Desi Rodriguez

Height:
6-6
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bronx, N.Y.
High School:
Abraham Lincoln

**2018 ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM**
**2018 USBWA ALL-DISTRICT TEAM**
**2018 NABC ALL-DISTRICT SECOND TEAM**
**2017 ALL-MET SECOND TEAM**
**2016 ALL-MET THIRD TEAM**
**2016 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2014 PARADISE JAM ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM**

2017-18: Started 29 out of 31 games for the Pirates...Ended his career with 1,660 points, putting him 12th all-time in Pirates history...Named to ALL- BIG EAST second team...Named to the USBWA ALL-DISTRICT TEAM...Named to the NABC ALL-DISTRICT SECOND TEAM...Finished the season with a team-high 17.5 points per game...Finished the season 10th among all BIG-EAST players in points per game...Named to the BIG-EAST Honor Roll four times throughout the 2017-18 season....Named BIG EAST Player of The Week(12/4)...Scored 17 points in a 90-68 victory against Fairleigh Dickinson in the NIT Season Tip-Off (11/10)…Added 23 points in a 84-68 win against Indiana in the Gavitt Tipoff Games (11/15)…Scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 82-53 victory against NJIT (11/18)…Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (11/20)...Totaled 27 points in a 72-59 defeat of Vanderbilt in the NIT Season Tip-Off (11/24)…Scored 24 points and pulled down seven rebounds in a 89-79 victory against No. 22 Texas Tech in the Under Armour Reunion (11/30)…Scored a season-high 29 points and pulled down eight rebounds in a 79-77 win at No. 17 Louisville (12/3)…Named BIG EAST Player of The Week(12/4)…Scored 17 points and added seven rebounds in a 90-67 victory against VCU in the Never Forget Tribute Classic (12/9)…Scored 17 points and added six rebounds in a 84-61 victory against Saint Peter’s (12/12)...Totaled four blocked shots in a 89-68 defeat of Wagner (12/20)…Scored a team-high 23 points in a 90-84 BIG EAST opener victory against No. 25 Creighton (12/28)…Scored 23 points and pulled down a season-high nine rebounds in a 75-70 defeat of St. Johns (12/31)… Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (1/2)...Totaled 19 points in a 90-87 victory at Butler (1/6)…Added 19 points in a 74-61 defeat of Georgetown (1/13)…Scored 19 points against Xavier (1/20)...Added 14 points in a 86-70 victory at DePaul(1/28)...Added 16 points in a 73-57 victory over Providence (2/1)...Scored a team-high 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds against #1 Villanova (2/4)…Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (2/5)...Scored a team-high 21 points against Marquette (2/7)…Scored 24 points against Georgetown (2/10)...Added 20 points against No.4 Xavier (2/14)...Scored a career-best 33 points and also pulled down eight rebounds in a 82-77 victory over DePaul (2/18)…Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (2/19)...Scored 20 points in a 94-83 victory over North Carolina State in the first round of the NCAA TOURNAMENT (3/15).

2016-17: Started all 33 contests for the Pirates...Averaged 15.7 points per game and 5.2 rebounds...Finished second on the team and tied for 10th in the BIG EAST in scoring...in BIG EAST conference games, led the team and was fourth in the league in scoring at 17.3 points per game...Averaged 2.4 threes made per conference game, fifth-best in the league...Named to All-Met Writers second team...Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (1/9)...Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll twice...Had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 91-70 victory against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/11)...Added 12 points in an 82-58 victory against Central Connecticut State (11/13)...Scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 91-83 victory over Iowa in the Gavitt Tip-off Games (11/17)...Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (11/21)...Scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season in a 90-79 victory over Quinnipiac (11/25)...Added 17 points and a career-high six steals in a 95-71 win over Columbia (12/1)...Had 11 points along with four steals and five rebounds in a 68-57 victory over Hawai'i in the Pearl Harbor Invitational (12/6)...Scored 15 points in a 60-57 victory over California in the Pearl Harbor Invitational (12/7)... Scored 16 points and hit the game-winning layup with under 15 seconds remaining in a 67-64 victory over No. 16 South Carolina in the Under Armour Reunion (12/12)...Scored 12 points in an 81-68 victory over Delaware (12/17) and had a posterizing dunk make SportsCenter Top 10 Plays...Added 13 points in a 72-61 victory over Rutgers in the Garden State Hardwood Classic (12/23)...Scored 24 points and connected on a career-high five three-pointers at No. 10 Creighton (12/28)...Made his first 10 field goal attempts, including 9-for-9 overall and 5-for-5 from three, on way to a 25-point day in an 87-56 win over DePaul (1/7)...Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (1/9)...Set a new career high with 30 points and also had nine rebounds at Marquette (1/11)...Scored 20 points on 8-of-17 shooting at Providence (1/14)...Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (1/16)...Scored 15 points at No. 1 Villanova (1/16)...Had 11 points and grabbed eight boards in an 86-73 win over St. John's (1/22)...Scored 16 points at Xavier (2/1)...Scored nine points, pulled down 12 rebounds and had what proved to be the game-winning field goal in a 68-66 overtime victory over Georgetown (2/4)... Scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds at St. John's (2/11)...Scored 18 points in an 87-81 victory over No. 20 Creighton (2/15)...Scored 22 points in a 71-64 win over Xavier (2/22)...Scored 19 points in an 82-79 win over DePaul (2/25)...Poured in 27 points on 10-of-20 shooting in a 62-59 win over Georgetown (2/28)...Scored 21 points in a 70-64 win at No. 12 Butler (3/4)...Scored 11 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Tournament in an 82-76 victory over Marquette (3/9)... Scored 14 points in the BIG EAST semifinals vs. No. 2 Villanova (3/10)...Scored 10 points and pulled down seven rebounds against Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament first round (3/17).

2015-16: Started 33 of 34 games...averaged 12.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals...led team with 20 dunks...one of only two players in the BIG EAST with an overall shooting percentage over 50 percent and a three-point shooting percentage over 35 percent...had 12 points and four steals win BIG EAST final win over Villanova (3/12)...scored a career-high 27 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in upset win over No. 5 Xavier (2/28)...was 8-for-10 from the field and finished with a career-high 24 points in win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden (2/21)...had an 18-point, seven-rebound night vs. Butler (2/10)...had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds in win at Creighton (1/30)...scored a career-high 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and grabbed eight boards at No. 5 Xavier (1/23)...led team with career-high 19 points in victory over Marquette (12/30)…Posted team-leading 18 points, all coming after halftime en route to a 13-point comeback over Wichita State, (12/19)…accumulated 18 points, including two highlight dunks that made ESPN SportsCenter's Top Plays, and grabbed career-high 11 rebounds against Troy (12/10)…Produced 11 points vs. Georgia (11/28)…Scored 12 points in victory over Ole Miss (11/22)…Made team-high 18 points along with eight rebounds vs. Bradley (11/20)…Notched 10 points and six rebounds against Long Beach State (11/19)…Tallied 15 points, eight rebounds and three steals in win over Wagner (11/15)…Amassed 12 points vs. Dartmouth (11/13).

2014-15: One of three Pirates to play in all 31 games along with classmates Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado...Fourth among BIG EAST freshmen with 4.8 rebounds per game in conference play and 20^th overall...Third among freshmen and 15^th overall with 1.9 offensive rebounds/game against BIG EAST opponents...Named to Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team after averaging 8.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest during a championship run...Finished third on the team in steals (25) while ranking seventh in minutes...Finished as the team leader in rebounds on five occasions and led the squad in steals seven times...Reached double-figures in scoring three times and rebounds twice...Shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor as part of a nine-point, four-rebound effort in BIG EAST Tournament debut against Marquette (3/11)...Added eight points, three rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes off the bench during a win over Creighton (2/28)...Posted six points and five boards in 17 minutes off the bench at St. John's (2/21)...Matched a team-high with seven rebounds while making first career BIG EAST start at #6/#6 Villanova (2/16)...Scored four points and hauled down eight rebounds in only 14 minutes at Providence (2/14)...Tallied six points and seven rebounds against Marquette (2/7)...Delivered nine points and six rebounds, sinking a season-high seven free throws on eight attempts at DePaul (2/3)...Exploded for a season-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and came down with six boards in 20 minutes off the bench to power a win over Xavier (1/31)...Posted 12 points and five rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench at Butler (1/25)...Grabbed five rebounds and added one steal vs. Butler (1/13)...Registered eight points to go with three boards in a victory at Creighton (1/10)...Contributed seven points and led the squad with seven rebounds at Xavier (1/7)...Scored six points and grabbed a team-high 11 boards during a win over #6/#5 Villanova (1/3)...Made first career start against Maine (12/27), pulling down seven rebounds in 21 minutes...Recorded eight points, five rebounds and one steal in 14 minutes at Georgia (12/21)...Posted eight points and five boards in a victory at USF (12/18)...Chipped in seven points, two steals and set a season-high with three assists against Saint Peter's (12/14)...Set a season-high with 11 rebounds in 13 minutes to contribute to a victory in the first-ever Garden State Hardwood Classic against Rutgers (12/6)...Shot 3-for-3 in a six-point effort against Mount Saint Mary's (12/2)...Finished 6-of-10 from the floor while posting 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals in a breakout performance against Gardner Webb (11/23) in the semifinal round of the Paradise Jam...Recorded eight minutes off the bench in Seton Hall debut against Mercer (11/16).

BEFORE SETON HALL: Rated the #6 recruit from New York and 29th overall small forward in the 2014 class according to ESPN.com... Lettered two years at Abraham Lincoln High School alongside fellow Pirate freshman Isaiah Whitehead... Averaged 18.3 points and 11.1 rebounds as a senior... Earned 2014 All-City Second Team honors helping the Railsplitters to a 26-4 overall record and perfect 16-0 mark in the PSAL Brooklyn AA division... Named to the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Team posting 17 points and four rebounds in the all-star game at Barclays Center... As a junior, averaged 12 points and eight rebounds helping Lincoln to the 2013 PSAL Championship... Named Most Valuable Player in the 2013 PSAL Championship Game going for 16 points and 17 rebounds in a 65-52 victory over Jefferson at Madison Square Garden... Averaged 28 points and 17 rebounds as a sophomore at Frederick Douglass Academy III of PSAL's Class B Division... Played AAU for the Juice All-Stars.

PERSONAL: Son of Dana Rodriquez and Larry Howard... Has a brother Daniel Rodriguez and a sister Rachel Buntin... Nickname is "Dunkin' Desi"... Born March 23, 1996 in Bronx, N.Y.