St. John's University Athletics
2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Pinzon, Rafael
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Jersey Number 24
Rafael Pinzon
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- High School:
- Long Island Lutheran
Bio
2022-23
Averaged 6.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 19 appearances, two of which were starts … tallied nine points and five boards in 20 minutes against Merrimack (Nov. 7) … tied a career-high 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting to go with four boards against LIU (Nov. 29) … registered 13 points and pulled down three boards against No. 23/23 Iowa State (Dec. 4) … scored 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 4-of-4 from the line at Providence (Jan. 7) … chipped in 11 points on a 4-for-7 clip and a pair of 3-pointers off the bench against Butler (1/10) … rattled off 12 points off the bench on a 4-of-7 day from the field at No. 6/7 UConn (Jan. 15) … matched his career-high with 14 points on a 6-for-10 shooting clip against Butler (Feb. 7).
2021-22
Appeared in 13 contests, all as a reserve… missed the first 15 games of BIG EAST play due to precautionary health reasons and three games in late November with an injured finger… averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 assists in 10.3 minutes per contest… shot 45.0 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent from deep… scored seven points and dished out five assists in his collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9)… logged five points and three rebounds in 16 minutes at Indiana (Nov. 17)… scored a season-high 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including a 2-for-4 effort from three-point range, against Colgate (Dec. 12)… registered six points and four boards in the team’s regular season finale at Marquette (March 5).
Before College
Starred at Long Island Lutheran in Brookville… a three-star recruit and the no. 4 recruit in New York State according to 247Sports… averaged 10.9 points per game as a junior… has extensive experience playing for his native Puerto Rico on the international stage… suited up for Puerto Rico most recently in at the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia, averaging 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game... averaged 16.2 points per game, including a 28-point semifinal showing, at the 2019 Centrobasket U17 Championship… posted 13 points, six rebounds and four assists in the championship game against Mexico… chose St. John’s over reported offers from Georgia Tech, Florida and Dayton… played for the New York Jayhawks on the AAU Circuit.
Personal
Rafael Andres Pinzon… son of Beatriz Duperoy and Rafael Pinzon… has four siblings: Ambar, Amanda, Amaiia and Anabella… chose St. John’s because he loved the energy of the fans and tempo of the team… lists his mother as the person he admires most and Kobe Bryant as his favorite athlete.
Averaged 6.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 19 appearances, two of which were starts … tallied nine points and five boards in 20 minutes against Merrimack (Nov. 7) … tied a career-high 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting to go with four boards against LIU (Nov. 29) … registered 13 points and pulled down three boards against No. 23/23 Iowa State (Dec. 4) … scored 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 4-of-4 from the line at Providence (Jan. 7) … chipped in 11 points on a 4-for-7 clip and a pair of 3-pointers off the bench against Butler (1/10) … rattled off 12 points off the bench on a 4-of-7 day from the field at No. 6/7 UConn (Jan. 15) … matched his career-high with 14 points on a 6-for-10 shooting clip against Butler (Feb. 7).
2021-22
Appeared in 13 contests, all as a reserve… missed the first 15 games of BIG EAST play due to precautionary health reasons and three games in late November with an injured finger… averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 assists in 10.3 minutes per contest… shot 45.0 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent from deep… scored seven points and dished out five assists in his collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9)… logged five points and three rebounds in 16 minutes at Indiana (Nov. 17)… scored a season-high 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including a 2-for-4 effort from three-point range, against Colgate (Dec. 12)… registered six points and four boards in the team’s regular season finale at Marquette (March 5).
Before College
Starred at Long Island Lutheran in Brookville… a three-star recruit and the no. 4 recruit in New York State according to 247Sports… averaged 10.9 points per game as a junior… has extensive experience playing for his native Puerto Rico on the international stage… suited up for Puerto Rico most recently in at the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia, averaging 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game... averaged 16.2 points per game, including a 28-point semifinal showing, at the 2019 Centrobasket U17 Championship… posted 13 points, six rebounds and four assists in the championship game against Mexico… chose St. John’s over reported offers from Georgia Tech, Florida and Dayton… played for the New York Jayhawks on the AAU Circuit.
Personal
Rafael Andres Pinzon… son of Beatriz Duperoy and Rafael Pinzon… has four siblings: Ambar, Amanda, Amaiia and Anabella… chose St. John’s because he loved the energy of the fans and tempo of the team… lists his mother as the person he admires most and Kobe Bryant as his favorite athlete.