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John Comeaux

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 182
Position:
G
Hometown:
Beaumont, Texas
High School:
Ozen HS
Last College:
Lamar State College - Port Arthur

2018-19 (Junior) | Offseason knee surgery caused him to miss the first 11 games of the season, but once available he quickly worked his way back into the team's backcourt...Saw time in 19 of SFA's 30 games and made five appearances in the starting lineup...Averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots in 18.8 minutes per game...Wrapped up the season with shooting splits of .373/.379/.625...In his season debut, sprung for a season and SFA career-high 13 points while matching a career-best with six field goals made in a non-conference home loss to SEC adversary Alabama (12/30)...Also grabbed a season-best four rebounds and attempted a season and career-high 10 field goals in that showdown with the Crimson Tide (12/30)...Matched his SFA career-highs in free throws made (four) and established an SFA career-best in free throw attempts (eight) during a Southland Conference home win against Southeastern Louisiana (1/2)...Played an SFA career-high 33 minutes in a Southland Conference loss at Nicholls (1/9)...Passed out a season and SFA career-high five assists in a Southland Conference overtime home win against Central Arkansas (1/29)...Posted his lone blocked shots of the season in a 10-point Southland Conference home win over McNeese (2/13)...Ended the season by matching his SFA-high single-game point output (13) on the strength of an SFA career-best three three-pointers in a Southland Conference home setback to Sam Houston State (3/9).

2017-18 (Sophomore) | Became known as an excellent on-ball defender while serving as the 'Jacks' reserve point guard in his inaugural season at SFA...Was one of five players on the team who saw the court in all 35 games...Averaged 4.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.1 blocked shots in 13.8 minutes per game...Shot 46.7-percent (56-of-120) from the field, 17.9-percent (5-of-28) from three-point range and 60.8-percent (30-of-50) from the free throw stripe...Posted four outings of 10 or more points...Ranked fourth on the team, 19th in the Southland Conference and 245th nationally with 44 total steals...Made his SFA debut by logging 21 minutes and finishing with one points, two rebounds and a steal in the 'Jacks' season opener at non-conference foe Longwood (11/11)...Knocked down a season-high four free throws on a season-high five attempts to help finish a season-best 13-point outing in a non-conference home win over Howard Payne where he also passed out a season-high five assists (11/18)...Hit all six of his field goal tries en route to a 12-point outing in a non-conference home win over Arlington Baptist (12/21)...Made his first and only start of the season in a Southland Conference road win at Northwestern State where he finished with six points, three rebounds and two steals in 14 minutes of action (1/6)...Logged a season-high 22 minutes of action twice most recently in a Southland Conference road setback at Lamar (2/3)...Snagged a season-high five rebounds on three occasions, the last of which came in a Southland Conference road win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/14)...Aided the 'Jacks in winning the Southland Conference Tournament as the third seed in order to punch the program's fourth NCAA Tournament ticket in the last five seasons.

2016-17 (Freshman) | Laced up the sneakers at Lamar State College - Port Arthur and quickly became known as one of the most potent scorers in all of the NJCAA...Started 28 of the 30 games he played in and led the Seahawks in scoring at a clip of 19.8 points per game...Hiked that scoring average to 22.5 points per game in NJCAA Region XIV confrontations...Held under 10 points in just four of the 30 games he played in...Also led the team in assists (119, 4.0 per game) and steals (67, 2.2 per game)...Connected on 44-percent (199-of-452) of his field goal attempts, 31.7-percent (31.7-percent) of his three-point field goal attempts and 75.8-percent (150-of-198) of his free throw tries...Racked up 15 outings of 20 or more points, four games of 30 or more points and one game of 40 or more points...Made his post preparatory debut with a 20-point, three-rebound, three-assist game in a victory over Lone Star College - CyFair (11/5)...Dazzled all in attendance with a season-best 47-point scoring outburst in which he set season highs in field goals made (16) and field goals attempted (22) in a win at Panola College (1/6)...Established season highs in both free throws made (16) and free throws attempted (21) in a victory at Blinn College (1/28)...Splashed a season-best five three-pointers as part of a 31-point showing in a home victory over Lone Star College-Tomball (2/8)...Helped the Seahawks construct a record of 17-13 and make the cut for the NJCAA Region XIV playoffs.

High School | Landed First Team All-State acclaim as a junior and First Team All-Region accolades on two occasions throughout his prep tenure at Ozen High School...Coached by Marquis Saveat...Helped direct the Panthers to a combined record of 56-7 during his junior and senior seasons...Led Ozen to the state tournament as a junior and helped the Panthers become state finalists that season...As a senior, led Ozen to the regional finals.

Personal | Born John Henry Comeaux on November 12, 1997...Son of John and Monica Comeaux...Has three siblings - two sister and a brother...Plans to major in computer science at SFA.