A. J. Cajuste Selected To The NJCAA Men’s Basketball Coaches Association All Star Game
Fort Pierce, Florida – A.J. Cajuste has been selected to participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Basketball Coaches Association All Star Game to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 14th at 4:30 p.m. Cajuste is one of only 24 junior college sophomores chosen to participate in this game. "I'm really excited for A.J., this is quite an honor and an excellent way to close out an illustrious career at Indian River," commented a proud Head Coach Charlie Wilson.
This was just one of the many accolades Cajuste collected this season. He was selected to the NJCAA Division I All-American First Team, NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Year, Southern Conference Player of the Year, NJCAA Region 8 All-State, and was Southern Conference 1st Team selection. The 6'1" sophomore point guard from Boco Raton, Florida led Indian River State College (IRSC) Men's Basketball Team to one of their finest seasons in school history. The team compiled a 28-5 overall record, a third straight Southern Conference Title, and back-to-back trips the NJCAA National Tournament.
Cajuste returned to IRSC for his Covid sophomore season and quickly showed off the hard work he put in during the off season. Cajuste averaged 19.5 points per game which ranked him second in the state of Florida, he dished out 7.1 assists per game which led the state. In his three years as a Pioneer, he scored 1,039 points and handed out 455 assists while helping his team to an overall 70-17 record.
Cajuste has signed to play NCAA Division I basketball for Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas under Head Coach Kyle Keller.