R.J. McGee

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
TaylorMade

2022-2023: Played in 30 games and started eight this season… Started the season with a 16-point performance versus UMBC (11/7)… Went 6-9 versus Memphis (1/1)… Made crucial plays for Tulane down the stretch including a clutch offensive rebound and bucket versus (ECU 3/3)… Had a career-high 17 points in the AAC Tournament openers versus Wichita State (3/10).

2021-2022: Played in 27 games while starting in 10 for Tulane… Averaged 17.6 minutes per game, 4.0 points per game, shooting .493 from the field… Came off the bench and scored 13 points and five rebounds in Tulane’s win over Memphis (12/29)… Totaled a season high 17 points and eight rebounds in the win over USF (1/8)… Scored 10 points in the victory over UCF (3/3).

2020-2021: Played in all 23 games and made eight starts as a sophomore…Averaged 4.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.8 steals in 16.6 minutes per game…Shot 26-of-74 (.351) from the field, 10-of-38 (.263) beyond the arc and 30-of-37 (.811) at the free throw line…Led the team in rebounding a team-high seven times…Scored in double-figures four times…Tied for third on the team with 50 points coming off the bench…Made a game-saving block as time expired and shot 4-of-6 with two 3s while putting up 12 points over eight rebounds in 33 minutes off the bench in the win over Lipscomb (11/29)…Recorded his first double-double in his first start of the season with a season-high 15 points and career-best 11 rebounds to go with three steals in the win over Southern Miss (12/9)…Compiled four points, six boards, three steals and two blocks in 20 minutes against Cincinnati (2/7)…Scored 10 points with nine rebounds and two steals against Wichita State (3/3)…Was the key in the AAC Championship first round win over Tulsa (3/11) by matching a season-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting while making three 3s to go with seven rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench.

2019-2020: Earned a spot on the AAC All-Academic Team…Appeared in 25 games and made one start during his first season…Shot 10-for-23 (.435) from the field and 4-for-10 (.400) beyond the 3-point arc…Scored in double-figures for the first time with a season-high 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting, including 2-of-3 from outside, to go with a season-best four rebounds in 18 minutes during the win over Southern (12/1)…Contributed four points and three rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench vs. Saint Louis (12/8)…Had four points, two rebounds and two steals in 16 minutes against UCF (1/14)…Made his first-career start and tallied three points and two assists in 18 minutes at Wichita State (2/16).

Before Tulane: Played one season under head coach Anthony Taylor at TaylorMade Academy in Pensacola in 2018-19…Started all 28 games and averaged 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 48 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range…Scored a career-high 39 points and made eight 3s against East Central Community College…Attended Kenwood High School and played under head coach Marlo Finner…Averaged 18 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior…Named a 2018 all-city honorable mention…Played in the South-West City All-Star Game…Competed in the 2017 Chicago Elite Classic…Played AAU for the Michigan Mustangs.

Facts: Born Feb. 11 to Robert and Latrice McGee.