RayJ Dennis
American basketball player (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raymond "RayJ" Patterson Dennis (born March 30, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Noblesville Boom of the NBA G League. He played college basketball player for the Boise State Broncos, the Toledo Rockets and the Baylor Bears.
 Dennis with Toledo in 2022 | |
| No. 10 – Indiana Pacers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 30, 2001 Plainfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024-2025 | San Diego Clippers |
| 2025–present | Indiana Pacers |
| 2025–present | →Indiana Mad Ants / Noblesville Boom |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
High school career
Before high school, Dennis attended John F Kennedy Middle School in Plainfield, Illinois. Dennis attended Montini Catholic High School for two seasons. For his junior year, he transferred to Oswego East High School and averaged 17.2 points and 4.9 assists per game.[1] As a senior, he averaged 23.2 points, 5.1 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.[2] Dennis committed to play college basketball at Boise State, choosing the Broncos over 26 Division I offers.[1]
College career
As a freshman, Dennis averaged 4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He posted 8.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and a team-best 2.9 assists per game as a sophomore. Dennis opted to transfer to Toledo after the season.[3] Dennis averaged 12.7 points, 4.0 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game as a junior.[2] On March 3, 2023, he scored a career-high 32 points to go with seven assists in a 87–81 win over Ball State.[4] As a senior, Dennis averaged 19.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, leading Toledo to a 27–8 record and Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-season championship. He was named MAC Player of the Year. Following the season he transferred to Baylor, choosing the Bears over Illinois, Michigan and Utah.[5]
Professional career
San Diego Clippers (2024)
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Dennis joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2024 NBA Summer League[6] and on September 6, 2024, he signed with the team.[7] However, on October 9, he was waived.[8] On October 19, he signed a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards,[9] but was waived two days later.[10] On October 28, he joined the San Diego Clippers.[11]
Indiana Pacers / Noblesville Boom (2025–present)
On January 3, 2025, Dennis signed a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers.[12]
Career statistics
| 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 |
NBA
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Boise State | 32 | 15 | 17.4 | .359 | .260 | .800 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | 4.1 |
| 2020–21 | Boise State | 28 | 25 | 27.2 | .442 | .291 | .688 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 8.6 |
| 2021–22 | Toledo | 34 | 34 | 33.7 | .503 | .321 | .716 | 5.6 | 4.0 | .8 | .1 | 12.7 |
| 2022–23 | Toledo | 35 | 35 | 33.9 | .484 | .366 | .769 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 | .2 | 19.5 |
| 2023–24 | Baylor | 35 | 35 | 34.3 | .479 | .328 | .731 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 1.4 | .1 | 13.6 |
| Career | 164 | 144 | 29.6 | .472 | .321 | .741 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .1 | 12.0 | |
References
External links
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