Desi Rodriguez (born March 23, 1996) is an American professional
basketball
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player for
Nanterre 92
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of the
LNB Pro A
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. He played
college basketball
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for
Seton Hall
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before playing professionally in the G League and Israel.
High school career
Rodriguez attended the
Frederick Douglass Academy
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for two years. He transferred to
Abraham Lincoln High School and befriended his teammate
Isaiah Whitehead
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High school career
Whitehead rose to prominence playing ...
. 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 Louisville
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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 Providence
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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 Butler
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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 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
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.
Professional career
2018–19 season
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft
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, Rodriguez signed with the Los Angeles Clippers
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for the NBA Summer League
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, joining Seton Hall teammate Angel Delgado
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. He had 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting in an 82–69 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers
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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’ NBA G League
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affiliate, the Agua Caliente Clippers
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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
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of the Israeli Premier League
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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 Northern Arizona Suns
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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 Riesen Ludwigsburg
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of the Basketball Bundesliga
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.
2021–22 season
On July 16, 2021, Rodriquez signed a one-year deal with s.Oliver Würzburg
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of the Basketball Bundesliga
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.
2022–2023
On June 28, 2022, Rodriguez signed with Limoges CSP
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History
The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
of the French LNB Pro A
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.
2023–present
On June 26, 2023, he signed with Nanterre 92
Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club plays in the top-tier level basketball league in France, the Pro A, since 2011. Founded in 2011 as JSF Nanterre, the club plays ...
of the LNB Pro A
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.
References
External links
Seton Hall Pirates bio
RealGM profile
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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