#1 Julian Royal

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Career Notes

Forward who was a consistent top-100 national prospect all four years in high school … Developed into a solid front-court reserve over his two seasons, but elected to transfer out of the program after the 2012-13 season … Showed ability to stretch the defense with occasional threes.

2012-13 – Game-by-Game Statistics

Reserve 4-man and second frontcourt sub off the bench, played sparingly early in the ACC schedule but gave Tech important minutes over the last three weeks of the season … In Tech’s last seven games, averaged 6-1/2 minutes and hit 8-of-15 shots from the floor… Gave Tech 10 minutes at Wake Forest on Feb. 16 when foul trouble limited Tech’s bigs, contributing five points and three rebounds … They were his first points since Jan. 23 at North Carolina … Scored four points in six minutes off the bench against Maryland… Scored 16 points in Tech’s five games (7-for-18 FG. nine rebounds) before conference play began after scoring just two in the first seven … Scored his only other ACC points on a banked-in three at the buzzer at North Carolina… Played season-high 16 minutes against The Citadel, 13 against Alabama State, 10 vs. Fordham.

2011-12 – Game-by-Game Statistics

Saw significant court time after Tech’s win at Georgia on December 7 … Averaged 5.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 45.8% FG and 10-22 on 3s in ACC games … Scored career-high 11 pts (5-7 FG) in career-high 29 min vs. Miami, 9 pts and 6 reb vs. UNC. Added 8 pts (two 3s) at FSU … Logged 9 quality minutes (despite not scoring and getting just 1 rebound) to help the Jackets win at Georgia, and has continued to improve … 21-for-29 (72.4%) from the FT line; turned the ball over just 26 times all year … Excellent debut against FAMU, scoring 10 pts (7-8 FT) with 6 reb and 4 ast… Has 4 double-figure scoring games (1 vs. ACC team) … Went scoreless in 3 games in Charleston; did not play against Northwestern, only 2 minutes at Tulane.

High School

Led Milton High to the state finals in class AAAAA, the highest classification in Georgia, three times, winning the state championship in 2010 … Eagles went 83-15 his last three years … Made the Georgia all-state team in AAAAA, second-team in 2011 and 2009, first-team in 2010 … Named the GACA’s North Georgia player of the year in 2010 … Selected all-region and all-county four years in a row.

Four-year letterwinner for Coach David Boyd who became Milton’s all-time leading scorer with 2,039 career points … Averaged 14 points and 6 rebounds per game as a senior, 17 and 7 as a junior, 17 and 8 as a sophomore, and 18 and 10 as a freshman.

Ranked as high 68th in the nation according to ESPN.com’s recruiting rankings … Ranked as high as 11th among power forwards in the nation and carried a 4.5-star rating … Rated as high as 64th in the 2011 class and 13th among power forwards by Scout.com, and 90th and 15th by Rivals.com.

Personal:

Full name is Charles St. Julian Royal … Born September 16, 1992 in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Charles and Joy Royal … Father put a basketball in his hands for the first time at age 4 … Has a younger brother, Skylar … Enjoys volunteer work, speaking to youth … Chose Tech for its academic reputation, tradition and location … Studying Business Administration.