PHILADELPHIA – Justice Ajogbor of the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team has been named to the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area team as announced on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The team is nominated and voted on by the sports information offices of 30 colleges and universities in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. To be eligible, student-athletes must have a 3.3 cumulative GPA.
 
Ajogbor started all 35 games for the Hawks and was a member of the Atlantic-10 All-Defensive Team. He led the A-10, while ranking fifth nationally with 86 blocks. His 2.48 BPG were eighth nationally. He had five games with at least five blocks and 15 contests with three or more.
 
His eight blocks in NIT First Round against UAB are the second most in an NIT game and his seven blocks against Dayton in A-10 QF are the fourth most in an A-10 tournament game.
 
The graduate student also shot 57.5 percent from the floor and scored in double figures twice, at Duquesne on January 8 and at Davidson on January 10.
 
In the classroom, he posted a 3.53 GPA while working on a certificate in applied investment analysis.