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), Georgia (Men) and Mississippi State (Men)

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SUMMARY

2024-25

Career

G

12

102

PTS

7.8

7.0

TRB

3.4

3.3

AST

0.9

0.8

FG%

47.9

44.3

FG3%

33.3

31.1

FT%

78.9

85.2

eFG%

55.6

51.2

PER

19.0

16.9

WS

1.0

6.2

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Team		Opp	Result	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2024-12-21	Mississippi State	@	Memphis	W 79-66	*	16	3	4	.750	2	2	1.000	1	2	.500	0	0		1	1	2	1	3	0	1	3	7
2024-12-17	Mississippi State	N	Central Michigan	W 83-59	*	19	3	7	.429	3	5	.600	0	2	.000	0	0		1	3	4	2	3	1	1	1	6
2024-12-14	Mississippi State	N	McNeese State	W 66-63	*	23	6	12	.500	5	9	.556	1	3	.333	5	7	.714	2	1	3	0	2	0	0	3	18
2024-12-08	Mississippi State		Prairie View	W 91-84	*	27	4	7	.571	2	2	1.000	2	5	.400	0	1	.000	0	5	5	1	1	0	2	1	10
2024-12-04	Mississippi State		Pittsburgh	W 90-57	*	24	4	6	.667	2	2	1.000	2	4	.500	0	0		0	3	3	2	1	0	1	2	10

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Per Game

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	G	22	1	8.5	1.3	2.3	.569	0.4	0.7	.600	0.9	1.6	.556	.657	0.8	0.9	.850	0.4	1.3	1.7	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.5	3.8
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	G	32	18	21.5	2.0	5.3	.376	0.8	2.8	.264	1.3	2.5	.506	.447	1.3	1.5	.833	1.0	2.5	3.5	0.9	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.7	6.0
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	G	36	7	20.6	3.5	7.7	.451	1.0	3.2	.304	2.5	4.5	.556	.514	1.7	1.9	.882	1.2	2.9	4.1	0.8	1.1	0.2	1.3	1.4	9.6
2024-25	Mississippi State	SEC	SR	G	12	7	18.3	2.8	5.9	.479	0.9	2.8	.333	1.9	3.2	.605	.556	1.3	1.6	.789	1.1	2.3	3.4	0.9	1.3	0.3	1.0	1.5	7.8
Career					102	33	18.0	2.5	5.6	.443	0.8	2.5	.311	1.7	3.1	.549	.512	1.3	1.5	.852	0.9	2.4	3.3	0.8	0.8	0.3	1.0	1.3	7.0

Georgia (1 Yr)					36	7	20.6	3.5	7.7	.451	1.0	3.2	.304	2.5	4.5	.556	.514	1.7	1.9	.882	1.2	2.9	4.1	0.8	1.1	0.2	1.3	1.4	9.6
Illinois (2 Yrs)					54	19	16.2	1.7	4.1	.421	0.6	2.0	.311	1.1	2.1	.522	.495	1.1	1.3	.838	0.7	2.0	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.7	1.2	5.1
Mississippi State (1 Yr)					12	7	18.3	2.8	5.9	.479	0.9	2.8	.333	1.9	3.2	.605	.556	1.3	1.6	.789	1.1	2.3	3.4	0.9	1.3	0.3	1.0	1.5	7.8

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	G	12	0	7.7	1.2	1.8	.636	0.4	0.8	.556	0.8	1.1	.692	.750	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	G	19	7	21.9	1.8	4.8	.380	0.6	2.3	.256	1.3	2.6	.490	.440	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	G	17	2	20.3	3.5	7.3	.484	1.0	3.2	.315	2.5	4.1	.614	.552	1.6	1.8	.900	1.4	2.5	3.8	0.5	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.6	9.6
Career					48	9	17.8	2.3	5.0	.458	0.7	2.2	.311	1.6	2.8	.576	.527	1.3	1.5	.875	1.0	2.2	3.2	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.8	1.4	6.5

Georgia (1 Yr)					17	2	20.3	3.5	7.3	.484	1.0	3.2	.315	2.5	4.1	.614	.552	1.6	1.8	.900	1.4	2.5	3.8	0.5	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.6	9.6
Illinois (2 Yrs)					31	7	16.4	1.6	3.7	.430	0.5	1.7	.308	1.1	2.0	.532	.500	1.2	1.4	.857	0.7	2.1	2.8	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.2	4.8

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Totals

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	G	22	1	187	29	51	.569	9	15	.600	20	36	.556	.657	17	20	.850	9	28	37	15	6	3	10	12	84
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	G	32	18	687	64	170	.376	24	91	.264	40	79	.506	.447	40	48	.833	31	81	112	28	22	14	30	55	192
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	G	36	7	742	125	277	.451	35	115	.304	90	162	.556	.514	60	68	.882	43	106	149	29	40	7	47	51	345
2024-25	Mississippi State	SEC	SR	G	12	7	220	34	71	.479	11	33	.333	23	38	.605	.556	15	19	.789	13	28	41	11	15	3	12	18	94
Career					102	33	1836	252	569	.443	79	254	.311	173	315	.549	.512	132	155	.852	96	243	339	83	83	27	99	136	715

Georgia (1 Yr)					36	7	742	125	277	.451	35	115	.304	90	162	.556	.514	60	68	.882	43	106	149	29	40	7	47	51	345
Illinois (2 Yrs)					54	19	874	93	221	.421	33	106	.311	60	115	.522	.495	57	68	.838	40	109	149	43	28	17	40	67	276
Mississippi State (1 Yr)					12	7	220	34	71	.479	11	33	.333	23	38	.605	.556	15	19	.789	13	28	41	11	15	3	12	18	94

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Illinois	Big Ten	FR	G	12	0	92	14	22	.636	5	9	.556	9	13	.692	.750	14	14	1.000	2	17	19	5	5	2	7	7	47
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	G	19	7	416	35	92	.380	11	43	.256	24	49	.490	.440	22	28	.786	21	48	69	16	9	6	13	31	103
2023-24	Georgia	SEC	JR	G	17	2	345	60	124	.484	17	54	.315	43	70	.614	.552	27	30	.900	23	42	65	9	15	2	16	28	164
Career					48	9	853	109	238	.458	33	106	.311	76	132	.576	.527	63	72	.875	46	107	153	30	29	10	36	66	314

Georgia (1 Yr)					17	2	345	60	124	.484	17	54	.315	43	70	.614	.552	27	30	.900	23	42	65	9	15	2	16	28	164
Illinois (2 Yrs)					31	7	508	49	114	.430	16	52	.308	33	62	.532	.500	36	42	.857	23	65	88	21	14	8	20	38	150

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Per 40 Minutes

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
2024-25	Mississippi State	SEC	SR	12	7	220	6.2	12.9	.479	4.2	6.9	.605	2.0	6.0	.333	2.7	3.5	.789	7.5	2.0	2.7	0.5	2.2	3.3	17.1
Career	Overall			102	33	1836	5.5	12.4	.443	3.8	6.9	.549	1.7	5.5	.311	2.9	3.4	.852	7.4	1.8	1.8	0.6	2.2	3.0	15.6
	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
	Mississippi State			12	7	220	6.2	12.9	.479	4.2	6.9	.605	2.0	6.0	.333	2.7	3.5	.789	7.5	2.0	2.7	0.5	2.2	3.3	17.1

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

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
2024-25	Mississippi State	SEC	SR	12	7	220	8.9	18.5	.479	6.0	9.9	.605	2.9	8.6	.333	3.9	4.9	.789	10.7	2.9	3.9	0.8	3.1	4.7	24.5		118.2	96.0
Career	Overall			102	33	1836	7.9	17.8	.443	5.4	9.8	.549	2.5	7.9	.311	4.1	4.8	.852	10.6	2.6	2.6	0.8	3.1	4.2	22.3		110.9	100.4
	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
	Mississippi State			12	7	220	8.9	18.5	.479	6.0	9.9	.605	2.9	8.6	.333	3.9	4.9	.789	10.7	2.9	3.9	0.8	3.1	4.7	24.5		118.2	96.0

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

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
2024-25	Mississippi State	SEC	SR	12	7	220	19.0	.587	.556	.465	.268	86	6.2	14.1	10.0	8.3	3.9	1.7	13.0	19.9		0.5	0.5	1.0	.179		3.2	3.4	6.6
Career	Overall			102	33	1836	16.9	.556	.512	.446	.272	681	5.8	14.5	10.2	8.7	2.6	1.5	13.3	20.0		3.1	3.1	6.2	.136		2.3	2.8	5.1
	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
	Mississippi State			12	7	220	19.0	.587	.556	.465	.268	86	6.2	14.1	10.0	8.3	3.9	1.7	13.0	19.9		0.5	0.5	1.0	.179		3.2	3.4	6.6

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	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	.253
2022-23	Illinois	Big Ten	SO	19	7	416	12.1	.489	.440	.467	.304	108	6.3	14.3	10.4	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	0.3	2.6	.122
	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	.113
	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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