A.J. Graves
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| A.J. Graves | |
|---|---|
| College | Butler |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Class | Junior |
| Career | 2004 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | August 15, 1985 (age 21) Switz City, Indiana |
| High School | White River Valley High School, Switz City, Indiana |
A.J. Graves (born August 15, 1985 in Switz City, Indiana) is an American basketball player currently playing in college with the Butler University Bulldogs. He is a junior, playing his 3rd season at Butler as a guard.
Graves was the top freshman scorer in the Horizon League in his first year. As a sophomore, Graves scored in double figures in twenty-six of thirty-three games, starting in all of Butler's games. In both his freshman and sophomore year, he finished as the team's second-leading scorer.
In Graves' junior season at Butler, he has participated in every one of the Bulldogs' games and has scored less than 10 points in only three of their thirty-five games thus far. He has also scored 25 points or more in seven different games, and has become a solid, much-needed part for Butler coach Todd Lickliter.
This year, he is Butler's leading scorer with just over 17 points per game and a 37.7% field goal percentage.
Starting with multiple wins over ranked and other major conference schools early on in the season, during pre-season tournaments, the Bulldogs soon became ranked in both the AP and Coaches' top 25 polls. After losing in the Horizon League conference tournament to Wright State, they were selected to play in the field of 65, receiving an at-large bid as a #5 seed.
Butler recently played in the 2007 D-1 Basketall Tournament. They reached the sweet sixteen after defeating #12 seed Old Dominion and #4 seed Maryland, 62-59 in the second round but ultimately lost to defending champion Florida Gators, 65-57.
