AJ Atkinson

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-6
Weight:
214
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.
High School:
RJ Reynolds

2010-11: Played in 12 contests and averaged 1.6 minutes a game • Scored five points after going 2-for-3 from the field and added a rebound and an assist vs. St. Joseph’s (Maine) • Tallied three points and a rebound against Georgia Southern (2/16) • Scored two points against Chattanooga (2/5).

2009-10: Played in five games and averaged three minutes a contest • Collected three rebounds, one vs. TCNJ and two against Penn.

2008-09: Played in 20 contests, averaging 1.5 minutes an outing • Scored two points in three minutes against Guilford • Collected an offensive rebound against Wofford (1/14).

Before Davidson: Played four years, earning two letters for coach Billy Martin at RJ Reynolds High School • Averaged 7.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists and shot 57 percent from the floor as a senior • Averaged 12 points, 5.3 rebounds and six assists a game in three seasons of AAU • Led team from a 15-point deficit in a national semifinal game with 10 points, a steal and the game-winning assist • Flow Athlete of the Week on WXII News Feb. 21, 2008 • Speaker at Reynolds Sports Banquet • National Honor Society, Orchestra Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Alvin Lee Atkinson II • The son of Alvin and Janet Atkinson • Born May 7, 1990, in Winston-Salem • Has a younger sister, Jennifer • Father was a four-year lettermen on the Davidson football team from 1977-80 and ranks 10th on the Wildcats’ career rushing list with 1,537 yards • AJ played the viola for seven years and was the principal chair in 2007 and 2008.