When all is said and done, DJ Wagner’s resume while playing at Camden will be one to admire for years to come.
The Kentucky-bound senior guard is already a three-time All-State pick and was the NJ.com Player of the Year as a sophomore. He was also selected as the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year in each of the last two seasons and led the Panthers to the Group 2 state championship last winter.
Recently named a McDonald’s All-American, Wagner is within serious striking distance of another major milestone. Sitting at 1,965 career points, he’s just 35 away from becoming the seventh player in Camden’s storied history to reach the 2,000-point plateau.
Wagner would join his father, Dajuan, and grandfather, Milt, on the prestigious list and become the 42nd player in South Jersey history and just the 105th in New Jersey as well. Dajuan Wagner is the state’s all-time leading scorer with 3,462 career points.
The last time a South Jersey player reached the milestone was in 2019. That year, Josh Wright of Cape May Tech finished with 2,484 points and Marcellus Ross of St. Joseph (Hamm.) capped his career with 2,161 points.
Camden, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20 all season, is scheduled to host Bishop Eustace on Thursday in an Olympic National matchup. The Panthers will then take on Paul VI in the quarterfinals of the Camden County Tournament on Saturday. That game, slated for a 10 a.m. start at Sterling, will also serve as an Olympic National game.
Wagner scored a career-high 40 points in Monday’s victory over Winslow in the second round of the inaugural Camden County Tournament.
Scroll down for a complete look at South Jersey’s 2,000-point club as well as Camden’s all-time 1,000-point scorers.
South Jersey’s 2,000-point club
- 1-Dajuan Wagner, Camden, 2001 – 3,462
- 2-Paul Gause, Schalick, 2005 – 3,144
- 3-Reggie Welch, Woodrow Wilson, 1992 – 2,938
- 4-Ernest Turner, Sterling, 2001 – 2,806
- 5-Kevin Walls, Camden, 1984 – 2,775
- 6-Steve Farquhar, Calvary Baptist, 1985 - 2,701
- 7-Bill Robinson, Atlantic County Christian, 1987 – 2,695
- 8-Joe Crispin, Pitman, 1997 – 2,652
- 9-LaMarr Greer, Overbrook/Middle Township, 1994 – 2,637
- 10-Quincy Lee, Paulsboro, 1992 – 2,542
- 11-Reggie Miller, Pleasantville, 1976 – 2,505
- 12-Chris Santo, Cherry Hill East, 2011 – 2,497
- 13-Josh Wright, Cape May Tech, 2019 – 2,484
- 14-Clayton Brown, Palmyra, 1998 – 2,446
- 15-Nate Johnson, Camden, 1996 – 2,424
- 16-Greg Barr, Camden, 1992 – 2,380
- 17-Michael Edwards, Eastern, 1989 – 2,351
- 18-Larry Bland, Glassboro, 1986 – 2,339
- 19-Jon Crispin, Pitman, 1999 – 2,324
- 20-Luke Dickson, Pitman, 2011 – 2,321
- 21-Isaiah Morton, St. Augustine, 2011 – 2,289
- 22-Russell Carter, Paulsboro, 2003 – 2,282
- 23-Chad Storr, Pilgrim Academy, 1994 – 2,168
- 24-Marcellus Ross, St. Joseph, 2019 – 2,161
- 24-Kevin Harvey, Paulsboro, 1996 – 2,161
- 26-John Leahy, Wildwood Catholic/Middle Township, 1990 – 2,139
- 27-Vic Carstarphen, Camden, 1998 – 2,136
- 28-Xavier Lundy, Paulsboro, 2013 – 2,135
- 29-Stefano Okoro, Gloucester, 2013 – 2,133
- 30-Kyion Flanders, Wildwood, 2018 – 2,131
- 31-Keith Gorman, Gloucester, 1998 – 2,128
- 32-Pat Holden, Lower Cape May, 2018 – 2,103
- 33-Curtis Barnes, Glassboro, 1977 – 2,098
- 34-Brian Zoubek, Haddonfield, 2006 – 2,082
- 35-Len Burrell, Oakcrest, 1978 – 2,061
- 36-Julian Sanders, Shawnee, 2007 – 2,056
- 37-Tim Burns, St. Joseph, 2004 – 2,043
- 38-Dan Leahy, Wildwood Catholic, 1988 – 2,030
- 39-Walter Heard, Buena, 1991 – 2,027
- 40-Dan Earl, Shawnee, 1993 – 2,006
- 41-Milt Wagner, Camden, 1981 – 2,003
Camden’s 1,000-point club
- 1-Dajuan Wagner (2001) - 3,462
- 2-Kevin Walls (1984) - 2,775
- 3-Nate Johnson (1996) - 2,424
- 4-Greg Barr (1992) - 2,380
- 5-Vic Carstarphen (1988) - 2,136
- 6-Milt Wagner (1981) - 2,003
- 7-DJ Wagner (2023) - 1,965
- 8-Billy Thompson (1982) - 1,756
- 9-Jamal Holloway (2016) - 1,733
- 10-Louis Banks (1986) - 1,697
- 11-Denny Brown (1988) - 1,608
- 12-Myles Thompson (2018) - 1,578
- 13-Billy Culbertson (1979) - 1,537
- 14-Aaron Walton-Moss (2009) - 1,527
- 15-Jason Adams (1994) - 1,526
- 16-Keith Carmichael (1991) - 1,522
- 17-Brad Hawkins (2016) - 1,427
- 18-Wayne Smalls (1973) - 1,387
- 19-Vince Walls (2010) - 1,371
- 20-Ron ‘Itchy’ Smith (1960) - 1,301
- 21-Donnell Hayes (1970) - 1,284
- 22-Dennis Still (1978) - 1,260
- 23-Arthur Barclay (2000) - 1,259
- 24-Tavaris Headen (2014) - 1,225
- 25-Julius Davis (1990) - 1,221
- 26-Vernell Sturdivant (1992) - 1,133
- 27-x-Corey Greer (2018) - 1,132
- 28-Daryl Lee (1974) - 1,129
- 29-y-Jerome Brewer (2021) - 1,066
- 30-Pud Wilson (1959) - 1,062
- 31-z-Elijah Perkins (2022) - 1,054
- 32-Dan Rucker (1976) - 1,026
x-played freshman year at Middle Township
y-played freshman year at Roman Catholic (PA)
z-played first three seasons at Ranney
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Kevin Minnick covers South Jersey boys basketball. He can be reached at kminnick@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @kminnicksports
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