Desi Rodriguez (born March 23, 1996) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for

Seton Hall Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan u ...

before playing professionally in the G League and Israel.

High school career

Rodriguez attended the

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for two years. He transferred to Abraham Lincoln High School and befriended his teammate

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. He credits this transfer to changing his life as he played against higher levels of competition. Rodriguez helped the team to a PSAL city championship and earned a title-game MVP award. He mainly played center in high school and rarely took jump shots.

College career

Rodriguez committed to Seton Hall, where he averaged 5.6 points per game in his freshman season. He recorded 12.4 points per game as a sophomore. Rodriguez increased his scoring average to 15.7 points per game as a junior. He had 22 points in the February 15, 2017 win against Creighton and joined the 1,000 point club. Rodriguez was named Big East player of the Week on December 7, after contributing 29 points, eight rebounds and four assists against

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. He scored a career-high 33 points in the Pirates' 82–77 win against DePaul on February 18, 2018. Rodriguez injured his ankle in a game against

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on February 21 and missed the next three games. Despite feeling like it was the end of his collegiate career, he returned in the Big East Tournament quarterfinal against

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and scored eight points. Rodriguez averaged 17.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a senior, shooting 37.9 percent from 3-point territory. He was named to the Second Team All-Big East. He participated in the 2018

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Professional career

2018–19 season

After going undrafted in the

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, Rodriguez signed with the

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for the

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, joining Seton Hall teammate

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. He had 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting in an 82–69 loss to the

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on July 12. Rodriguez signed a training camp contract with the Clippers on September 24. On October 9, 2018, Rodriguez was waived by the Clippers. He was then added to the roster of the Clippers’

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affiliate, the

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. In 49 G League games played for the Clippers, he averaged 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

2019–20 season

On August 1, 2019, Rodriguez signed a one-year deal with

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

of the

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. On November 8, 2019, he parted ways with Hapoel after appearing in four Israeli League games. He then re-joined the Agua Caliente Clippers on November 19. On January 25, 2020, Rodriguez posted 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and one steal in a win over the

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. Rodriguez averaged 8.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

2020–21 season

On August 2, 2020, Rodriquez signed with

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of the

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2021–22 season

On July 16, 2021, Rodriquez signed a one-year deal with

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of the

2022–2023

On June 28, 2022, Rodriguez signed with

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of the French

2023–present

On June 26, 2023, he signed with

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References

External links

Seton Hall Pirates bioRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Desi 1996 births Living people Agua Caliente Clippers players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players from the Bronx Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Limoges CSP players Nanterre 92 players Riesen Ludwigsburg players Würzburg Baskets players Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players Small forwards People from Morrisania, Bronx