
Height: | 5-10 |
Weight: | 175 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Merritt Island, Fla. |
High School: | Lake Howell |
Position: | Guard |
· Heart and soul of the Rams, coming off a career-year at the
point guard spot
· Has shown the ability to
play both the shooting guard and point guard positions in his three
years with the Black & Gold
· Earned Second-Team
All-CAA honors in 2009-10
Joey's Career
Highs
|
Points:
25 vs. UNCW (1/5/09) |
Rebounds:
7 at Akron (2/23/08) |
Assists:
13 vs. Towson (1/27/10) |
Field Goals
Made:
8, six times last time vs. Boston (3/24/10) |
Three-Point FG
Made: 6, two times last time at Mason (2/9/10) |
Free Throws
Made: 9 at Drexel (1/6/10) |
Free Throws
Attempted: 9 at Drexel (1/6/10) |
Steals: 7, two times last time at Delaware (2/9/08) |
Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Miami (11/16/07) |
Minutes: 44 at Mason (2/9/10) |
RODRIGUEZ’s TIME AT
VCU:
· Has not missed a game over his three seasons (102 games
played) despite having a countless number of nagging injuries
· Coming off a junior year
where he led the CAA in assists per game (5.8) and steals per game
(1.9). His assists per game average ranked 15th in the country.
· Became only the second
Ram and sixth CAA player to eclipse 200 assists last year when he
dished out 208. He also only turned the ball over 98 times for a
2.12 assist-to-turnover ratio.
· Along with dishing out assists,
Rodriguez possesses the ability to knock down long-range jumpers,
posting 142 three-pointers in his first three seasons, ranking in
the top-10 in school history.
· His quickness on the
defensive end has led to 176 career steals, including two games in
which he tied a school record with seven steals (2/9/08 at Delaware
and 2/2/08vs. Towson). In his 102 career games, he has registered a
steal in 93 of those contests.
· Durability is not in question as
Rodriguez has averaged over 31 minutes per game over the past two
seasons for the Black & Gold
·
Aggressiveness on the offensive end resulted in 118 free-throw
attempts, more than his first two years combined. His trips to the
charity stripe were nearly always a success as Rodriguez is a 79.5%
free-throw shooter
· Rodriguez has been able
to torch opponents on the offensive end, tallying nine 20-point
plus performances over the past two seasons, seven of which have
come against CAA opponents
PRIOR TO VCU:
· Accolades and recognition
were something that Rodriguez got used to during his four years at
Lake Howell, where he earned First-Team All-State honors his senior
year and three straight appearances on the First-Team All-County
squad.
· Rodriguez finished as
Lake Howell’s all-time leader in assists and also helped the
Silverhawks to a 31-3 mark during his senior year, the best mark in
school history.
· Unfortunately for
teammate Ed Nixon, Rodriguez will always have bragging rights,
after his Lake Howell squad defeated Nixon’s Lakewood team to
win the Florida 5-A State Championship in 2007.
· Rodriguez played with the
Florida Rams AAU program.
GETTING TO KNOW JOEY:
· Son of Joe and Annette
Rodriguez
· Majoring in Criminal
Justice
· Born on June 20, 1988
· Often referred to as
“Boo Boo”, but also goes by the less popular
“J-Rod.”
· Also played many years of
baseball in the Sunshine State and listed that as the sport he
would be playing if not for basketball.
· One of his favorite
activities off the court is going to the movies.
BRADFORD BURGESS - CAREER STATISTICS |
||||||||||||||||
Year | GP-GS | Min. |
FG-FGA |
Pct. |
3FG-ATT |
Pct. |
FT-FTA |
Pct. |
Off-Def-Tot |
Avg. |
PF-FO |
Ast. |
TO |
Blk. |
Stl. |
Pts.-Avg. |
2007-08
|
32-18
|
24.7
|
47-146
|
.322
|
23-79
|
.291
|
47-59
|
.797
|
17-75-92
|
2.9
|
55-1
|
79
|
58
|
1
|
48
|
164-5.1
|
2008-09
|
34-31
|
31.9
|
108-259
|
.417
|
62-149
|
.416
|
40-52
|
.769
|
28-66-94
|
2.8
|
72-0
|
85
|
79 | 0 | 61 |
318-9.4
|
2009-10
|
36-35 | 32.9 |
157-361 |
.435 |
57-163 |
.350 |
95-118 |
.805 |
28-69-97 |
2.7 |
60-0 |
208 |
98 |
0 |
67 |
466-12.9 |
Totals
|
102-84
|
30.0
|
312-766
|
.407
|
142-391
|
.363
|
182-229
|
.795
|
73-210-283
|
2.8
|
187-1
|
372
|
235
|
1
|
176
|
948-9.3
|