Austin Peay State University Athletics

Career Recap: Austin Peay
2024-25 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 27 games, making three starts and averaging 7.8 minutes per game… Led Austin Peay with 19 blocks… Scored six points and had a pair of rebounds and blocks in his first appearance of the season at Butler (Nov. 8)… Scored a season-high eight points with a career-best six offensive rebounds and 11 total rebounds at Morehead State (Nov. 20) in his first of three-straight starts… Had three blocks and as many rebounds against West Georgia (Jan. 9)… Scored six points on a perfect, 3-for-3 day from the field at Queens (Feb. 20)… Scored six points and had a season-high three assists with a steal and a block in the ASUN Championship Quarterfinals at North Alabama (March 3).

2023-24 (Freshman)
Mid-season add, joining the program in late December… Appeared in eight games, making four starts… Averaged 3.0 points and 1.6 rebounds per game… Scored four points and grabbed a pair of rebounds in his collegiate debut at #18 Memphis (Dec. 30)… Had a career-high 15 points, five rebounds, and four assists in his first start at Lipscomb (Jan. 13)… Scored five points in an eight-minute start against North Alabama (Jan. 18).

Career Recap: We Are United Prep, Arlington High School, Bartlett High School
Comes out of We Are United Prep. Also prepped at Arlington High School (freshman-sophomore) and Bartlett High School (junior-senior)… Averaged 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a freshman while shooting 54.2 percent from the field while helping lead Arlington to the 2020 District and Regional Division I Championship… Increased in nearly every statistical category during his sophomore season at AHS, averaging 12.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 52.3 percent from the field, again leading Arlington to a Regional Division I Championship… After sitting out his junior season at Bartlett High School as a junior due to injury, averaged 11.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior… Was named a AAAA All-District First Team selection during that senior season…. A two-sport athlete, named the 2019 State Champion in the High Jump while at Arlington High School

Personal
JaVar Daniel is the son of Titania Jones and Andre Daniel… Has three siblings: Camellia, Brianna, and Lamoris… His father, Andre, played college basketball at Coahoma Community College and LeMoyne-Owen College… Born Dec. 17... Majoring in leadership studies.