Julien Soumaoro

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10
Weight:
168
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bronx, N.Y.
High School:
Cardinal Hayes
Prev School:
Gardner-Webb

2024-25: Played in eight games for ECU before sitting out the rest of the season after Dec. 11 … Averaged four points and 2.3 rebounds per game … Scored a season-high nine points twice against N.C. Wesleyan (Nov. 4) and Mount Olive (Nov. 9) … Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. Mount Olive (Nov. 9) ... Named to the American All-Academic Team.

2023-24 (at Gardner-Webb): Averaged career-highs in points per game (12.7), assists per game (2.6) and field goal percentage (40.3) last season with the Runnin' Bulldogs … Started in 29 of his 31 games played … Scored in double figures in 21 games highlighted by a career-high 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor including 5-of-8 from behind the arc in Gardner-Webb's win over Weber State.

2022-23 (at Gardner-Webb): Led the team in three-point makes (55) and percentage (37.7) and was ranked 12th in the Big South in threes made per game at 1.83 and 15th in steals per game at 1.03 … During league play, Soumaoro was 15th in the league in assists per game at 2.35 and recorded a team-high free throw percentage (79.2) … Made at least one three-pointer in 24 of 30 games ... Recorded the best free throw percentage on the team shooting 79.2 percent from the line ... Dished a career-high six assists in the conference opener against Charleston Southern (Dec. 29) and matched it a few weeks later at Presbyterian (Jan. 11) ... Had a career-high five steals against Chattanooga (Dec. 3) ... Finished with at least one steal in 13 games within Big South play ... Contributed on the glass by pulling down 70 rebounds on the season for an average of 2.3 ... Scored 13.5 points per game over the first four outings of the season recording 17 at No. 1 North Carolina (Nov. 15).

2021-22 (at Gardner-Webb): Played in all 31 games and started in four averaging 14.6 in his first collegiate season ... Dished 41 assists and had 17 steals over the season ... Averaged 3.6 points per game ... Tallied a season-high 20 points on November 13 at Arkansas as he went 5-for-7 from deep.

High School/Prep: Played postgraduate season at Woodstock Academy in Massachusetts … Starred at New York City powerhouse Cardinal Hayes High in the Bronx under Coach Joe Lods … Second-leading scorer in the famed Catholic High School Athletic Association with an average of 21.3 points per game as a senior … A first-team All-CHSAA All-League selection in 2019-2020 … Earned second-team All-NYSSWA Class AA All-State honors … Netted a season-high 36 points … Also starred for the famed Riverside Hawks AAU program, the same program that has produced 24 NBA first round draft picks in its history and suited up some of the finest point guards in New York City including Kenny Anderson, Mark Jackson, Kenny Smith, Pearl Washington, Rod Strickland and others.