Michigan Wolverines | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Big Ten Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | July 23, 2003 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lewiston–Porter (Youngstown, New York) Wasatch (Mount Pleasant, Utah) |
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Rodriguez Gayle Jr. [1] (born July 24, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the University of Michigan of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for Ohio State University.
Gayle was raised in Niagara Falls, New York. He started playing basketball at age four under the guidance of his father. [1] Despite living in Niagara Falls, he chose to attend Lewiston-Porter High School in nearby Youngstown. [2] He attended Lewiston–Porter for two years before transferring to Wasatch Academy for his final two years of high school basketball. [3] After his senior season ended, he opted to transfer back to Lewiston–Porter so he could be closer to home. [2]
Gayle was considered a consensus four-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals. On November 26, 2020, Gayle committed to play college basketball for Ohio State over offers from teams such as UConn, Syracuse, and Marquette. [4] [5] [6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Roddy Gayle Jr. SG | Mount Pleasant, UT | Wasatch Academy (UT) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 13, 2020 | |
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As a freshman, Gayle started 11 of 35 games for Ohio State during the 2022–23 season while averaging 4.6 points per game. [7] [8] He received minimal playing time until the 2023 Big Ten tournament, where he assumed a larger role due to an injury to Brice Sensabaugh. [9] In the final two games of Ohio State's season, Gayle set back–to–back career highs in points, scoring 15 against Michigan State and 20 against Purdue. [10]
On April 22, 2024, Gayle transferred from Ohio State to the University of Michigan, to play under new head coach Dusty May. [11]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 | Ohio State | 35 | 11 | 16.3 | .440 | .429 | .810 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
2023–24 | Ohio State | 36 | 35 | 30.9 | .449 | .284 | .832 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
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