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2024-25 Men's Basketball

24 Rafael Pinzon

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Arecibo, Puerto Rico
  • High School Long Island Lutheran (St. John's)
  • Position G
  • NIL Marketplace Rafael Pinzon Marketplace

Biography

2024-25 (Senior at Bryant)

  • All-America East First Team.
  • Finished 2nd in the America East with 18.6 ppg ... Posted 13 20-point games and 3 30-point games.
  • Recorded 28 double-digit efforts.
  • Finished with 576 points, the fifth-most in a single season in DI program history.
  • Became 11th player in DI program history to record 1,000 points as a Bulldog in the NCAA Tournament game vs Michigan State.
  • Closed his Bryant career with 1,005 points, 375 field goals (6th), 140 3pFG (8th) and 15.7 ppg (6th).
  • Posted 33 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three vs Siena on his birthday. 
  • Ranked top five nationally in 3pFG % for the first two months of the season.
  • 22 points on 4-of-5 shooting from three vs Tenn State.
  • 31 pts (11-of-17) in win at Drexel.
  • Suffered injury in first half at St. John's and missed three games.
  • 30 pts (11-21) in win vs Binghamton ... Started string of six straight Saturday games that he scored 20+ pts.
  • 29 pts at NJIT, 27 at Binghamton, 27 vs UMBC, 28 at Maine and 22 vs UMBC.
  • Scored 21 points in NCAA Tournament game vs Michigan State.

2023-24 (Junior at Bryant)

  • Appeared in all 33 games ... Bryant's 6th man ... Averaged 13.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 1.7 apg.
  • Was 56-of-158 from three and 45-of-59 from the free throw line.
  • Posted 22 double-figure scoring games and 7 20-point games.
  • Scored a CH 35 pts in the America East Quarterfinals ... Most points by a Bryant player in a postseason game in DI program history.
  • Set career highs in three-straight games vs Fisher (15), Rutgers (17) and BU (21).
  • Scored 18 points at Xavier.
  • Started first game vs Towson and scored 28 points in 2OT win.
  • First of three-straight 20-point efforts ... Notched 20 vs Drexel and 21 at No. 24 Ole Miss.
  • Scored 21 in home win over UMBC.
  • Finished season with four-straight strong performances.
  • 19 pts and 5 assists vs NJIT ... 27 points and 5 assists vs UAlbany ... 35 pts vs Maine ... 24 pts at UMass Lowell.

2022-23 (Sophomore at St. John's)

  • Averaged 6.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 19 appearances, two of which were starts
  • Tallied nine points and five boards in 20 minutes against Merrimack (Nov. 7)
  • Tied a career-high 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting to go with four boards against LIU (Nov. 29)
  • Registered 13 points and pulled down three boards against No. 23/23 Iowa State (Dec. 4)
  • Scored 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 4-of-4 from the line at Providence (Jan. 7)
  • Chipped in 11 points on a 4-for-7 clip and a pair of 3-pointers off the bench against Butler (1/10)
  • Rattled off 12 points off the bench on a 4-of-7 day from the field at No. 6/7 UConn (Jan. 15)
  • Matched his career-high with 14 points on a 6-for-10 shooting clip against Butler (Feb. 7).

2021-22 (Freshman at St. John's)

  • Appeared in 13 contests, all as a reserve
  • Missed the first 15 games of BIG EAST play due to precautionary health reasons and three games in late November with an injured finger
  • Averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 assists in 10.3 minutes per contest
  • Shot 45.0 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent from deep
  • Scored seven points and dished out five assists in his collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9)
  • Logged five points and three rebounds in 16 minutes at Indiana (Nov. 17)
  • Scored a season-high 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including a 2-for-4 effort from three-point range, against Colgate (Dec. 12)
  • Registered six points and four boards in the team’s regular season finale at Marquette (March 5).

Before College

  • Starred at Long Island Lutheran in Brookville
  • A three-star recruit and the no. 4 recruit in New York State according to 247Sports
  • Averaged 10.9 points per game as a junior
  • Has extensive experience playing for his native Puerto Rico on the international stage
  • Suited up for Puerto Rico most recently in at the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia, averaging 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
  • Averaged 16.2 points per game, including a 28-point semifinal showing, at the 2019 Centrobasket U17 Championship
  • Posted 13 points, six rebounds and four assists in the championship game against Mexico
Personal
Rafael Andres Pinzon… son of Beatriz Duperoy and Rafael Pinzon… has four siblings: Ambar, Amanda, Amaiia and Anabella… chose St. John’s because he loved the energy of the fans and tempo of the team… lists his mother as the person he admires most and Kobe Bryant as his favorite athlete.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    6'6" 195 lbs
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  • 24

    2024-25Senior

    G
    6'6" 195 lbs
    24