Rodney Bullock Jr. (born 3 June 1994) is an American professional basketball player for

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of the

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. He competed in

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for

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High school career

Bullock attended

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where he was coached by Ivan Thomas. Bullock scored 1,778 points in his high school career and was named Daily Press Player of the Year as a senior. He committed to

because he developed a good relationship with coach

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, joining teammate Josh Fortune on the Friars.

College career

Along with teammate Brandon Austin, Bullock was suspended for unspecified reasons before his freshman season and did not play. It was later revealed that he was accused of sexual assault. A grand jury did not indict him due to insufficient evidence. Bullock also missed his 2014–15 season due to tearing his ACL in preseason practice. “It was definitely a difficult point of my life,” he said. “I had great teammates and great support with my mentors." In his first collegiate game on November 14, 2015, he debuted with 20 points and six rebounds. He scored on an inbounds play with 1.5 seconds remaining in the 2016 NCAA Tournament first-round game versus

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, thus giving the Friars the win. In his redshirt sophomore season, he averaged 11.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Coming into his junior season, Bullock needed to shoulder more responsibility due to the loss of

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and

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. He responded by scoring more the 20 points in nine games and led the Friars to a 20–13 record and fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Bullock scored a career-high 36 points in a 76–62 win over

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on November 30, 2016. As a junior, Bullock was named to the Second Team All-Big East and averaged 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. After the season he flirted with the

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but pulled his name out before the deadline. He missed a game on January 3, 2018, versus Marquette with the flu. As a senior, Bullock averaged 14.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. After the season, he was invited to participate in the

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Bullock went to

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and signed with

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. Bullock averaged 6.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. In February 2019, he signed with

of the Kosovar league.

References

External links

Providence Friars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bullock, Rodney 1994 births Living people Alba Fehérvár players American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Hampton, Virginia KB Prishtina players Providence Friars men's basketball players Small forwards