ... Had 18 points and hit what would be the game-winning 3-pointer to defeat New Mexico State (12/28/20) ... Tallied 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting against UC Santa Barbara (1/22/21) ... Scored a career-high 31 points and made 5-of-8 from 3-point range vs. Hawai'i (2/19/21) ... Finished with 28 points a day later against Hawai'i (2/20/21) ... Surpassed the 1,000 career-point mark and finished with 25 points in a road win at CSU Bakersfield (2/27/21) ... His 21.7 scoring average ranked seventh-best for a single-season in team history.
2019-20 Season (Junior)
Starks joined the Matadors at mid-season as a transfer from Texas A&M ... Sat out the remainder of the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2018-19 Season at Texas A&M (Sophomore)
Starks played in 27 games, making 18 starts in his sophomore season ... Forced to miss the final five games of the season due to a right shoulder injury ... Led the team with 94 assists and finished third in scoring with 12.3 points per game ... Averaged 3.5 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game ... Shot 37.7 percent from the field ... Scored in double-figures in 20 games ... Scored a season-high 23 points and added five assists vs. Arkansas (1/5/19) ... Dished out a season-high eight assists twice vs. Oregon State (12/15/18) and Tennessee (2/2/19) ... Hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat Alabama (1/12/19) ... Named a Preseason All-SEC Second Team selection.
2017-18 Season at Texas A&M (Freshman)
Starks earned SEC All-Freshman Team accolades ... Played in 32 games, averaging 21.3 minutes while starting 15 games ... Averaged 9.9 points and shot 38.8 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from 3-point range (35-of-108) ... As a starter, he saw his production increase as he averaged 14.7 points per game and shot 43.0 percent from the field ... Scored a season-high 23 points in a road win at No. 8 Auburn, making 4-of-5 from 3-point range (2/7/18) ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 12 after wins over Auburn and No. 24 Kentucky (2/10/18) ... Matched his career-high of 23 points vs. Alabama at the SEC Tournament, including 19 in the second half (3/8/18) ... Scored 15 points and a season-high eight assists against Providence at the NCAA Tournament (3/16/18) ... Tallied 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting in leading Texas A&M to a second-round upset of North Carolina (3/18/18) ... Scored five points in 25 minutes against Michigan in the NCAA Sweet 16.
Lancaster High School
Played for head coach Ferrin Douglas where he was honored as Class 5A All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches after his senior season ... Earned 2017 5A Region II District 10 Offensive Player of the Year accolades ... Helped Lancaster to its second consecutive UIL 5A State Championship in 2016, scoring 20 points in the title-clinching win over Fort Bend Elkins ... Regarded as a four-star prospect by 247 Sports, Rivals and Scout ... Scout regarded him as the top point guard prospect in Texas.
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Personal
Parents are Brad and Donna Starks ... Has three brothers, Gerad, Lazar and Caylen, and one sister, Shae.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
2020-21 All-Big West First Team
2020-21 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Starks played in 20 games, making 17 starts in his first season on the floor at CSUN ... Earned the Big West Newcomer of the Year award, becoming the second player in team history to win the honor while he also received All-Big West First Team accolades ... Won the Big West scoring title and ranked sixth in the nation in points per game (21.7) ... Averaged 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game ... Led the Big West in field goals made (156) while he ranked third in free throws made (84) and eighth in 3-point field goals made (38) ... Also seventh in the conference in steals per game (1.4) ... Shot 45.5 percent from the floor, 36.9 percent from 3-point range and 78.5 percent from the free throw line ... Averaged 23.7 points on 47.7 percent shooting in Big West play ... Registered 20 or more points in 12 games ... Finished with 24 points and five assists in a road win at Pepperdine (12/12/20) ... Had 18 points and hit what would be the game-winning 3-pointer to defeat New Mexico State (12/28/20) ... Tallied 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting against UC Santa Barbara (1/22/21) ... Scored a career-high 31 points and made 5-of-8 from 3-point range vs. Hawai'i (2/19/21) ... Finished with 28 points a day later against Hawai'i (2/20/21) ... Surpassed the 1,000 career-point mark and finished with 25 points in a road win at CSU Bakersfield (2/27/21) ... His 21.7 scoring average ranked seventh-best for a single-season in team history.
2019-20 Season (Junior)
Starks joined the Matadors at mid-season as a transfer from Texas A&M ... Sat out the remainder of the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2018-19 Season at Texas A&M (Sophomore)
Starks played in 27 games, making 18 starts in his sophomore season ... Forced to miss the final five games of the season due to a right shoulder injury ... Led the team with 94 assists and finished third in scoring with 12.3 points per game ... Averaged 3.5 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game ... Shot 37.7 percent from the field ... Scored in double-figures in 20 games ... Scored a season-high 23 points and added five assists vs. Arkansas (1/5/19) ... Dished out a season-high eight assists twice vs. Oregon State (12/15/18) and Tennessee (2/2/19) ... Hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat Alabama (1/12/19) ... Named a Preseason All-SEC Second Team selection.
2017-18 Season at Texas A&M (Freshman)
Starks earned SEC All-Freshman Team accolades ... Played in 32 games, averaging 21.3 minutes while starting 15 games ... Averaged 9.9 points and shot 38.8 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from 3-point range (35-of-108) ... As a starter, he saw his production increase as he averaged 14.7 points per game and shot 43.0 percent from the field ... Scored a season-high 23 points in a road win at No. 8 Auburn, making 4-of-5 from 3-point range (2/7/18) ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 12 after wins over Auburn and No. 24 Kentucky (2/10/18) ... Matched his career-high of 23 points vs. Alabama at the SEC Tournament, including 19 in the second half (3/8/18) ... Scored 15 points and a season-high eight assists against Providence at the NCAA Tournament (3/16/18) ... Tallied 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting in leading Texas A&M to a second-round upset of North Carolina (3/18/18) ... Scored five points in 25 minutes against Michigan in the NCAA Sweet 16.
Lancaster High School
Played for head coach Ferrin Douglas where he was honored as Class 5A All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches after his senior season ... Earned 2017 5A Region II District 10 Offensive Player of the Year accolades ... Helped Lancaster to its second consecutive UIL 5A State Championship in 2016, scoring 20 points in the title-clinching win over Fort Bend Elkins ... Regarded as a four-star prospect by 247 Sports, Rivals and Scout ... Scout regarded him as the top point guard prospect in Texas.
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Personal
Parents are Brad and Donna Starks ... Has three brothers, Gerad, Lazar and Caylen, and one sister, Shae.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Points | 31 vs. Hawai'i | 2/19/21 |
| Field Goals | 12 at CSU Bakersfield | 2/26/21 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 5 vs. Hawai'i | 2/19/21 |
| Free Throws | 11 at CSU Bakersfield | 2/27/21 |
| Rebounds | 6 (2x) last vs. New Mexico State | 12/28/20 |
| Assists | 6 vs. UC Riverside | 3/5/21 |
| Blocks | 1 vs. Westmont | 11/25/20 |
| Steals | 5 vs. Stanford | 12/15/20 |
| Minutes | 39 vs. UC Riverside | 3/6/21 |
Texas State vs. Eastern Washington
Saturday, November 20
Texas State vs. Dixie State
Friday, November 19
A Conversation With Mark Gottfried
Friday, June 19
Preseason chat with Terrell Gomez
Thursday, October 03
