RayJ Dennis explained

RayJ Dennis
Position:	Point guard
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	2
Weight Lbs:	170
Team:	Los Angeles Clippers
Birth Date:	30 March 2001
Nationality:	American
High School:	Montini Catholic (Lombard, Illinois) Oswego East (Oswego, Illinois)
College:	Boise State (2019–2021) Toledo (2021–2023) Baylor (2023–2024)
Highlights:	MAC Player of the Year (2023) First-team All-MAC (2023) Second-team All-Big 12 (2024) Big 12 All-Newcomer team (2024)

Raymond "RayJ" Patterson Dennis (born March 30, 2001) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball player for the Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos and Toledo Rockets.

High school career

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 1 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. 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 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]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2019–20| style="text-align:left;"|Boise State| 32 || 15 || 17.4 || .359 || .260 || .800 || 1.8 || 1.8 || .4 || .1 || 4.1|-| style="text-align:left;"|2020–21| style="text-align:left;"|Boise State| 28 || 25 || 27.2 || .442 || .291 || .688 || 3.0 || 2.9 || 1.2 || .2 || 8.6|-| style="text-align:left;"|2021–22| style="text-align:left;"|Toledo| 34 || 34 || 33.7 || .503 || .321 || .716 || 5.6 || 4.0 || .8 || .1 || 12.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|2022–23| style="text-align:left;"|Toledo| 35 || 35 || 33.9 || .484 || .366 || .769 || 4.3 || 5.8 || 1.5 || .2 || 19.5|-| style="text-align:left;"|2023–24| style="text-align:left;"|Baylor| 35 || 35 || 34.3 || .479 || .328 || .731 || 3.9 || 6.7 || 1.4 || .1 || 13.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 164 || 144 || 29.6 || .472 || .321 || .741 || 3.8 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .1 || 12.0

External links

• Boise State Broncos bio
• Toledo Rockets bio
• Baylor Bears bio

Notes and References

1. News: Glorfield . Chase . RayJ Dennis Gives Boise State Their Guard Of the Future . June 9, 2023 . 247 Sports . September 10, 2018.
2. News: Hughes . Grant . RayJ Dennis commits to Baylor basketball: Toledo transfer PG, portal's No. 31 player, chooses Bears . June 9, 2023 . 247 Sports . June 1, 2023.
3. Web site: RayJ Dennis Joining Rockets' Program . . June 9, 2023 . April 13, 2021.
4. News: Dennis scores 32, Toledo defeats Ball State 87-81 . June 9, 2023 . . March 3, 2023.
5. News: Borzello . Jeff . Baylor lands Toledo guard RayJ Dennis out of transfer portal . June 9, 2023 . . June 1, 2023.