Kareem Stagg

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Chesapeake, Va.
High School:
IMG Academy
Prev Team:
IMG Academy

High School Highlights:
• Coached by Sean McAloon at IMG Academy as junior and a senior.
• A consensus four-star recruit ranked among the nation’s top-100 prospects in the Class of 2025 by every major scouting service, including No. 70 by 247Sports.com, No. 81 by On3Sports.com and No. 86 by both ESPN.com and Rivals.com.
• Selected to play in the 24K Showcase at the Iverson Classic and scored 16 points – on 7-of-11 shooting from the field – grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots for Team Bubba Chuck in a 118-108 victory over Team Answer.
• Teamed with current Georgia classmate Jake Wilkins to play for the Boston Celtics at the 2024 NBPA Top 100 camp.
• Averaged 10.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for the Celtics, with highs of 19 points against Denver and nine boards versus Dallas.
• Helped IMG finish No. 12 nationally in the ESPN SCNext top-25 boys’ basketball rankings following both the 2023-24 and 2024-25 campaigns.
• As a senior as IMG finished 20-8 overall and earned the No. 8 seed in the Chipotle Nationals.
• In 12 EYBL Scholastic League games during his senior year, averaged 9.0 points and team-leading efforts of 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
• Record EYBL-high tallies of 13 points against both AZ Compass and Long Island Lutheran, 13 rebounds versus Montverde and four blocks against La Lumiere.
• Among EYBL stat leaders, ranked No. 5 in rebounding (6.8 rpg) and No. 4 in blocks (1.4 bpg)
• Helped IMG post a 19-9 record and earn the No. 7 seed for the Chipotle Nationals during his junior season.
• In 11 EYBL Scholastic League outings during the 2023-24 season, averaged 3.2 points and 2.3 boards with single-game highs of 11 points and six boards against Veritas Prep.
• Coached by David Chaney at Oscar Smith High School in his hometown of Chesapeake, Va., as a freshman and sophomore.
• Named first-team all-state for VHSL Class 6A following his sophomore season at Oscar Smith.
• Also honored as first-team All-Tidewater and City Player of the Year after his second season with the Tigers.
• As a sophomore, averaged a double-double of 15.0 points and 10.2 rebounds – as well as 3.5 blocks – for the Tigers, who finished 25-2 and reached the semifinals of the 2023 Virginia
• As a freshman, contributed 10.0 points, 7.0 boards and 2.0 blocks per game for Oscar Smith, which posted a 17-5 record en route to reaching the Regional semifinals of the state tournament.

Personal:
Born August 28, 2007, Kareem is the son of Dorinda and Keith Stagg and intends to major in Business.