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Jersey Number 21
Aaryn Rai
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Markham, Ontario
- High School:
- Orangeville Prep
- Major:
- Neuroscience
Bio
| Career Highs | ||
| Points | 27 vs. Penn, 2/26/22 | |
| Field Goals | 11 twice, last vs. Penn, 2/26/22 | |
| FG Attempts | 17 at FGCU, 12/4/21 | |
| Three-Pointers | 4 twice, last at Bowling Green, 11/30/19 | |
| 3FG Attempts | 7 at Bowling Green, 11/30/19 | |
| Free Throws | 8 at UMass Lowell, 11/17/19 | |
| FT Attempts | 9 vs. Harvard, 1/25/20 | |
| Off. Rebounds | 6 vs. Central Connecticut State, 12/18/19 | |
| Def. Rebounds | 13 at Harvard, 3/5/22 | |
| Rebounds | 15 at Bryant, 11/28/21 | |
| Assists | 7 vs. Central Connecticut State, 12/18/19 | |
| Turnovers | 6 three times, last vs. Vermont, 1/2/20 | |
| Blocks | 3 vs. Brown, 3/7/20 | |
| Steals | 4 vs. Harvard, 1/20/18 | |
| Minutes | 44 at Bryant, 11/28/21 | |
All-Ivy League Honorable Mention (2021-22)
Ivy League Player of the Week (Feb. 28, 2022)
CoSIDA Academic All-District I (2021-22)
Academic All-Ivy League (2021-22)
Winter Academic All-Ivy League (2020-21)
Rudy LaRusso Award (2019-20 team award)
Finished career 12th all-time at Dartmouth with 572 rebounds … scored in double figures in 43 games in his career.
FIFTH-YEAR (2021-22) | Game-by-Game Stats
All-Ivy League honorable mention and Academic All-Ivy … selected for CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team … ranked among the top 10 in the Ivy League in scoring (12.3 ppg, 10th), rebounding (7.2 rpg, third), blocked shots (0.6 per game, seventh) and steals (1.2 per game, 10th), one of just two players in the conference to do so. … led Big Green in rebounding and field goals made (124) … second on the squad in scoring, free throws made (43), assists (45), blocks and steals … scored in double figures in 15 games averaged 19.8 points over the first four games in December … reached the 500-rebound milestone against Princeton on Jan. 22, the 22nd player to do so in Big Green history … dished out six helpers in the historic 69-60 win at Georgetown … needed just 12 minutes to score 13 points and grab eight rebounds against NVU-Lyndon : grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds at Bryant before dropping in the game-winning shot with 0.9 seconds to play in overtime … produced first 20-point game in one year and one day in the 83-65 defeat at Vermont, converting all seven foul shots and swiping a season-high three steals … tallied 11 field goals and 24 points in just 27 minutes against Quinnipiac … led the Big Green with 16 points and six rebounds in the Ivy League opener at Cornell … hit double figures in rebounds against Harvard on Jan. 17 with an even 10 to lead the team … all 17 points against Princeton on Jan. 22 came in the first half, and in the next game, 18 of his 20 points came in the second half — including 14 straight — to carry Dartmouth to a 76-63 win at Columbia … only Big Green player to score in double figures at Princeton with a dozen points … registered first double-double of the 2021-22 season with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the 71-59 win over Cornell … led the Big Green with 19 points — 17 in the second half — in a five-point loss to Yale … named Ivy League Co-Player of the Week after recording another double-double in the 84-70 win over Penn with a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds … posted eighth career double-double in his final game with 13 points and rebounds to help Dartmouth secure its largest win over Harvard in 30 years and largest in Cambridge since 1955.
SENIOR (2020-21)
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
JUNIOR (2019-20) | Game-by-Game Stats
Recipient of the team’s Rudy LaRusso Award as the Big Green’s most improved player … started all 29 contests and led the team in rebounding at 6.4 per game (sixth in the Ivy League) while ranking second on the squad in scoring (11.2 ppg), steals (22), blocks (14) and field goal percentage (.506, minimum 4 FG made per game) … shot 50 percent or better from the floor in eight of Dartmouth’s first 10 games … scored in double figures 20 times … efficient performance in the season opener with 12 points on 5-of-7 of shooting while posting a plus-12 while on the court … narrowly missed out on a double-double in the 55-46 win over Merrimack with 10 points and nine boards … came up big at the foul line against UMass Lowell, hitting all eight of his attempts, six of which came in overtime in the 80-75 victory … scored a season-high 20 points at Bowling Green on 8-of-11 shooting with four 3-pointers, one more than he had in the first six games … first double-double of the campaign came against Central Connecticut with 14 points and 14 rebounds while also dishing out seven assists, a career best … next double-double came the very next game with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Bryant … led Dartmouth with 18 points (on 8-of-9 FG) and six rebounds in the 77-68 loss to Vermont … connected on 6-of-9 shots at Brown for 13 points while tying for team lead in rebounds (6) … hit the game-winning shot against Columbia on Valentine’s Day with 0.2 seconds left, giving him his third double-double of the season (11, 11) … led Dartmouth with 18 points in the 66-59 victory over Penn on Feb. 21 … produced an efficient 18 points in the 82-70 win at Cornell, hitting 7-of-8 field goals … tallied 18 points on 6-of-8 from the floor in a home loss to Yale … swatted a career-high three blocks in the season finale against Brown.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19) | Game-by-Game Stats
Started slow while rehabbing from an off-season injury … ended the year 17th in the Ivy League in rebounding (4.8 rpg) … started to look like himself in back-to-back wins over Boston University and with six points and seven rebounds in both contests … came up big in the 76-68 win over UNH on Dec. 30, hitting all three of his 3-point attempts en route to 13 points, not to mention five rebounds, three on the offensive end … connected on five consecutive 3-point attempts from Dec. 30 through the end of January … joined the starting lineup for the last dozen games and averaged 9.4 ppg with a team-best 7.2 rpg in that span … made first start in 364 days and tallied 10 points in the 60-58 loss to Brown on Feb. 1 … hit double figures again with 11 points in a three-point loss to Cornell … provided eight points and eight rebounds in the 82-66 win over Columbia … led Dartmouth with nine rebounds in the 68-65 loss at Brown … produced a season-high 21 points and 12 rebounds for his first career double-double in the 77-76 overtime loss to Princeton while playing 43 minutes … one week later, had his second double-double with 13 points and a season-best 14 boards at Columbia.
FRESHMAN (2017-18) | Game-by-Game Stats
Saw action in 25 of the 27 games, starting 17 … sixth on the team in minutes played as a rookie … had at least one 3-pointer in 10 of the first 11 contests … produced eight points, three rebounds and an assist in the 64-63 victory over Loyola (Md.) … after scoring eight points the next game at Canisius, added seven more with eight boards at Sacred Heart … dished out season-high four assists with five points and five rebounds in the only road win of the season at Maine … hit up Notre Dame for season-high 14 points with four triples … other double-digit output came against another ACC school with 11 at Boston College … played a personal-best 31 minutes in overtime loss to Harvard with eight rebounds and four steals … grabbed season-high nine rebounds in just nine minutes in a three-point loss to Penn … hit his last shot of the season, a 3-pointer, in the 80-78 win over Columbia.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named team MVP at Markham District High School in both 2014 and 2015 ... spent the last two years of his prep career at the highly competitive Orangeville Prep ... produced 17.2 points and 11.9 rebounds a night while dishing out 4.2 assists and swiping 1.4 steals in his final season, showcasing a unique skill set for his size that allows him to play multiple positions ... Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association All-Academic Team in 2016-17 ... Ontario Scholar and Mathematics Achievement Award in 2016.
PERSONAL
Full name is Aaryndeep S. Rai ... interested in a medical profession, specifically neurosurgery.
MBB Post Game Press Conference versus Brown 3.1.25
Sunday, March 02
MBB Post Game Press Conference versus Yale 2.28.25
Saturday, March 01
MBB Post Game Press Conference vs Cornell 2.15.25
Sunday, February 16
MBB Post Game Press Conference 2.14.25
Saturday, February 15
