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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

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42 Willie Rodriguez

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.
  • Highschool East River

Biography

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Senior Year (2017-18)

  • Started 29 of 31 games played
  • Averaged 9.2 points and 4.9 rebounds
  • Scored in double figures 11 times, including season-high 23 points at New Hampshire on Jan. 10
  • Scored 20 or more points three times
  • Finished career with 1,391 points and 654 rebounds, both No. 1 during BU's Division I tenure
  • Played in 116 career games
  • Graduated with a bachelor's degree in English

Junior Year (2016-17)

  • Started 20 of 23 games played
  • Eclipsed 1,000-point mark on January 29 vs. Maine
  • Enters 2017-18 season with 1,105 career points, most in BU's D-I tenure
  • Named to preseason America East All-Conference team
  • Missed nine of first 10 games due to injury
  • Second in BU scoring with 12.0 points per game and first with 5.5 rebounds per game
  • Reached double figures 13 times, including 11 of his first 16 games
  • Shot 50% from the field (39% from 3-pt.)
  • Converted 73% from FT-line
  • Scored 20 or more points five times
  • Produced two double-doubles (Army, Stony Brook)
  • Averaged 26.7 minutes per game
  • Tallied a season-high 26 points and tied a career-high with 10 field goals vs Maine on Feb. 25, while also hauling in 9 rebounds
  • Grabbed career-high 14 rebounds vs. Stony Brook in America East quarterfinals on March 1
  • Tied a career-high with 10 field goals vs. Maine on Feb. 25


Sophomore Year (2015-16)

  • Started all 30 games
  • Led BU with 15.1 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game
  • Named to America East All-Conference Third Team
  • Averaged 31.5 minutes per game
  • Reached double figures 26 times, including 15 of the last 16 games
  • Shot 45% from the field, and a team leading 77% from the FT line
  • 4th in the league in scoring and 7th in the league in rebounding
  • Scored 20 or more points seven times
  • Produced four double-doubles (Boston, Mt. St. Mary's, UNH, Hartford)
  • Career high 27 points vs Central Connecticut and Hartford on Nov. 24 and Feb. 11
  • Grabbed career-high 13 vs. Mount St. Mary's on Dec. 29
  • Made a career-high 10 field goals vs. Maine on Feb. 27
  • Named Wells Fargo LLC, Athlete of the Week on December 1st, averaging 19 points and 7.3 rebounds in three games.
 

Freshman Year (2014-15)

  • Started 30 of 32 games played
  • Led BU with 11.8 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game
  • Voted Fans Choice America East Player of the Year
  • Named to America East All-Rookie Team
  • Only two freshmen across country averaged more minutes (31.6)
  • America East Rookie of the Week on Dec. 29 and March 1
  • Bumped averages up to 12.7 ppg. and 5.7 rpg. in league play
  • Reached double figures 19 times including 15 of last 19 games
  • Shot 44% from field and 74% from line vs. conference foes
  • Scored 20 or more points four times
  • Produced three double-doubles (Army, Penn, Stony Brook)
  • Season high 25 points vs. Mount St. Mary's on Dec. 22 (8-of-11 FG, 8-10 FT)
  • Grabbed season-high 11 rebounds at Stony Brook on Feb. 21
  • Ranked third in scoring (11th overall) and rebounding (8th overall) among freshmen in America East
 

In High School

  • Comes to Binghamton after postgraduate year at Cheshire Academy (Conn.)
  • First team all-league Class B in 2013-14
  • MVP of 2014 New England Prep School Athletic Conference Class B championship
  • Played four years at East River High School in Orlando
  • Career averages of 20.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 1.9 blocks
  • Graduated with 2,018 points and 946 rebounds
  • Two-time Florida Metro Conference Player of Year
 

Personal

  • Born December 9, 1994
  • Parents are Wilfredo Rodriguez and Vanessa Valentin
 

CAREER HIGHS

  • Points: 27, 2x, last vs. Hartford (2-11-16)
  • Field Goals: 10, vs. Maine (2-27-16)
  • Free Throws: 9, vs. Boston (11-28-15)
  • Three-Pointers: 3, 3x, last at UMass Lowell (2-4-17)
  • Rebounds: 14, at Stony Brook (3-1-17)
  • Steals: 4, 2x, last vs. Central Connecticut (11-24-15)
  • Assists: 6, vs. Navy (11-23-14)
  • Blocks: 3, vs. Vermont (2-18-15)
  • Minutes: 40, vs. Albany (2-10-15)

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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 220 lbs
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    2015-16Sophomore

    Forward
    6'6" 200 lbs
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    2016-17Junior

    Forward
    6'6" 200 lbs
    42
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    2017-18Senior

    Forward
    6'6" 200 lbs
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