2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 22
Ruot Bijiek
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Waukee, Iowa
- High School:
- Valley
Bio
2024-25
Started all 33 games at the 4 position, averaging 8.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg ... shot 44.4 FG%, 33.1 3FG%, 81.3 FT% ... ranked 10th in the Patriot League in blocked shots (0.8) ... scored in double figures 13 times ... strong game vs. Mount St. Mary’s with career-high-tying 14 pts. with 5 reb., 4 asst. ... first career 20-pt. game in 2OT win over Richmond ... tallied 20 pts., 5 reb., 2 stl. ... scored 13 pts. in win over NJIT to reach double figures in 3 straight games for first time in career ... game-high 20 pts. at Maryland ... 12 pts., 5 reb., 2 asst. (3-6 3FG) in home win vs. Holy Cross ... hit a key 3FG to stretch the lead to 7 with 2:48 left, then made two clinching FTs with 0:08 remaining ... 12 pts., 3 asst. at Boston U. ... went 4-7 3FG and tallied 12 pts. in home win over Loyola ... key 3FG stretched 4-pt. lead to 7 midway through 2nd half ... 13 pts., career-high 8 reb. in win at Holy Cross in regular-season finale.
2023-24
Played in all 33 games with 32 starts at the 4 spot ... averaged 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists per game ... shot 35.8 FG%, 30.3 3FG%, 79.2 FT% ... hit double figures for first time at No. 9 Duke, scoring all 11 of his pts. in the first half ... had 10 pts., 4 stl. in home win over Southern Indiana ... scored career-high 13 pts. (4-6 FG, 4-4 FT) vs. Saint Peter’s, then surpassed that with 14 pts. (4-6 3FG, 2-2 FT) in home win over Holy Cross ... scored all 14 pts. in 2H vs. Crusaders ... attempted only 3 shots but scored 12 pts. in win at Boston University ... matched career high with 4 blks. vs. Lehigh ... strong game in regular-season finale with 12 pts., 6 reb. in comeback win over Lafayette ... scored 7 big pts. in game-ending 23-6 run.
2022-23
Showed promise in his first collegiate season, playing in all 32 games with three starts ... averaged 3.6 points, 2.0 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game ... shot 47.3 FG%, 43.2 3FG%, 68.8 FT% ... scored season-high 12 pts. on three occasions ... played 17 min. off bench on opening night against Lebanon Valley and tallied 8 pts., 3 reb., 2 blk. ... first career points came on a transition dunk ... played important minutes down the stretch in a 1-pt. win over Presbyterian ... had two big buckets late in the game and had 7 pts. (3-4 FG) in 22 min. ... set career highs with 12 pts., 7 reb. vs. Holy Cross ... later had 12 pts. vs. Army and Boston University ... also blocked 4 shots in win over Army.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: Born Sept. 20, 2003 in Ames, Iowa ... son of Dual Gony and Elizabeth Ring ... one of eight siblings, along with Gony, Jal, Gatdoar, Nuer, DJ, Liakouth, Nyamaan ... Jal played basketball at North Dakota and Des Moines Area CC ... earned Second Team Class 4A All-State and First Team All-Conference honors as a senior ... led his team to a 21-4 record and a league title ... recorded a school-record 40 points in a game ... also faced high-level competition on the AAU circuit with OSA Crusaders as well as a stint with Bradley Beal Elite ... majoring in international relations.
Started all 33 games at the 4 position, averaging 8.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg ... shot 44.4 FG%, 33.1 3FG%, 81.3 FT% ... ranked 10th in the Patriot League in blocked shots (0.8) ... scored in double figures 13 times ... strong game vs. Mount St. Mary’s with career-high-tying 14 pts. with 5 reb., 4 asst. ... first career 20-pt. game in 2OT win over Richmond ... tallied 20 pts., 5 reb., 2 stl. ... scored 13 pts. in win over NJIT to reach double figures in 3 straight games for first time in career ... game-high 20 pts. at Maryland ... 12 pts., 5 reb., 2 asst. (3-6 3FG) in home win vs. Holy Cross ... hit a key 3FG to stretch the lead to 7 with 2:48 left, then made two clinching FTs with 0:08 remaining ... 12 pts., 3 asst. at Boston U. ... went 4-7 3FG and tallied 12 pts. in home win over Loyola ... key 3FG stretched 4-pt. lead to 7 midway through 2nd half ... 13 pts., career-high 8 reb. in win at Holy Cross in regular-season finale.
2023-24
Played in all 33 games with 32 starts at the 4 spot ... averaged 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists per game ... shot 35.8 FG%, 30.3 3FG%, 79.2 FT% ... hit double figures for first time at No. 9 Duke, scoring all 11 of his pts. in the first half ... had 10 pts., 4 stl. in home win over Southern Indiana ... scored career-high 13 pts. (4-6 FG, 4-4 FT) vs. Saint Peter’s, then surpassed that with 14 pts. (4-6 3FG, 2-2 FT) in home win over Holy Cross ... scored all 14 pts. in 2H vs. Crusaders ... attempted only 3 shots but scored 12 pts. in win at Boston University ... matched career high with 4 blks. vs. Lehigh ... strong game in regular-season finale with 12 pts., 6 reb. in comeback win over Lafayette ... scored 7 big pts. in game-ending 23-6 run.
2022-23
Showed promise in his first collegiate season, playing in all 32 games with three starts ... averaged 3.6 points, 2.0 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game ... shot 47.3 FG%, 43.2 3FG%, 68.8 FT% ... scored season-high 12 pts. on three occasions ... played 17 min. off bench on opening night against Lebanon Valley and tallied 8 pts., 3 reb., 2 blk. ... first career points came on a transition dunk ... played important minutes down the stretch in a 1-pt. win over Presbyterian ... had two big buckets late in the game and had 7 pts. (3-4 FG) in 22 min. ... set career highs with 12 pts., 7 reb. vs. Holy Cross ... later had 12 pts. vs. Army and Boston University ... also blocked 4 shots in win over Army.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: Born Sept. 20, 2003 in Ames, Iowa ... son of Dual Gony and Elizabeth Ring ... one of eight siblings, along with Gony, Jal, Gatdoar, Nuer, DJ, Liakouth, Nyamaan ... Jal played basketball at North Dakota and Des Moines Area CC ... earned Second Team Class 4A All-State and First Team All-Conference honors as a senior ... led his team to a 21-4 record and a league title ... recorded a school-record 40 points in a game ... also faced high-level competition on the AAU circuit with OSA Crusaders as well as a stint with Bradley Beal Elite ... majoring in international relations.
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