2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

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Ruot Monyyong #44 F

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-10 / 215
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Letters:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Nashville, Tenn.
  • High School:
    Whites Creek H.S.
  • Prev School:
    Shelton State C.C.

Summary

Biography

2020 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American
2020 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year
2020 Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year
2020 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2020 First Team NABC All-District
2021 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2021 First Team NABC All-District


2020-21 (Senior):
First team NABC All-District selection ... Third team All-Sun Belt selection ... Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year ... Lou Henson Player of the Year watch list ... Started all 26 games for the Trojans, averaging 11.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 blocks in 33.8 minutes per game ... Shot 57.2% from the floor and 58.8% from the free throw line ... Ended the year with 15 double-doubles, ranking fifth nationally, while sitting seventh in the nation in total rebounds (285), ninth in rebounds per game (11.0), 11th in defensive rebounds per game (7.58) and 19th in offensive rebounds per game (3.38) ... Also ranked 56th nationally in total blocks (40) ... His 285 rebounds ranks 14th in program history while his 196 defensive rebounds is fifth in program history ... His 310 points ranked second on the team ... Scored in double figures in 19 of 26 games on the season with 18 double-digit rebounding games ... Registered six-straight double-doubles to open up league play, including an 18-point, 15-rebound performance against UT Arlington (Jan. 2) and a 19-point, 16-board outing at Louisiana (Jan. 9) ... Named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after averaging 18.0 points and 14.5 rebounds in the weekend series against the Ragin' Cajuns (Jan. 8-9) ... Scored a season-high 23 points with eight rebounds and a season-best six assists against UT Arlington (Jan. 1) to open Sun Belt play ... Opened the year with a 16-point, 10-rebound performance against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 25) in Louisville ... Registered 16 points and 12 rebounds with three blocks against ULM (Jan. 30) ... Ended the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds with a pair of blocks against Appalachian State (Mar. 5) in the Sun Belt tournament opening round ... Had a season-high 19 rebounds on two different occasions, adding nine points at UT Arlington (Jan. 23) and finishing with 10 points against Louisiana (Feb. 26) ... Pulled down 14 rebounds with 12 points at UT Arlington (Jan. 22), followed by a 14-rebound,11-point outing at ULM (Feb. 21) ... Shot 50% or better from the floor in 20 games, ending the year with 31 dunks and upping his career total to 88 ... Tallied nine multi-block games, including the five against the Mavericks on Jan. 22 and four more the following night (Jan. 23) ... Posted three blocks against Central Arkansas (Dec. 6), adding 12 points and 13 rebounds ... Tallied three blocks at Arkansas State (Feb. 12) with 11 points and 13 rebounds ... Ended the year with 41 assists and 22 steals .. Played 35 or more minutes in 12 games, playing 40 minutes at Louisiana (Jan. 9) and at Texas State (Feb. 6).

2019-20 (Junior): 2020 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American ... Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year ... First team All-Sun Belt selection ... First team NABC All-District selection ... Started all 31 games for Little Rock, averaging 11.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in 32.5 minutes per game ... Led the Sun Belt Conference in double-doubles (16), rebounding (9.8), defensive rebounds (7.6) and blocks (2.0) ... Ranked among the top-40 nationally in six different statistical categories, including 15th in defensive rebounds and 17th in the NCAA in double-doubles ... His 16 double-doubles were twice as many as the second-most in the conference ... Scored in double figures 24 times on the year while notching double-digit rebounding totals 18 times ... Registered 62 blocks on the year, the third-most in program history and the most at the Division I level ... Scored a season-high 21 points with 12 rebounds at Louisiana (Dec. 21) ... Scored 20 points with 10 rebounds in 38 minutes at N.C. State (Nov. 23) ... Finished with 19 points and 16 rebounds with a pair of blocks, playing all 40 minutes in the win over Georgia Southern (Jan. 6) ... Grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds - the most by a Trojan since 2007 - while adding 14 points and three blocks in the win over Texas State (Jan. 2) ... Scored 16 points with 15 rebounds at Troy (Jan. 9) ... Grabbed 15 rebounds with 11 points and a career-high seven blocks in the win at Coastal Carolina (Jan. 16) ... Scored 17 points with 14 rebounds, going 7-of-10 from the free throw line at Central Arkansas (Nov. 17) ... Pulled down 14 boards to complement 15 points points and four blocks in the win over Tennessee State (Dec. 10) ... Grabbed 12 rebounds on four different occasions, scoring double-doubles in three of those games ... Led the team with 57 total dunks on the year ... Posted four or more blocks in five different games ... Ended the year with 47 assists and 30 steals ... Played 35 or more minutes in 11 games, playing all 40 minutes against Texas State (Jan. 2) and Georgia Southern (Jan. 6).

Prior to Little Rock: Spent one season at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama … Averaging 21.2 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 50.5% from the floor through the first six games of the season … Scored 24 points or more on three separate occasions, including a career-high 35 points with 12 rebounds against East Mississippi … Spent his freshman season at Eastern Florida State where he played in 30 games, averaging 5.9 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 64.2% … Scored in double figures seven times with three double-doubles while helping lead the Titans to a 30-5 record … Three-star recruit by ESPN out of Whites Creek High School in Nashville where he averaged 18.3 points, 14.1 rebounds and six blocks as a senior, leading the Cobras to the state semifinals.

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'10" 190 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    6'10" 215 lbs
    44