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Born | Hickory, North Carolina, U.S. | January 4, 2005||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 164.5 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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College | Kentucky (2023–2024) | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
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2022–2023 | Cold Hearts | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Deon Potasi Dillingham (born January 4, 2005) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a five-star recruit who previously played non-professionally for the Cold Hearts in Overtime Elite during what would have been his senior year in high school. Dillingham became a guard for Kentucky during the 2023-2024 season. [1]
Dillingham was born and raised in Hickory, North Carolina. [2] He played basketball for Combine Academy in Lincolnton, North Carolina. [3] [4] Dillingham emerged as one of the top players in his class by his sophomore season. [5] As a sophomore, he averaged 21.2 points, 4.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, leading his team to a 29–3 record and a non-association state title. He was named Charlotte Observer Player of the Year. [6] For his junior year, he transferred to Donda Academy, Kanye West's school in Simi Valley, California.
Dillingham was considered a five-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals, and a four-star recruit by 247Sports. [7] On December 1, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for NC State over offers from Memphis, LSU, Kansas and Kentucky. He became the second highest-ranked recruit in program history, behind Dennis Smith Jr. On March 19, 2022, Dillingham announced his decommitment from NC State and reopened his recruitment. [8] On June 24, 2022, Dillingham committed to Kentucky over the offers of Louisville, Auburn, and USC. He became Kentucky's second commit in the 2023 recruiting class. [9] who went on to avarage 15.2 PTS per game at Kentucky.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Rob Dillingham PG | Hickory, NC | Donda Academy (CA) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 24, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 15 247Sports: 21 ESPN: 15 | ||||||
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On November 3, 2022, Dillingham left Donda Academy after multiple controversies surrounding its founder, Kanye West, and signed with Overtime Elite, a professional basketball league for late high school and early college-level players. [10] He joined the Overtime Cold Hearts, one of the six teams in the league. [11] Dillingham made his OTE debut for the Cold Hearts on November 11, recording six points, three rebounds and three steals in a 92–84 loss to the YNG Dreamerz. [11] [12]
Dillingham led the United States to a gold medal at the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Mexico. He was named most valuable player after averaging 15.7 points, 6.2 assists and 3.2 steals per game. [13] He posted a team-record 31 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 90–75 win against Argentina in the final. [14]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Kentucky | 32 | 1 | 23.3 | .475 | .444 | .796 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 15.2 |
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