Julian Champagnie

Julian Kymani Champagnie (/ˌʃæmˈpɛni/ sham-PEH-nee; born June 29, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm, twice earning all-conference honors in the Big East.

Julian Champagnie

Champagnie with the San Antonio Spurs in 2024
No. 30 – San Antonio Spurs
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(2001-06-29) June 29, 2001 (age 24) Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, New York)
College	St. John's (2019–2022)
NBA draft	2022: undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–2023	Philadelphia 76ers
2022–2023	→Delaware Blue Coats
2023–present	San Antonio Spurs
2023	→Austin Spurs
Career highlights
2× First-team All-Big East (2021, 2022) Big East Co-Most Improved Player (2021) Big East All-Freshman Team (2020)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life

Champagnie was born in Staten Island, New York and grew up in Brooklyn, New York and attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, where he played alongside his twin brother, Justin. He averaged 15 points as a junior, earning Third Team All-Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) AA honors. As a senior, Champagnie averaged 17.2 points and was named to the First Team All-CHSAA AA.^[1] He committed to playing college basketball for St. John's over offers from Pittsburgh, Washington State, Cincinnati and Seton Hall.^[2]

College career

On March 4, 2020, Champagnie recorded a freshman season-high 23 points and six rebounds in a 77–55 loss to Butler.^[3] In his next game, three days later, he posted 21 points and 12 rebounds in an 88–86 win over Marquette.^[4] As a freshman, Champagnie averaged 9.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.^[5] He was a two-time Big East Freshman of the Week and an All-Freshman Team selection.^[6] On November 30, 2020, Champagnie made his sophomore season debut, recording 29 points and 10 rebounds in a 97–93 win over Boston College.^[7] On January 9, 2021, he tallied 33 points and 10 rebounds in a 97–79 loss to seventh-ranked Creighton, the first 30-point double-double by a St. John's player since D'Angelo Harrison in 2015.^[8] As a sophomore, Champagnie averaged 19.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and one block per game. Following the season, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. However, on July 4, 2021, he announced he was withdrawing from the draft and returning to St. John's for his junior year.^[9] On January 5, 2022, he scored a career-high 34 points in a 89–84 win over DePaul. As a junior, Champagnie averaged 19.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, two steals and 1.1 blocks per game. He was named to the First Team All-Big East as a junior for the second consecutive season.^[10] On April 2, 2022, Champagnie declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. He ultimately went undrafted.^[11]

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, on June 24, 2022, Champagnie signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, splitting time with their NBA G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.^[12] On February 14, 2023, Champagnie was waived.^[13]

San Antonio / Austin Spurs (2023–present)

On February 16, 2023, the San Antonio Spurs claimed Champagnie off waivers and signed him to a two-way contract.^[14]

On July 6, 2023, Champagnie re-signed with the Spurs.^[15]

On February 10, 2025, Julian played against his twin brother Justin for the first time in an NBA game, when the Spurs met the Washington Wizards. ^[16] They are among a very small number of twins who have ever played against one another in an NBA game.^[17] Champagnie appeared in all 82 games for San Antonio during the 2024–25 NBA season, averaging 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists.^[18]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022–23	Philadelphia	2	0	3.3	.000	.000	—	.0	.0	.5	.0	.0
2022–23	San Antonio	15	3	20.9	.461	.407	.824	4.0	.7	.3	.3	11.0
2023–24	San Antonio	74	59	19.8	.408	.365	.815	2.8	1.4	.6	.6	6.8
2024–25	San Antonio	82*	29	23.6	.415	.371	.904	3.1	1.4	.7	.4	9.9
Career		173	91	21.5	.417	.372	.857	3.4	1.3	.7	.5	8.6

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	St. John's	32	26	25.6	.453	.312	.754	6.5	.8	1.2	.8	9.9
2020–21	St. John's	25	24	32.9	.433	.380	.887	7.4	1.3	1.4	1.0	19.8
2021–22	St. John's	31	31	34.2	.414	.337	.781	6.6	2.0	2.0	1.1	19.2
Career		88	81	30.7	.429	.348	.815	6.8	1.4	1.5	1.0	16.0

Personal life

Champagnie was born in the United States and is of Jamaican descent.^[19] Champagnie's identical twin brother, Justin, plays professional basketball for the Washington Wizards.^[20] His father, Ranford, played soccer for St. John's in the mid-1990s and was a member of the 1996 national championship team.^[21]