STUART BECOMES BLUE DRAGONS’ 35TH NJCAA ALL-AMERICAN

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Angelo Stuart's one season at Hutchinson Community College was memorable.

Stuart led the Jayhawk Conference in scoring in 2021-22, played in two NJCAA Tournament games and on Wednesday became the 35th NJCAA All-American in the storied history of the Blue Dragon men's basketball program.

Stuart was named NJCAA third-team All-American after leading the Blue Dragons to a 26-9 record, a second-place finish in the Jayhawk Conference standings after being picked second in the preseason, a Region VI Tournament runner-up finish and to the second round of the 2022 NJCAA Tournament.

The Blue Dragons have had at least one NJCAA All-American in 6 of the last 7 seasons.

The sophomore transfer from the Queens, New York, led the Jayhawk Conference and was 12th in the NJCAA in scoring at 22.2 points per game. His 689 points scored were the most since J.J. Rhymes scored 704 in 2018 and the 13th most in program history. His 22.2 point-per-game average ranks as the ninth-best scoring average for a season in team history.

Stuart set a Blue Dragon single-season record for 3-pointers with 104 this season. That beat Josh Gonner's old record by 22 3-pointers, and Stuart missed three games with an injury.

Stuart was 104 of 259 from 3-point range this season, shooting at a 40.1 percent clip. He had three games of six 3-pointers, which tied for the sixth most 3-pointers in single-game history.

Stuart was 31 games of scoring in double figures with three games of 30 or more points. Stuart scorers 34 points twice this season, both times against Dodge City. He also had a 30-point game against Connors State in the NJCAA Tournament.

In addition to his All-America award, Stuart was named first-team all-Jayhawk Conference/Region VI. He was named to the Region VI All-Tournament team and became the 29th Blue Dragon to be named to the NJCAA Tournament All-Tournament team.