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RJ Melendez

Position: Guard

6-7, 205lb (201cm, 92kg)

Hometown: Arecibo, Puerto Rico

High School: Central Pointe Christian HS

RSCI Top 100: 81 (2021)

Schools: Illinois (Men) and Georgia (Men)

SUMMARY

2023-24

Career

PTS

9.6

6.9

TRB

4.1

3.3

AST

0.8

FG%

45.1

43.8

FG3%

30.4

30.8

FT%

88.2

86.0

eFG%

51.4

50.6

PER

19.0

16.6

2.3

5.3

Per Game

Season

Conference

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	SOS
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	22	1	8.5	1.3	2.3	.569	0.9	1.6	.556	0.4	0.7	.600	0.8	0.9	.850	0.4	1.3	1.7	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.5	3.8	9.48
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	32	18	21.5	2.0	5.3	.376	1.3	2.5	.506	0.8	2.8	.264	1.3	1.5	.833	1.0	2.5	3.5	0.9	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.7	6.0	7.65
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	36	7	20.6	3.5	7.7	.451	2.5	4.5	.556	1.0	3.2	.304	1.7	1.9	.882	1.2	2.9	4.1	0.8	1.1	0.2	1.3	1.4	9.6	8.63
Career	Overall			90	26	18.0	2.4	5.5	.438	1.7	3.1	.542	0.8	2.5	.308	1.3	1.5	.860	0.9	2.4	3.3	0.8	0.8	0.3	1.0	1.3	6.9	8.59
	Illinois			54	19	16.2	1.7	4.1	.421	1.1	2.1	.522	0.6	2.0	.311	1.1	1.3	.838	0.7	2.0	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.7	1.2	5.1
	Georgia			36	7	20.6	3.5	7.7	.451	2.5	4.5	.556	1.0	3.2	.304	1.7	1.9	.882	1.2	2.9	4.1	0.8	1.1	0.2	1.3	1.4	9.6

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	12	0	7.7	1.2	1.8	.636	0.8	1.1	.692	0.4	0.8	.556	1.2	1.2	1.000	0.2	1.4	1.6	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.6	3.9
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	19	7	21.9	1.8	4.8	.380	1.3	2.6	.490	0.6	2.3	.256	1.2	1.5	.786	1.1	2.5	3.6	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.7	1.6	5.4
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	17	2	20.3	3.5	7.3	.484	2.5	4.1	.614	1.0	3.2	.315	1.6	1.8	.900	1.4	2.5	3.8	0.5	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.6	9.6
Career	Overall			48	9	17.8	2.3	5.0	.458	1.6	2.8	.576	0.7	2.2	.311	1.3	1.5	.875	1.0	2.2	3.2	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.8	1.4	6.5
	Illinois			31	7	16.4	1.6	3.7	.430	1.1	2.0	.532	0.5	1.7	.308	1.2	1.4	.857	0.7	2.1	2.8	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.2	4.8
	Georgia			17	2	20.3	3.5	7.3	.484	2.5	4.1	.614	1.0	3.2	.315	1.6	1.8	.900	1.4	2.5	3.8	0.5	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.6	9.6

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Totals

Season

Conference

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	22	1	187	29	51	.569	20	36	.556	9	15	.600	17	20	.850	9	28	37	15	6	3	10	12	84
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	32	18	687	64	170	.376	40	79	.506	24	91	.264	40	48	.833	31	81	112	28	22	14	30	55	192
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	36	7	742	125	277	.451	90	162	.556	35	115	.304	60	68	.882	43	106	149	29	40	7	47	51	345
Career	Overall			90	26	1616	218	498	.438	150	277	.542	68	221	.308	117	136	.860	83	215	298	72	68	24	87	118	621
	Illinois			54	19	874	93	221	.421	60	115	.522	33	106	.311	57	68	.838	40	109	149	43	28	17	40	67	276
	Georgia			36	7	742	125	277	.451	90	162	.556	35	115	.304	60	68	.882	43	106	149	29	40	7	47	51	345

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	12	0	92	14	22	.636	9	13	.692	5	9	.556	14	14	1.000	2	17	19	5	5	2	7	7	47
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	19	7	416	35	92	.380	24	49	.490	11	43	.256	22	28	.786	21	48	69	16	9	6	13	31	103
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	17	2	345	60	124	.484	43	70	.614	17	54	.315	27	30	.900	23	42	65	9	15	2	16	28	164
Career	Overall			48	9	853	109	238	.458	76	132	.576	33	106	.311	63	72	.875	46	107	153	30	29	10	36	66	314
	Illinois			31	7	508	49	114	.430	33	62	.532	16	52	.308	36	42	.857	23	65	88	21	14	8	20	38	150
	Georgia			17	2	345	60	124	.484	43	70	.614	17	54	.315	27	30	.900	23	42	65	9	15	2	16	28	164

Per 40 Minutes

Season

Conference

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	22	1	187	6.2	10.9	.569	4.3	7.7	.556	1.9	3.2	.600	3.6	4.3	.850	7.9	3.2	1.3	0.6	2.1	2.6	18.0
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	32	18	687	3.7	9.9	.376	2.3	4.6	.506	1.4	5.3	.264	2.3	2.8	.833	6.5	1.6	1.3	0.8	1.7	3.2	11.2
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	36	7	742	6.7	14.9	.451	4.9	8.7	.556	1.9	6.2	.304	3.2	3.7	.882	8.0	1.6	2.2	0.4	2.5	2.7	18.6
Career	Overall			90	26	1616	5.4	12.3	.438	3.7	6.9	.542	1.7	5.5	.308	2.9	3.4	.860	7.4	1.8	1.7	0.6	2.2	2.9	15.4
	Illinois			54	19	874	4.3	10.1	.421	2.7	5.3	.522	1.5	4.9	.311	2.6	3.1	.838	6.8	2.0	1.3	0.8	1.8	3.1	12.6
	Georgia			36	7	742	6.7	14.9	.451	4.9	8.7	.556	1.9	6.2	.304	3.2	3.7	.882	8.0	1.6	2.2	0.4	2.5	2.7	18.6

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	12	0	92	6.1	9.6	.636	3.9	5.7	.692	2.2	3.9	.556	6.1	6.1	1.000	8.3	2.2	2.2	0.9	3.0	3.0	20.4
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	19	7	416	3.4	8.8	.380	2.3	4.7	.490	1.1	4.1	.256	2.1	2.7	.786	6.6	1.5	0.9	0.6	1.3	3.0	9.9
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	17	2	345	7.0	14.4	.484	5.0	8.1	.614	2.0	6.3	.315	3.1	3.5	.900	7.5	1.0	1.7	0.2	1.9	3.2	19.0
Career	Overall			48	9	853	5.1	11.2	.458	3.6	6.2	.576	1.5	5.0	.311	3.0	3.4	.875	7.2	1.4	1.4	0.5	1.7	3.1	14.7
	Illinois			31	7	508	3.9	9.0	.430	2.6	4.9	.532	1.3	4.1	.308	2.8	3.3	.857	6.9	1.7	1.1	0.6	1.6	3.0	11.8
	Georgia			17	2	345	7.0	14.4	.484	5.0	8.1	.614	2.0	6.3	.315	3.1	3.5	.900	7.5	1.0	1.7	0.2	1.9	3.2	19.0

Per 100 Poss

Season

Conference

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	ORtg	DRtg
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	22	1	187	9.1	16.1	.569	6.3	11.3	.556	2.8	4.7	.600	5.4	6.3	.850	11.7	4.7	1.9	0.9	3.1	3.8	26.5	133.1	98.3
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	32	18	687	5.4	14.2	.376	3.4	6.6	.506	2.0	7.6	.264	3.4	4.0	.833	9.4	2.3	1.8	1.2	2.5	4.6	16.1	104.7	98.3
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	36	7	742	9.5	21.1	.451	6.9	12.4	.556	2.7	8.8	.304	4.6	5.2	.882	11.4	2.2	3.1	0.5	3.6	3.9	26.3	108.7	104.1
Career	Overall			90	26	1616	7.7	17.7	.438	5.3	9.8	.542	2.4	7.8	.308	4.1	4.8	.860	10.6	2.6	2.4	0.9	3.1	4.2	22.0	110.0	101.0
	Illinois			54	19	874	6.2	14.6	.421	4.0	7.6	.522	2.2	7.0	.311	3.8	4.5	.838	9.9	2.8	1.9	1.1	2.6	4.4	18.3	111.6	98.3
	Georgia			36	7	742	9.5	21.1	.451	6.9	12.4	.556	2.7	8.8	.304	4.6	5.2	.882	11.4	2.2	3.1	0.5	3.6	3.9	26.3	108.7	104.1

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	ORtg	DRtg
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	12	0	92	8.9	14.0	.636	5.7	8.3	.692	3.2	5.7	.556	8.9	8.9	1.000	12.1	3.2	3.2	1.3	4.5	4.5	29.9	137.3	96.2
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	19	7	416	5.0	13.0	.380	3.4	6.9	.490	1.6	6.1	.256	3.1	4.0	.786	9.8	2.3	1.3	0.9	1.8	4.4	14.6	107.7	105.6
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	17	2	345	9.8	20.2	.484	7.0	11.4	.614	2.8	8.8	.315	4.4	4.9	.900	10.6	1.5	2.4	0.3	2.6	4.6	26.7	118.4	112.1
Career	Overall			48	9	853	7.4	16.1	.458	5.1	8.9	.576	2.2	7.2	.311	4.3	4.9	.875	10.4	2.0	2.0	0.7	2.4	4.5	21.2	116.4	107.3
	Illinois			31	7	508	5.7	13.2	.430	3.8	7.2	.532	1.9	6.0	.308	4.2	4.9	.857	10.2	2.4	1.6	0.9	2.3	4.4	17.4	114.4	103.9
	Georgia			17	2	345	9.8	20.2	.484	7.0	11.4	.614	2.8	8.8	.315	4.4	4.9	.900	10.6	1.5	2.4	0.3	2.6	4.6	26.7	118.4	112.1

Advanced

Season

Conference

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	22	1	187	24.2	.694	.657	.294	.392	78	5.6	16.4	11.1	16.2	1.9	1.5	14.2	19.1	0.7	0.3	1.0	.222	7.5	4.0	11.5
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	32	18	687	11.9	.498	.447	.535	.282	193	5.2	13.1	9.2	7.3	1.8	2.0	13.5	16.1	0.7	1.2	1.9	.112	0.2	2.7	2.9
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	36	7	742	19.0	.558	.514	.415	.245	324	6.4	15.5	10.9	8.4	3.1	1.0	13.2	23.8	1.3	1.0	2.3	.124	2.8	2.4	5.2
Career	Overall			90	26	1616	16.6	.552	.506	.444	.273	595	5.8	14.6	10.2	8.8	2.4	1.5	13.4	20.0	2.7	2.6	5.3	.130	2.2	2.7	4.9
	Illinois			54	19	874	14.6	.545	.495	.480	.308	271	5.3	13.8	9.6	9.2	1.9	1.9	13.6	16.7	1.4	1.5	3.0	.135	1.8	2.9	4.7
	Georgia			36	7	742	19.0	.558	.514	.415	.245	324	6.4	15.5	10.9	8.4	3.1	1.0	13.2	23.8	1.3	1.0	2.3	.124	2.8	2.4	5.2

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	12	0	92	28.9	.820	.750	.409	.636	40	2.8	22.7	13.1	10.9	3.2	2.1	19.6	20.2	0.5	0.1	0.6	.245
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	19	7	416	12.1	.489	.440	.467	.304	108	6.3	14.3	10.3	7.0	1.3	1.4	11.0	14.7	0.7	0.2	0.9	.082
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	17	2	345	21.6	.593	.552	.435	.242	155	8.6	16.1	12.3	5.7	2.4	0.6	10.4	22.4	1.2	0.0	1.2	.135
Career	Overall			48	9	853	17.8	.577	.527	.445	.303	304	6.9	15.9	11.4	6.9	2.0	1.2	11.7	18.4	2.3	0.2	2.6	.121
	Illinois			31	7	508	15.1	.560	.500	.456	.368	149	5.7	15.8	10.8	7.7	1.6	1.6	13.0	15.7	1.1	0.3	1.4	.112
	Georgia			17	2	345	21.6	.593	.552	.435	.242	155	8.6	16.1	12.3	5.7	2.4	0.6	10.4	22.4	1.2	0.0	1.2	.135

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