1 TJ Printup
1 - TJ Printup
Height: 6-6
Weight: 185
Hometown: Adairsville, Ga.
Position: F
Year: So.
High School: Adairsville HS
Major: Sport Management
gp 16
pts/g 7.4
fg % 41.3
3pt % 36.4
ft % 73.9
reb/g 4.2
a/g 0.9

2024-25: Missed the first half of the season due to injury... Played in 16 games with nine starts... Averaged 7.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game... Totaled 119 points, 67 rebounds, 14 assists, 14 steals and 10 blocked shots... Career-high 24 points vs UVA Wise (Feb. 26) where he went 10-of-16 from the floor and 4-of-7 from 3-point territory... 18 points (4-7 FG, 8-11 FT) in home win over Emory & Henry (Feb. 5)... 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-4 3FG) vs Wingate (Feb. 8).

2023-24: Played in 26 games with one start... 5.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game... .421 FG%, .660 FT%... Recorded at least one blocked shot in 16 of his final 22 games of the season... Season-high 14 points (3-3 FG, 8-8 FT) vs No. 8/24 UNC Pembroke (Nov. 18)... 12 points, seven rebounds in first collegiate start at Wingate (Jan. 6)... 11 points and seven rebounds at Lees-McRae (Nov. 27)... Season-high 37 minutes played at Wingate.

2022-23: Redshirt.

High School: Graduated from Adairsville (Ga.) HS... Coached by Alexander Disbrow... Lettered four seasons in basketball... Three-time All-Region and All-County selection (2nd team All-Region in 2019-20 and 1st team in 2020-21 & 2021-22)... Two-time County Player of the Year (2020-21 & 2021-22)... 2021-22 All-State performer... 2019-20 Most Improved Player Award... Two-time team MVP... 2021-22 County Champions... Region Runner-Up... Two-time State Playoff qualifier... Hosted first playoff game in school history... Stats: 1,500 career points... School record 27.5 ppg average... 653 career rebounds... 181 career assists... 161 career steals... 107 career blocked shots... .500 career FG%

Personal: Full name is Taja "TJ" Printup, Jr... Nickname: "TJ"... Born Aug. 23, 2004 in Cartersville, Ga... Son of Taja Printup, Sr. and Katrina Printup... Sibling: Latya Printup... Majoring in sport management... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Hobbies: Video games... Community Service: Nettie Day, volunteer at assisted living facility... Favorite class at Tusculum: Tusculum Experience... Favorite movie: "Good Burger"... Favorite musical artist: Lil Durk... Favorite sports teams: Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves... Favorite athlete: Anthony Edwards... Favorite food: Hibachi... Most famous person TJ has ever met: Lebron James.

Recent Games
Feb 8 Wingate L, 67-57
Feb 12 Carson-Newman W, 90-88
Feb 19 at Mars Hill L, 66-61
Feb 22 at Newberry L, 86-62
Feb 26 UVA Wise L, 121-115
Mar 1 Anderson L, 75-46
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 16 16
Games started 9 9
Minutes 345 345
Minutes per game 21.6 21.6
FG 43-104 43-104
FG Pct 41.3 41.3
3PT 16-44 16-44
3PT Pct 36.4 36.4
FT 17-23 17-23
FT Pct 73.9 73.9
Off rebounds 35 35
Def rebounds 32 32
Total rebounds 67 67
Rebounds per game 4.2 4.2
Personal fouls 39 39
Disqualifications 3 3
Assists 14 14
Turnovers 19 19
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.7
Steals 14 14
Blocks 10 10
Points 119 119
Points per game 7.4 7.4
Points per 40 min 13.8 13.8
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 4 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 73-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Clayton St. L, 66-51 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. Chowan L, 86-82 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at #9 North Georgia L, 89-56 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at East Tenn. St. L, 82-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lander L, 71-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at #24/20 Carson-Newman L, 95-91 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Wingate W, 96-84 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Newberry W, 57-55 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Mars Hill W, 83-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Col. of Charleston L, 94-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 95-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 Catawba L, 76-68 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at #17 Coker L, 106-83 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 at #14 Lincoln Memorial L, 78-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Limestone L, 73-70 - 16 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 8 at Emory & Henry L, 65-63 - 15 2-5 40.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 11 at Anderson L, 83-70 - 16 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 15 #11 Lincoln Memorial L, 68-55 - 10 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0
Jan 18 Coker W, 106-91 - 15 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 22 at UVA Wise L, 86-78 - 17 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 25 #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 79-72 1 19 4-9 44.4 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 9
Jan 29 at Limestone L, 93-80 1 27 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 1 at Catawba L, 66-55 1 25 2-7 28.6 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 5
Feb 5 Emory & Henry W, 92-82 1 29 4-7 57.1 2-5 40.0 8-11 72.7 18
Feb 8 Wingate L, 67-57 1 26 5-9 55.6 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 13
Feb 12 Carson-Newman W, 90-88 1 26 3-7 42.9 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 8
Feb 19 at Mars Hill L, 66-61 1 26 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 22 at Newberry L, 86-62 1 14 1-7 14.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 26 UVA Wise L, 121-115 1 47 10-16 62.5 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 24
Mar 1 Anderson L, 75-46 - 17 0-6 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 4 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 73-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Clayton St. L, 66-51 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. Chowan L, 86-82 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at #9 North Georgia L, 89-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at East Tenn. St. L, 82-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lander L, 71-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at #24/20 Carson-Newman L, 95-91 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Wingate W, 96-84 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Newberry W, 57-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Mars Hill W, 83-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Col. of Charleston L, 94-71 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 95-75 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 Catawba L, 76-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at #17 Coker L, 106-83 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 at #14 Lincoln Memorial L, 78-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Limestone L, 73-70 - 16 4 1 5 0 0 - 0 0 5 1
Jan 8 at Emory & Henry L, 65-63 - 15 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0
Jan 11 at Anderson L, 83-70 - 16 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 1 1 -
Jan 15 #11 Lincoln Memorial L, 68-55 - 10 2 1 3 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 18 Coker W, 106-91 - 15 1 1 2 1 2 0.5 1 0 2 -
Jan 22 at UVA Wise L, 86-78 - 17 3 1 4 0 0 - 1 0 2 -
Jan 25 #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 79-72 1 19 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 1 1 5 1
Jan 29 at Limestone L, 93-80 1 27 5 2 7 2 1 2.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 1 at Catawba L, 66-55 1 25 4 2 6 2 4 0.5 2 2 1 -
Feb 5 Emory & Henry W, 92-82 1 29 1 4 5 2 3 0.7 1 1 2 -
Feb 8 Wingate L, 67-57 1 26 3 0 3 0 1 0.0 3 0 5 1
Feb 12 Carson-Newman W, 90-88 1 26 5 4 9 1 1 1.0 0 1 4 -
Feb 19 at Mars Hill L, 66-61 1 26 3 7 10 0 2 0.0 0 1 0 -
Feb 22 at Newberry L, 86-62 1 14 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 26 UVA Wise L, 121-115 1 47 2 3 5 2 1 2.0 3 3 4 -
Mar 1 Anderson L, 75-46 - 17 0 1 1 3 0 - 2 0 3 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2023-24 26 1 17.7 2.0-4.7 42.1 0.4-1.3 31.4 1.2-1.8 66.0 5.5
2024-25 16 9 21.6 2.7-6.5 41.3 1.0-2.8 36.4 1.1-1.4 73.9 7.4
2025-26 28 26 28.8 3.9-8.1 48.7 0.8-2.5 32.4 2.7-3.9 69.7 11.4
Total 70 36 23.0 2.9-6.4 45.2 0.7-2.1 33.3 1.8-2.6 69.3 8.3
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 26 1 461 51-121 42.1 11-35 31.4 31-47 66.0 144
2024-25 16 9 345 43-104 41.3 16-44 36.4 17-23 73.9 119
2025-26 28 26 807 110-226 48.7 23-71 32.4 76-109 69.7 319
Total 70 36 1613 204-451 45.2 50-150 33.3 124-179 69.3 582
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2023-24 26 1 17.7 0.0-0.0 42.1 0.0-0.0 31.4 0.0-0.0 66.0 0.0
2024-25 16 9 21.6 0.0-0.0 41.3 0.0-0.0 36.4 0.0-0.0 73.9 0.0
2025-26 28 26 28.8 0.0-0.0 48.7 0.0-0.0 32.4 0.0-0.0 69.7 0.0
Total 70 36 23.0 0.0-0.0 45.2 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 69.3 0.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2023-24 26 1 17.7 1.7 2.8 4.4 2.1 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.4 1.0 0.8
2024-25 16 9 21.6 2.2 2.0 4.2 2.4 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.6
2025-26 28 26 28.8 2.1 4.5 6.6 2.7 0.1 2.0 1.8 1.1 2.5 1.4
Total 70 36 23.0 1.9 3.3 5.2 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.3 0.8 1.6 1.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2023-24 26 1 461 43 72 115 55 0 10 23 0.4 27 20
2024-25 16 9 345 35 32 67 39 3 14 19 0.7 14 10
2025-26 28 26 807 58 126 184 76 2 55 51 1.1 69 39
Total 70 36 1613 136 230 366 170 5 79 93 0.8 110 69
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 26 1 17.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
2024-25 16 9 21.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
2025-26 28 26 28.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
Total 70 36 23.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 16 9 21.6 2.7-6.5 41.3 1.0-2.8 36.4 1.1-1.4 73.9 7.4
Conference 16 9 21.6 2.7-6.5 41.3 1.0-2.8 36.4 1.1-1.4 73.9 7.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 9 5 22.8 3.4-7.2 47.7 1.3-3.6 37.5 1.7-2.2 75.0 9.9
Away 7 4 20.0 1.7-5.6 30.8 0.6-1.7 33.3 0.3-0.4 66.7 4.3
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 3 2 23.3 3.3-6.0 55.6 1.0-3.3 30.0 3.7-5.0 73.3 11.3
Losses 13 7 21.2 2.5-6.6 38.4 1.0-2.6 38.2 0.5-0.6 75.0 6.5
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January 8 2 16.9 2.0-4.8 42.1 0.6-1.8 35.7 0.8-0.9 85.7 5.4
February 7 7 27.6 3.9-8.6 45.0 1.6-3.9 40.7 1.3-2.0 64.3 10.6
March 1 - 17.0 0.0-6.0 0.0 0.0-3.0 0.0 2.0-2.0 100.0 2.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 16 9 345 43-104 41.3 16-44 36.4 17-23 73.9 119
Conference 16 9 345 43-104 41.3 16-44 36.4 17-23 73.9 119
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 9 5 205 31-65 47.7 12-32 37.5 15-20 75.0 89
Away 7 4 140 12-39 30.8 4-12 33.3 2-3 66.7 30
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 3 2 70 10-18 55.6 3-10 30.0 11-15 73.3 34
Losses 13 7 275 33-86 38.4 13-34 38.2 6-8 75.0 85
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January 8 2 135 16-38 42.1 5-14 35.7 6-7 85.7 43
February 7 7 193 27-60 45.0 11-27 40.7 9-14 64.3 74
March 1 - 17 0-6 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 16 9 21.6 0.0-0.0 41.3 0.0-0.0 36.4 0.0-0.0 73.9 0.0
Conference 16 9 21.6 0.0-0.0 41.3 0.0-0.0 36.4 0.0-0.0 73.9 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 9 5 22.8 0.0-0.0 47.7 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0
Away 7 4 20.0 0.0-0.0 30.8 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 66.7 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 3 2 23.3 0.0-0.0 55.6 0.0-0.0 30.0 0.0-0.0 73.3 0.0
Losses 13 7 21.2 0.0-0.0 38.4 0.0-0.0 38.2 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0
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January 8 2 16.9 0.0-0.0 42.1 0.0-0.0 35.7 0.0-0.0 85.7 0.0
February 7 7 27.6 0.0-0.0 45.0 0.0-0.0 40.7 0.0-0.0 64.3 0.0
March 1 - 17.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 16 9 21.6 2.2 2.0 4.2 2.4 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.6
Conference 16 9 21.6 2.2 2.0 4.2 2.4 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 5 22.8 2.0 1.8 3.8 3.4 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.7
Away 7 4 20.0 2.4 2.3 4.7 1.1 0.0 0.7 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.6
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 3 2 23.3 2.3 3.0 5.3 2.7 - 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.7 0.7
Losses 13 7 21.2 2.2 1.8 3.9 2.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6
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January 8 2 16.9 2.0 1.1 3.1 2.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.3
February 7 7 27.6 2.7 3.1 5.9 2.6 0.1 1.0 1.9 0.5 1.3 1.1
March 1 - 17.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 - 3.0 0.0 - 2.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 16 9 345 35 32 67 39 3 14 19 0.7 14 10
Conference 16 9 345 35 32 67 39 3 14 19 0.7 14 10
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 5 205 18 16 34 31 3 9 9 1.0 11 6
Away 7 4 140 17 16 33 8 0 5 10 0.5 3 4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 3 2 70 7 9 16 8 - 4 6 0.7 2 2
Losses 13 7 275 28 23 51 31 3 10 13 0.8 12 8
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January 8 2 135 16 9 25 18 2 4 6 0.7 3 2
February 7 7 193 19 22 41 18 1 7 13 0.5 9 8
March 1 - 17 0 1 1 3 - 3 0 - 2 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 16 9 21.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
Conference 16 9 21.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 5 22.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Away 7 4 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 3 2 23.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
Losses 13 7 21.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
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January 8 2 16.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
February 7 7 27.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
March 1 - 17.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0