3 Varun Ajjarapu
Varun Ajjarapu
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Tampa, FL
  • High School:
    Berkeley Prep
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    22
  • pts/g
    9.2
  • fg %
    46.7
  • 3pt %
    30.0
  • ft %
    58.7
  • reb/g
    2.0
  • a/g
    2.5

Bio

2020-21 (at Coast Guard): Regular season was canceled due to COVID-19...team competed in two exhibition dates.

High School: Three-year letter winner in basketball...member of the 2019 and 2020 district championship teams at Berkeley Preparatory School...selected a Hillsborough County All-Star...rated a Top 10 player in Tampa Bay.

Personal: Son of Suren and Sandhya Ajjarapu...majoring in Business Finance...participates in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Penn State Altoona...is a student pilot...transferred to Penn State Altoona from the Coast Guard Academy after 2020-21.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 9 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 98-79
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 82-66
Feb 19 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 63-60
Feb 25 vs. La Roche L, 95-63
Mar 4 vs. Merchant Marine W, 85-73
Mar 5 vs. Wm. Paterson L, 86-81
  Overall Conf
Games 22 12
Games started 15 7
Minutes 462 246
Minutes per game 21.0 20.5
FG 79-169 43-87
FG Pct 46.7 49.4
3PT 18-60 10-33
3PT Pct 30.0 30.3
FT 27-46 13-22
FT Pct 58.7 59.1
Off rebounds 16 8
Def rebounds 28 13
Total rebounds 44 21
Rebounds per game 2.0 1.8
Personal fouls 29 20
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 54 30
Turnovers 48 26
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.2
Steals 33 15
Blocks 3 2
Points 203 109
Points per game 9.2 9.1
Points per 40 min 17.6 17.7

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 Washington and Lee W, 96-93 1 27 5-13 38.5 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 16
Nov 13 at Juniata W, 67-65 1 30 4-7 57.1 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 11
Nov 16 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 103-102 1 24 9-15 60.0 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 22
Nov 19 vs. Penn St.-Abington W, 81-74 1 15 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 9
Nov 20 vs. Cairn W, 77-58 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 at Alfred St. W, 106-95 1 30 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Dec 1 La Roche W, 88-72 1 22 4-10 40.0 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 11
Dec 4 at Medaille W, 95-69 1 17 4-6 66.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 8 at Mt. Aloysius W, 84-81 1 19 3-10 30.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 11 Pitt.-Bradford W, 112-85 1 31 9-14 64.3 3-6 50.0 5-6 83.3 26
Dec 19 vs. Piedmont W, 77-75 1 26 4-9 44.4 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 8
Dec 20 vs. Brockport L, 74-62 1 17 1-8 12.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 30 Misericordia   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 Hilbert W, 108-81 1 11 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Jan 12 Salisbury L, 102-81 1 36 6-14 42.9 0-4 0.0 5-5 100.0 17
Jan 15 Penn St.-Behrend L, 88-71 1 31 6-9 66.7 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 14
Jan 19 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 94-73 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Medaille L, 88-87 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Mt. Aloysius W, 87-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 97-79 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at La Roche W, 96-87 - 15 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 5 Alfred St. W, 95-89 - 15 2-7 28.6 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 7
Feb 9 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 98-79 - 14 5-6 83.3 1-1 100.0 0-3 0.0 11
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 82-66 - 20 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 19 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 63-60 - 21 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 25 vs. La Roche L, 95-63 1 21 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 0-3 0.0 6
Mar 4 vs. Merchant Marine W, 85-73 - 11 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 5 vs. Wm. Paterson L, 86-81 - 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 7 Washington and Lee W, 96-93 1 27 2 2 4 2 1 2.0 1 0 1 -
Nov 13 at Juniata W, 67-65 1 30 2 5 7 0 5 0.0 3 1 1 -
Nov 16 at Wash. & Jeff. L, 103-102 1 24 3 2 5 4 3 1.3 1 0 1 -
Nov 19 vs. Penn St.-Abington W, 81-74 1 15 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 -
Nov 20 vs. Cairn W, 77-58 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 at Alfred St. W, 106-95 1 30 0 0 0 3 3 1.0 1 1 4 -
Dec 1 La Roche W, 88-72 1 22 0 1 1 1 2 0.5 2 0 3 -
Dec 4 at Medaille W, 95-69 1 17 1 0 1 6 3 2.0 0 0 3 -
Dec 8 at Mt. Aloysius W, 84-81 1 19 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 1 0 0 -
Dec 11 Pitt.-Bradford W, 112-85 1 31 1 2 3 5 2 2.5 1 0 2 -
Dec 19 vs. Piedmont W, 77-75 1 26 0 2 2 4 5 0.8 3 0 0 -
Dec 20 vs. Brockport L, 74-62 1 17 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 2 0 2 -
Dec 30 Misericordia   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 Hilbert W, 108-81 1 11 1 0 1 2 5 0.4 1 0 3 -
Jan 12 Salisbury L, 102-81 1 36 1 1 2 6 2 3.0 7 0 2 -
Jan 15 Penn St.-Behrend L, 88-71 1 31 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 -
Jan 19 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 94-73 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Medaille L, 88-87 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Mt. Aloysius W, 87-67 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 97-79 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at La Roche W, 96-87 - 15 0 1 1 4 2 2.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 5 Alfred St. W, 95-89 - 15 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 9 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 98-79 - 14 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 -
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 82-66 - 20 1 2 3 4 3 1.3 1 1 1 0
Feb 19 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 63-60 - 21 1 3 4 0 2 0.0 3 0 1 -
Feb 25 vs. La Roche L, 95-63 1 21 0 0 0 2 3 0.7 0 0 1 -
Mar 4 vs. Merchant Marine W, 85-73 - 11 0 0 0 2 0 - 1 0 1 -
Mar 5 vs. Wm. Paterson L, 86-81 - 9 0 0 0 2 0 - 0 0 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 22 15 21.0 3.6-7.7 46.7 0.8-2.7 30.0 1.2-2.1 58.7 9.2
Total 22 15 21.0 3.6-7.7 46.7 0.8-2.7 30.0 1.2-2.1 58.7 9.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 22 15 462 79-169 46.7 18-60 30.0 27-46 58.7 203
Total 22 15 462 79-169 46.7 18-60 30.0 27-46 58.7 203

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 22 15 21.0 6.8-14.6 46.7 1.6-5.2 30.0 2.3-4.0 58.7 17.6
Total 22 15 21.0 6.8-14.6 46.7 1.6-5.2 30.0 2.3-4.0 58.7 17.6

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 22 15 21.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.0 2.5 2.2 1.1 1.5 0.1
Total 22 15 21.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.0 2.5 2.2 1.1 1.5 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 22 15 462 16 28 44 29 0 54 48 1.1 33 3
Total 22 15 462 16 28 44 29 0 54 48 1.1 33 3

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 22 15 21.0 1.4 2.4 3.8 2.5 0.0 4.7 4.2 1.1 2.9 0.3
Total 22 15 21.0 1.4 2.4 3.8 2.5 0.0 4.7 4.2 1.1 2.9 0.3

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 22 15 21.0 3.6-7.7 46.7 0.8-2.7 30.0 1.2-2.1 58.7 9.2
Conference 12 7 20.5 3.6-7.2 49.4 0.8-2.8 30.3 1.1-1.8 59.1 9.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 8 6 23.4 4.8-9.6 49.4 1.2-3.4 37.0 2.4-3.4 70.4 13.1
Away 8 5 22.0 3.6-7.4 49.2 0.8-2.9 26.1 0.8-1.0 75.0 8.8
Neutral 6 4 16.5 2.0-5.5 36.4 0.3-1.7 20.0 0.3-1.8 18.2 4.7
Result Wins 15 10 20.2 3.4-7.5 45.5 0.9-2.7 31.7 1.3-2.1 59.4 8.9
Losses 7 5 22.7 4.0-8.1 49.1 0.7-2.7 26.3 1.1-2.0 57.1 9.9
Month November 5 5 25.2 4.8-9.4 51.1 1.4-3.4 41.2 2.0-2.8 71.4 13.0
December 6 6 22.0 4.2-9.5 43.9 1.0-3.7 27.3 1.5-2.0 75.0 10.8
January 3 3 26.0 4.3-9.0 48.1 0.3-2.3 14.3 2.3-2.7 87.5 11.3
February 6 1 17.7 2.7-5.3 50.0 0.7-2.2 30.8 0.2-1.7 10.0 6.2
March 2 - 10.0 0.5-3.0 16.7 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 1.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 22 15 462 79-169 46.7 18-60 30.0 27-46 58.7 203
Conference 12 7 246 43-87 49.4 10-33 30.3 13-22 59.1 109
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 8 6 187 38-77 49.4 10-27 37.0 19-27 70.4 105
Away 8 5 176 29-59 49.2 6-23 26.1 6-8 75.0 70
Neutral 6 4 99 12-33 36.4 2-10 20.0 2-11 18.2 28
Result Wins 15 10 303 51-112 45.5 13-41 31.7 19-32 59.4 134
Losses 7 5 159 28-57 49.1 5-19 26.3 8-14 57.1 69
Month November 5 5 126 24-47 51.1 7-17 41.2 10-14 71.4 65
December 6 6 132 25-57 43.9 6-22 27.3 9-12 75.0 65
January 3 3 78 13-27 48.1 1-7 14.3 7-8 87.5 34
February 6 1 106 16-32 50.0 4-13 30.8 1-10 10.0 37
March 2 - 20 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 2

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 22 15 21.0 6.8-14.6 46.7 1.6-5.2 30.0 2.3-4.0 58.7 17.6
Conference 12 7 20.5 7.0-14.1 49.4 1.6-5.4 30.3 2.1-3.6 59.1 17.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 8 6 23.4 8.1-16.5 49.4 2.1-5.8 37.0 4.1-5.8 70.4 22.5
Away 8 5 22.0 6.6-13.4 49.2 1.4-5.2 26.1 1.4-1.8 75.0 15.9
Neutral 6 4 16.5 4.8-13.3 36.4 0.8-4.0 20.0 0.8-4.4 18.2 11.3
Result Wins 15 10 20.2 6.7-14.8 45.5 1.7-5.4 31.7 2.5-4.2 59.4 17.7
Losses 7 5 22.7 7.0-14.3 49.1 1.3-4.8 26.3 2.0-3.5 57.1 17.4
Month November 5 5 25.2 7.6-14.9 51.1 2.2-5.4 41.2 3.2-4.4 71.4 20.6
December 6 6 22.0 7.6-17.3 43.9 1.8-6.7 27.3 2.7-3.6 75.0 19.7
January 3 3 26.0 6.7-13.8 48.1 0.5-3.6 14.3 3.6-4.1 87.5 17.4
February 6 1 17.7 6.0-12.1 50.0 1.5-4.9 30.8 0.4-3.8 10.0 14.0
March 2 - 10.0 2.0-12.0 16.7 0.0-2.0 0.0 0.0-4.0 0.0 4.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 22 15 21.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.0 2.5 2.2 1.1 1.5 0.1
Conference 12 7 20.5 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.7 0.0 2.5 2.2 1.2 1.3 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 6 23.4 0.9 1.1 2.0 1.6 - 2.4 1.9 1.3 2.0 0.0
Away 8 5 22.0 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.5 0.0 2.9 2.8 1.0 1.4 0.4
Neutral 6 4 16.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 - 2.0 1.8 1.1 1.0 0.0
Result Wins 15 10 20.2 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.4 0.0 2.5 2.4 1.1 1.1 0.2
Losses 7 5 22.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 1.1 - 2.3 1.7 1.3 2.3 0.0
Month November 5 5 25.2 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.4 - 2.0 2.8 0.7 1.2 0.4
December 6 6 22.0 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.7 - 3.2 2.3 1.4 1.5 0.0
January 3 3 26.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 2.0 - 3.0 2.7 1.1 3.7 0.0
February 6 1 17.7 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.2
March 2 - 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 - 2.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 22 15 462 16 28 44 29 0 54 48 1.1 33 3
Conference 12 7 246 8 13 21 20 0 30 26 1.2 15 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 6 187 7 9 16 13 - 19 15 1.3 16 0
Away 8 5 176 9 14 23 12 0 23 22 1.0 11 3
Neutral 6 4 99 0 5 5 4 - 12 11 1.1 6 0
Result Wins 15 10 303 10 20 30 21 0 38 36 1.1 17 3
Losses 7 5 159 6 8 14 8 - 16 12 1.3 16 0
Month November 5 5 126 7 11 18 7 - 10 14 0.7 6 2
December 6 6 132 3 7 10 10 - 19 14 1.4 9 0
January 3 3 78 3 2 5 6 - 9 8 1.1 11 0
February 6 1 106 3 8 11 5 0 12 12 1.0 6 1
March 2 - 20 0 0 0 1 - 4 0 - 1 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 22 15 21.0 1.4 2.4 3.8 2.5 0.0 4.7 4.2 1.1 2.9 0.3
Conference 12 7 20.5 1.3 2.1 3.4 3.3 0.0 4.9 4.2 1.2 2.4 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 6 23.4 1.5 1.9 3.4 2.8 0.0 4.1 3.2 1.3 3.4 0.0
Away 8 5 22.0 2.0 3.2 5.2 2.7 0.0 5.2 5.0 1.0 2.5 0.7
Neutral 6 4 16.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 0.0 4.8 4.4 1.1 2.4 0.0
Result Wins 15 10 20.2 1.3 2.6 4.0 2.8 0.0 5.0 4.8 1.1 2.2 0.4
Losses 7 5 22.7 1.5 2.0 3.5 2.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 1.3 4.0 0.0
Month November 5 5 25.2 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.2 0.0 3.2 4.4 0.7 1.9 0.6
December 6 6 22.0 0.9 2.1 3.0 3.0 0.0 5.8 4.2 1.4 2.7 0.0
January 3 3 26.0 1.5 1.0 2.6 3.1 0.0 4.6 4.1 1.1 5.6 0.0
February 6 1 17.7 1.1 3.0 4.2 1.9 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.0 2.3 0.4
March 2 - 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 - 2.0 0.0

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