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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

23 Abel Rodriguez

  • POSITION Forward
  • HEIGHT 6-4
  • CLASS Senior
  • HOMETOWN Tulsa, Okla.
  • HIGHSCHOOL Union HS

Biography

Marketing/Management major … Picked up valuable experience in the OC system as a junior … Transfer from solid junior-college program who should compete for playing time … 2017-18: Played in 30 games (two starts), averaging 5.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (spring semester) … Started in season opener and played 10 minutes in OT loss to Texas A&M-Commerce in Wichita, Kan., on Nov. 10 … Started and scored eight points in loss to Eastern New Mexico on Dec. 15 … Had an impressive final month of his career … On Feb. 3, scored a career-high 16 points to go with eight rebounds as OC beat Rogers State, the Eagles’ first win over the Hillcats in six years … Went 7 of 9 from the field and scored a career-high 18 points to go with 11 rebounds in win over Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Feb. 17 … The double-double was the first of his career … Scored 11 points in the regular-season finale, a loss at Rogers State on Feb. 24 … Playing on his high school homecourt, had the game of his career in the Heartland Conference Championship quarterfinals in Tulsa, going 9 of 13 from the field, scoring a career-high 25 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and blocking two shots as seventh-seeded OC stunned second-seeded (and No. 17-ranked) Arkansas-Fort Smith … Went 3 of 6 from 3-point range against UAFS … 2016-17: Played in 18 games (three starts), averaging 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game … Made OC debut with a 10-minute stint in win over Barclay (Kan.), scoring six points … Also scored six points (in six minutes) in win over Manhattan Christian (Kan.) on Nov. 29 … Made first start in loss to Texas A&M International on Jan. 5 … Also started next two games, a loss to St. Mary’s (Texas) on Jan. 7 and a loss at Arkansas-Fort Smith on Jan. 12 … Previous school: Attended Redlands Community College in El Reno, where he played two seasons … As a sophomore in 2015-16, played in 23 games (five starts), averaging 9.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while shooting 53.3 percent from the field, 36 percent from 3-point range and 70 percent from the free-throw line … Played in 10 games as a freshman, averaging 0.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game … Before Redlands, played at Union High School in Tulsa … Key player for the Union team that won the Class 6A title during his senior season in 2014 … Received honorable mention on the Tulsa World’s All-Metro list.

Career highs: 25 points vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (3/1/18); 11 rebounds vs. 2 opponents; 3 assists vs. 4 opponents; 2 blocks vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (3/1/18); 2 steals vs. 2 opponents.

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2016-17Junior

    Forward
    6'4"
    23
  • 23

    2017-18Senior

    Forward
    6'4"
    23