The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Javan Felix
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- St. Augustine
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sports
Pronuciation: jah-VAHN feh-LEEKS
Returns for his fourth season in the backcourt rotation … has played in 99 career games (48 starts) during his first three seasons … has reached double figures in scoring 43 times in his career, including seven 20-point efforts … All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (coaches) selection as a sophomore … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team as a sophomore … three-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll member.
As a Junior in 2014-15:
Played in 31 games (four starts) … ranked third on the team in assists (61) and fourth in scoring (8.7 ppg) in 23.3 minutes per contest … reached double figures in scoring 14 times … recorded 10 points and four assists in 37 minutes at No. 24/22 Connecticut (Nov. 30) … tallied a team-high 17 points (6-of-9 FG, 3-of-5 threes), four rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes against Long Beach State (Dec. 20) … recorded 19 points (7-of-16 FG, 3-of-4 FT) and two assists without a turnover in 31 minutes against Stanford (Dec. 23) … posted a game-high 15 points (6-of-1 FG) in 23 minutes at TCU (Jan. 19) … recorded a season-high 20 points (7-of-8 FG, 4-of-4 threes, 2-of-2 FT) and a season-high eight assists against just one turnover in 29 minutes at No. 15/16 Iowa State (Jan. 26) … after missing two games (Oklahoma State on Feb. 4 and at K-State on Feb. 7) with a concussion, he tallied a game-high 16 points (5-of-8 FG, 4-of-7 threes), three boards and four assists without a turnover in 26 minutes against TCU (Feb. 11) … recorded 10 points (3-of-5 threes) in 29 minutes against No. 14/16 Baylor (March 2) … posted 10 points (4-of-5 FG, 2-of-3 threes) in 16 minutes against No. 13/15 Iowa State in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinal (March 12) … earned a spot on the Fall 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
Played in 34 games (21 starts) … ranked second on the team in assists (2.8 apg) and third in scoring (11.6 ppg) and minutes (26.2 mpg) … All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (coaches) selection … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team pick … claimed the Mike Wacker Comeback Award, Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award and the Earlene Fulmer 3-Point Attack Award at the team’s annual end of the year banquet … reached double figures in scoring 20 times, including the first five games of the season (longest stretch of his career) … posted a team-high 17 points against BYU (Nov. 25) … knocked down the game-winning three-pointer with 6.9 seconds left in overtime at Temple (Dec. 7) … scored 12 points at No. 14/18 UNC (Dec. 18), including eight of UT’s final 14 points to secure the win … scored a career-high 28 points (10-of-19 FG) in UT’s league opener against Oklahoma (Jan. 4) … added 19 points (8-of-13 FG) at West Virginia (Jan. 13) … registered 17 points in the home win against No. 8/10 Iowa State (Jan. 18) … scored a team-high 23 points in the home victory over No. 22 Kansas State (Jan. 21) … dished out a game-high five assists without a turnover in the win at No. 24/23 Baylor (Jan. 25) … missed the game at TCU (Feb. 4) due to concussion suffered in the final minutes against No. 6/7 Kansas (Feb. 1) … posted a team-high 27 points (9-of-14 FG, 6-of-8 threes) in 30 minutes during the home victory against Oklahoma State (Feb. 11) … registered 21 points while setting a career high in three-pointers made (7-of-9) in 39 minutes against Baylor (Feb. 26) … posted 16 points (4-of-8 threes) in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinal win over West Virginia (March 13) … scored 11 points in the win over Arizona State (March 20) in the NCAA Second Round.
As a Freshman in 2012-13:
Played in all 34 games (23 starts) … led the team and ranked sixth in the Big 12 in assists per game (4.1 apg) … averaged 5.5 assists per game in 34.4 minutes per contest as the starting point guard during the first 23 games of the season, when Myck Kabongo sat out due to an NCAA suspension … second on the team in steals (34) and fifth in scoring (6.8 ppg) … recorded seven or more assists in 10 games … reached double figures in scoring in nine contests … played 35 minutes or more 11 times … paced the team in scoring during three games – Chaminade (17), Texas State (20) and at Baylor (26) … topped the squad in assists in 20 games and in steals 12 times … scored 10 points with nine rebounds as a starter in his collegiate debut against Fresno State (Nov. 9) … finished one rebound shy of becoming the first freshman since P.J. Tucker (2003-04 season) to record a double-double in a season opener … led team in scoring with 17 points against Chaminade in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational (Nov. 19) … played in a season-high 44 minutes in an overtime loss to USC in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational (Nov. 20) … had 20 points (7-of-17 FG, 5-of-5 FT) in 35 minutes against Texas State (Dec. 15) … tied a season high in steals (three) against No. 23/19 North Carolina (Dec. 19), adding eight points and eight assists in 37 minutes … set a season high in assists (11) at No. 20/19 Michigan State (Dec. 22) in 39 minutes … established season highs in points (26), field goals made (11), field goal attempts (23) and free throw attempts (seven), while adding nine assists and just one turnover in 43 minutes at Baylor (Jan. 5) … registered 11 points in 42 minutes against West Virginia (Jan. 9) … did not turn the ball over in 34 minutes at Iowa State (Jan. 12) … scored 13 points (2-of-3 threes) in 20 minutes at No. 15/18 Oklahoma State (March 2) … earned a spot on the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls (minimum 3.0 GPA).
High School:
St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, La. (head coach Clifford Barthe) … ranked as the No. 72 prospect nationally in the ESPN100 following his senior season … three-time all-state selection (sophomore, junior and senior) … four-time all-district choice … averaged 9.5 points, 6.8 assists, 4.3 steals and 3.4 rebounds per contest while leading St. Augustine to a 36-4 mark and a trip to the Class 4A state championship game in his senior season … posted a team-high 13 points in the state championship game loss against Peabody … named the 2011 Louisiana 5A Player of the Year as a junior … averaged 13.5 points, five assists and three steals per game while leading St. Augustine to a 31-6 record and the Louisiana 5A state title in his junior season … scored 23 points in the state championship game victory against Scotlandville.
Personal:
Full name is Javan Rodd Felix … son of Rodd and Tina Felix … born July 28, 1994 in New Orleans, La. … has three younger sisters: Julia (16), Jaida (14) and Jordan (10) … family was forced to relocate to Atlanta for four months when Javan was in sixth grade due to Hurricane Katrina (August 2005) but was able to return to New Orleans in January 2006 … majoring in Physical Culture and Sports and on pace to graduate in May 2016.
