A.J. Cockrell Season 2015-16

Freshman (2015-16)
One of three players, and the only freshman, to appear in all 32 contests … averaged 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per contest off the bench … shot 46.7 percent from the floor … made his debut with 20 minutes off the bench at Loyola-Chicago (Nov. 13) … finished with season highs of 16 points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocks against UT-Permian Basin (Nov. 29) … also played a season-high 25 minutes in that contest … averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in Conference USA play.

Prior to UTSA
Played for head coach Robert Allison at Memorial High School in Tulsa, Okla. … averaged 17.4 points and 14.5 rebounds per game as a senior and was named the 2015 Tulsa World All-Metro Boys Basketball Player of the Year ... guided Memorial HS to the Class 5A state semifinals that season ... ranked among the state’s top 15 prospects in the class of 2015 by OKhoops.com … helped lead the Chargers to back-to-back Class 5A state championships as a sophomore and junior and a state semifinal appearance as a senior … averaged 10.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a junior and earned honorable mention all-state and all-metro accolades from the Tulsa World … averaged 11.3 points during the state tournament en route to a spot on the all-tournament second-team … registered 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds as a sophomore.

Personal
Full name is Albert Charles Cockrell Jr. … born on Feb. 3, 1997, in Tulsa, Okla. … son of Albert Sr. and Sheila Cockrell … has two brothers, Julian and Desmond … kinesiology major … favorite musical artist is Drake and his favorite movie is Glory Road.