Tajuan Agee with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Agee (#13) in 2023
No. 13 – BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
PositionPower forward
LeagueLNB Pro A
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1997-11-12) November 12, 1997
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolHyde Park Academy
(Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021Balkan
2021Maccabi Ashdod/Be'er Tuvia
2021–2022Rasta Vechta
2022Hawke's Bay Hawks
2022–2023Rasta Vechta
2023–presentBCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-MAAC (2019, 2020)

Tajuan Agee (born November 12, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A and the FIBA Europe Cup. He played college basketball for Iona and Tyler Junior College.

Early life and high school career

Agee grew up in Chicago and grew up playing baseball and football. He did not start playing organized basketball until eighth grade and expanded his game by playing in an alley. Agee attended Hyde Park Academy High School, where he stood 6'0 as a freshman and played against Jabari Parker. Agee grew three inches every year in high school and switched from being a guard to a forward. As a senior, he averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds per game and earned All-City and All-State honors.[1]

College career

After high school, Agee played at Tyler Junior College for two years. He transferred to Iona despite it not being his first choice.[1] Agee averaged 13.2 points per game and led the MAAC in rebounding with 8.0 per game, earning Third Team All-MAAC honors.[2] On February 29, 2020, Agee scored a career-high 28 points and collected eight rebounds in a 101–91 loss to Niagara.[3] As a senior, he averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and three assists per game, shooting 38 percent from three-point range.[4] He was named to the Second Team All-MAAC.[5]

Professional career

On July 8, 2020, Agee signed with BC Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian National Basketball League.[6]

Agee initially signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli National League for the 2021–22 season,[7] but then joined Maccabi Ashdod/Be'er Tuvia for a two-game stint in October 2021.[8] On November 11, 2021, he signed with SC Rasta Vechta of the German ProA.[9]

On May 26, 2022, Agee signed with the Hawke's Bay Hawks for the rest of the 2022 New Zealand NBL season.[10]

On June 13, 2022, he signed an extension with Rasta Vechta of the German ProA.[11]

On July 9, 2023, Tajuan Agee signed with the French club BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.[12]

Personal life

Agee is the eldest of six siblings and has Jamaican heritage.[10]

Agee is the nephew of Arthur Agee from the basketball documentary "Hoop Dreams".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Schneiderhan, Will (February 28, 2019). "From Chicago to New Rochelle, Tajuan Agee has found a home at Iona". The Ionian. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ Thomson, Josh (April 30, 2019). "College basketball: Rickey McGill, Shadeen Samuels, Conor McGuinness named all-Met". USA Today. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hammond forces OT, Niagara pulls away from Iona late, 100–91". ESPN. Associated Press. February 29, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Waters, Allen (July 6, 2020). "Potential 2020 NBA Draft Pick Signs with BC Balkan". US Basket. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  5. ↑ Edelson, Stephen (March 9, 2020). "Monmouth basketball: Hammond named first team All-MAAC; Salnave second team". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ "BC Balkan signs rookie Tajuan Agee". Sportando. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Maccabi Next Urban Haifa - מכבי נקסט אורבן חיפה on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.
  8. ↑ "Tajuan Agee". australiabasket.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ "DREIFACHE NEWS IN VECHTA: AGEE NEU, PURIFOY BLEIBT, GEU GEHT!". 2basketballbundesliga.de (in German). November 11, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Hawks Bolster the big man department with athletic Agee touching down in the Bay". facebook.com/NZBayHawks. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Doppelpack: Auch Ferner und Agee Bleiben in Vechta!". rasta-vechta.de (in German). June 13, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Tajuan Agee officiellement à Gravelines". bebasket.fr (in French). July 9, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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