RayJ Dennis
Dennis with Toledo in 2022 | |
| No. 7 – Los Angeles Clippers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 30, 2001 Plainfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–2025 | San Diego Clippers |
| 2025–2025 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2025 | →Indiana Mad Ants/Noblesville Boom |
| 2025–present | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2025–present | →San Diego Clippers |
| Career highlights | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Raymond "RayJ" Patterson Dennis (born March 30, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the San Diego Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Boise State Broncos, the Toledo Rockets and the Baylor Bears.
High school career
[edit | edit source]Before high school, Dennis attended Heritage Grove Middle School and Murphy Jr. High in Plainfield, Illinois. 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 I offers.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]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.[2] 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 (MAC) regular-season championship. He was named MAC Player of the Year.[5] Following the season he transferred to Baylor, choosing the Bears over Illinois, Michigan and Utah.[6]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Dennis joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2024 NBA Summer League[7] and on September 6, 2024, he signed with the team.[8] However, on October 9, he was waived.[9] On October 19, he signed a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards,[10] but was waived two days later.[11] On October 28, he joined the San Diego Clippers.[12]
On January 3, 2025, Dennis signed a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers.[13]
On December 5, 2025, Dennis signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. [14]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Indiana | 11 | 0 | 6.4 | .333 | .286 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Career | 11 | 0 | 6.4 | .333 | .286 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | 2.7 | |
College
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Boise State | 32 | 15 | 17.4 | .359 | .260 | .800 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | 4.1 |
| 2020–21 | Boise State | 28 | 25 | 27.2 | .442 | .291 | .688 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 8.6 |
| 2021–22 | Toledo | 34 | 34 | 33.7 | .503 | .321 | .716 | 5.6 | 4.0 | .8 | .1 | 12.7 |
| 2022–23 | Toledo | 35 | 35 | 33.9 | .484 | .366 | .769 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 | .2 | 19.5 |
| 2023–24 | Baylor | 35 | 35 | 34.3 | .479 | .328 | .731 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 1.4 | .1 | 13.6 |
| Career | 164 | 144 | 29.6 | .472 | .321 | .741 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .1 | 12.0 | |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2001 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from DuPage County, Illinois
- Baylor Bears men's basketball players
- Boise State Broncos men's basketball players
- Indiana Mad Ants players
- Indiana Pacers players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Noblesville Boom players
- People from Lombard, Illinois
- Point guards
- San Diego Clippers (NBA G League) players
- Toledo Rockets men's basketball players
- Undrafted NBA players