2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Aligbe, Rolyns

Jersey Number 0
Rolyns Aligbe
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 240
- Hometown:
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- High School:
- Minnehaha Academy
- Prev School:
- Winchendon Prep School
Bio
2024-25
Saw action in 31 games, including two starts during his freshman campaign … Averaged 3.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while blocking 13 shots and recording 11 steals … Finished the season shooting 41.9 percent (36-86) from the field and 40.0 percent 96-15) from behind the arc … Scored a season-high nine points in two games, first in a neutral site game against Louisiana Tech on Nov. 25, before dropping in nine on the road at Belmont on Jan. 8 … Had a season-high 10 rebounds on the road at Florida on Nov. 11 … Recorded a pair of blocks at Bradley on Feb. 12 … Scored five or more points in 10 games … Made his first career start on the road at UNI on Dec. 29 scoring seven points and pulling down eight rebounds.
PRIOR TO SIU
Helped lead Winchendon School, a prep school in Massachusetts, to a 23-10 record and the semifinals in the NEPSAC Tournament … Averaged 17.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from behind the arc while at Winchendon … Earned All-Conference honors while also being named First Team All-NEPSAC … Spent four seasons at Minnehaha Academy in Minnesota where he earned All-State honors during his senior season ... Aligbe was also named to the All-State Tournament Team after helping lead the Redhawks to a state finals runner-up finish in his final season ... Brother is forward Prince Aligbe.
Saw action in 31 games, including two starts during his freshman campaign … Averaged 3.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while blocking 13 shots and recording 11 steals … Finished the season shooting 41.9 percent (36-86) from the field and 40.0 percent 96-15) from behind the arc … Scored a season-high nine points in two games, first in a neutral site game against Louisiana Tech on Nov. 25, before dropping in nine on the road at Belmont on Jan. 8 … Had a season-high 10 rebounds on the road at Florida on Nov. 11 … Recorded a pair of blocks at Bradley on Feb. 12 … Scored five or more points in 10 games … Made his first career start on the road at UNI on Dec. 29 scoring seven points and pulling down eight rebounds.
PRIOR TO SIU
Helped lead Winchendon School, a prep school in Massachusetts, to a 23-10 record and the semifinals in the NEPSAC Tournament … Averaged 17.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from behind the arc while at Winchendon … Earned All-Conference honors while also being named First Team All-NEPSAC … Spent four seasons at Minnehaha Academy in Minnesota where he earned All-State honors during his senior season ... Aligbe was also named to the All-State Tournament Team after helping lead the Redhawks to a state finals runner-up finish in his final season ... Brother is forward Prince Aligbe.
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