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

116

PTS

8.7

7.3

TRB

4.2

3.5

AST

0.8

FG%

44.3

43.9

FG3%

27.1

29.7

FT%

76.7

83.2

eFG%

50.9

50.7

PER

16.7

16.6

1.9

7.2

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
2025-02-18	Mississippi State		Texas A&M	W 70-54	*	26	3	11	.273	2	4	.500	1	7	.143	3	3	1.000	1	4	5	0	0	0	1	4	10
2025-02-15	Mississippi State	@	Mississippi	W 81-71	*	25	7	11	.636	5	6	.833	2	5	.400	1	2	.500	3	2	5	0	1	0	1	4	17
2025-02-11	Mississippi State		Florida	L 68-81	*	27	1	5	.200	1	3	.333	0	2	.000	1	1	1.000	0	4	4	1	1	4	1	1	3
2025-02-08	Mississippi State	@	Georgia	W 76-75	*	19	1	2	.500	1	1	1.000	0	1	.000	2	4	.500	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	3	4
2025-02-01	Mississippi State		Missouri	L 61-88	*	19	1	4	.250	0	1	.000	1	3	.333	0	0		0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	3

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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	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	26	21	22.1	3.0	6.8	.443	0.9	3.3	.271	2.1	3.5	.604	.509	1.8	2.3	.767	1.4	2.8	4.2	0.8	1.1	0.5	1.1	2.0	8.7
Career					116	47	18.9	2.6	5.8	.439	0.8	2.6	.297	1.8	3.2	.557	.507	1.4	1.7	.832	1.0	2.5	3.5	0.8	0.8	0.3	1.0	1.5	7.3

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)					26	21	22.1	3.0	6.8	.443	0.9	3.3	.271	2.1	3.5	.604	.509	1.8	2.3	.767	1.4	2.8	4.2	0.8	1.1	0.5	1.1	2.0	8.7

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
2024-25	Mississippi State	SEC	SR	G	13	13	25.3	3.2	7.7	.410	0.8	3.7	.208	2.4	4.0	.596	.460	2.1	2.8	.750	1.7	3.2	4.8	0.5	0.9	0.7	1.2	2.3	9.2
Career					61	22	19.4	2.5	5.5	.444	0.7	2.5	.279	1.8	3.0	.582	.507	1.5	1.8	.833	1.1	2.4	3.5	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.9	1.6	7.1

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
Mississippi State (1 Yr)					13	13	25.3	3.2	7.7	.410	0.8	3.7	.208	2.4	4.0	.596	.460	2.1	2.8	.750	1.7	3.2	4.8	0.5	0.9	0.7	1.2	2.3	9.2

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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	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	26	21	574	78	176	.443	23	85	.271	55	91	.604	.509	46	60	.767	36	72	108	20	28	13	28	52	225
Career					116	47	2190	296	674	.439	91	306	.297	205	368	.557	.507	163	196	.832	119	287	406	92	96	37	115	170	846

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)					26	21	574	78	176	.443	23	85	.271	55	91	.604	.509	46	60	.767	36	72	108	20	28	13	28	52	225

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
2024-25	Mississippi State	SEC	SR	G	13	13	329	41	100	.410	10	48	.208	31	52	.596	.460	27	36	.750	22	41	63	6	12	9	16	30	119
Career					61	22	1182	150	338	.444	43	154	.279	107	184	.582	.507	90	108	.833	68	148	216	36	41	19	52	96	433

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
Mississippi State (1 Yr)					13	13	329	41	100	.410	10	48	.208	31	52	.596	.460	27	36	.750	22	41	63	6	12	9	16	30	119

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