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Mylyjael Poteat Season 2024-25

PositionF
Weight260 lbs
Height6-9
ClassGraduate Student
HometownReidsville, N.C.
High SchoolThe Burlington School
Previous SchoolRice

2023-24
• All-ACC Academic Team honoree
• Played in all 34 games, averaging 6.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14.5 minutes per game
• Tallied 219 points on the year in a reserve role
• Scored nine points in each of his first two games of the season (against Coppin State and South Carolina)
• Chalked up eight points in 15 minutes in back-to back January games (NC State and Boston College)
• Scored a career-high 18 points on 6 for 6 shooting from the free-throw line and grabbed six rebounds versus Georgia Tech on Jan. 27
• Recorded 14 points on 6 for 8 shooting and picked up five rebounds at Notre Dame on Feb. 10
• Posted 15 points on 5 for 5 shooting from the free-throw line and snagged eight rebounds at North Carolina on Feb. 17
• Scored double figures in four straight games to end the month of February
• Shot at least 50% from the floor in 28 games this season
• Reached double-figure scoring six times

2022-23
• All-ACC Academic Team
• Played in all 34 games, averaging 8.7 minutes per game
• Finished with a 64.2% field-goal percentage
• Attempted more free throws (66) than field goals (53)
• Efficient in his trips to the line, going 74.2% (49-66)
• Totaled 117 points on the season

2021-22 (at Rice)
• Tallied 311 career points and 172 career rebounds
• Averaged 6.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game for his career as an Owl
• Recorded a pair of double-doubles in 2021-22
• Connected on 70.2% (87-124) of his attempts from the floor in two seasons at Rice
• One of five players to play all 33 games for the Owls in 2021-22
• His 62.0 field-goal percentage was the seventh-highest in a season in program history in 2021-22
• Reached double-figure scoring 14 times in 2021-22, leading the Owls in scoring and rebounding five times
 
Prep
• Led The Burlington School to a 25-7 record and a Class 1-A state runner-up finish
• Averaged a double-double with 16.7 points per game and 10 rebounds per game
• Also added three assists per game
• Named the Times-News All-Region Player of the Year
• NCISAA All-State
• Mid-Carolina Conference Player of the Year
• As a junior, led the Spartans to a 24-7 record, including a perfect 10-0 record in the Mid-Carolina Conference
• Named All-Mid Carolina Conference and All-Region
• Named to the John Wall All-Bracket Team

Personal
• Mylyjael Poteat
• Born in Burlington, N.C.
• Son of Michael and Tia Poteat
• Has an older brother, Myjel
• Majoring in sociology
• Career objective is to play in the NBA