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| No. 15 – Illinois Fighting Illini | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 3, 2002 Arecibo, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Central Pointe Christian Academy (Kissimmee, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Illinois (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||
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Ramses "RJ" Meléndez Vega (born December 3, 2002) is a Puerto Rican college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference.
Early life[edit]
Meléndez was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to Omar Meléndez and Mariel Vega.[1]
Professional career[edit]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Meléndez was named a member of the Sacramento Kings for the 2019 NBA Summer League season.[2]
On July 30, 2019, Meléndez signed with the Sacramento Kings.[3]
National team career[edit]
Meléndez represented the Puerto Rican under-18 national team at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.[4] Conditt averaged 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and a tournament-leading 3.3 blocks per game in the tournament.[5]
On June 5, 2021, C Meléndez was named to the senior Puerto Rican national team preliminary 20-man roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation.[6] On July 3, 2021, Meléndez scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in a 102–84 loss to Serbia [7]
Career statistics[edit]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College[edit]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Illinois | 31 | 20 | 22.8 | .507 | .321 | .763 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .5 | 12.0 |
| Career | 101 | 86 | 28.8 | .493 | .338 | .794 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .6 | 15.7 | |
Personal life[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Isaiah Piñeiro: "Puedo competir contra cualquiera"". easyendurance.wordpress.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Auburn Native, Isaiah Pineiro, Reflects on First Summer League Experience". nba.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Kings Sign Isaiah Pineiro". nba.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ New and improved Tyler Davis: 'I'm in the best shape of my life'
- ^ Tyler Davis's profile | 2017 FIBA AmeriCup
- ^ [http://www.puertorico.basketball/not2.asp?r=5CEF1F6395E74FDE893EDB58B3D44C8C FBPUR anuncia Preselección Nacional para el Repechaje Olímpico ]
- ^ George Conditt
External links[edit]
Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players Category:Small forwards Category:Puerto Rican men's basketball players