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RETURNING PLAYER BIOS
#1
MIKE
Q&A
RODRIGUEZ
Favorite holiday:
Christmas
Twitter:
MikeRodriguez11
Guard • 5-10 • 165 • Senior
Favorite ice cream:
Major: University Studies
Cookies and Cream
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Favorite place to
Macy’s
High School: Redemption Christian Academy shop:
Last School: Marshalltown Community College
Favorite gadget: My
MacBook
2015-16 (JUNIOR)
Favorite TV show:
MVC All-Newcomer Team
Shameless
H Favorite cartoon:
H MVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 23)
Led the team in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.88), which was the Spongebob
Favorite food: Chicken
ninth-best, single-season mark in school history...Ranked 10th Baseball
in the MVC in assists (2.9)....Scored double gures in 15 games, Hidden talent:
Best vacation spot: Boston/my home
including 11 of his rst 13 outings...Named MVC Newcomer of Favorite web site: World Star Hip Hop
the Week on Nov. 23 after averaging 12.0 points, 4.0 assists in
Favorite sports movie: Glory Road
wins over Kent State and Sam Houston State.
Favorite non-sports movie: America Gangster
Denezel Washington
Favorite actor:
Prior To SIU
Most hated chore: Washing Clothes
A two-time All-Region XI selection for Marshalltown, he First pet: Puppy
nished his career with 1,154 points...Led the team to a 19-13 Bowling, shing or golf?: Bowling
record in 2015...Ranked eighth in the nation in scoring (22.5 Beach or mountains: Beach
Boston
points)....Started all 32 games at point guard and shot 43.8 Favorite city:
percent from the eld, 33.9 percent from 3-point...Averaged 6.1 Favorite snack food: Chocolate Chip Cookies
One word that describes you: Crazy
assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 steals....Scored at least 20 points I’m a procrastinator
Worst habit:
on 23 occasions, including three games of at least 30 points... Biggest pet peeve: Bad drivers
His 230 total free throws ranked second among all NJCAA NBA’s best player: LeBron James
Division I players...As a freshman at Marshalltown, averaged Favorite book: MacBook — LOL
16.7 points, 4.3 assists, shot 44.8 percent from the eld and Favorite movie: America Gangsters
Both
37.5 from 3-point.
Neat freak or messy:
Describe a Saluki: Funny
Window seat or aisle seat: Window seat
High School
Averaged 13 points and 11 assists his senior year at Roxbury Favorite fast food: Wendy’s
Famous person you’d like to have dinner with: Myself
High School...Continued his schooling at Redemption Christian Act rich
Academy, where he averaged 15 points, nine assists and three What would you do if you won the lottery?
Greatest sports moment: Game winner in prep school
steals.
Best Christmas present you ever received: Being with my
family
Dawg Bites
Biggest in uence in life: My family
Born August 24, 1994 in the Bronx, N.Y...Son of Rosa Fabolous/A boogie wit the hoodie
Favorite artist or group:
Rodriguez...Plans to major in sports psychology...Also played
Favorite song: Go yard bag by Fab and Lil Uzi
Most treasured possession: My laptop
Bugs
Biggest fear:
Most treasured possession: My phone
Biggest fear: Snakes
Overall Career Stats
Season GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2015-16 32-32 916/28.6 85-204 .417 19-62 .306 76-121 .628 11 54 65 2.0 72 0 94 50 2 40 265 8.3
Conference Games Only
Season GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2015-16 18-18 503/27.9 37-98 .378 8-28 .286 39-62 .629 6 30 36 2.0 36 0 46 32 2 25 121 6.7
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