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Rex Pflueger

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Rex Pflueger
Newcastle Eagles
Positionguard
Personal information
Born (1996-08-04) August 4, 1996 (age 28)
Mission Viejo, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeNotre Dame (2015–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–2021
Career highlights and awards
2020 Notre Dame Captain Award

2017, 2018 Notre Dame Defensive Player of the Year 2017, 2018, 2020 All-ACC Academic Team

2016, 2017, 2018 ACC Academic Honor Roll

Charles Rex Pflueger (born August 4, 1996) is a former American basketball player for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the New Castle Eagles of the BBL.

High school career

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Pflueger attended JSerra Catholic High School located in San Juan Capistrano, California and Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California.[1] As a junior Rex contributed on the Mater Dei squad that finished 35-0 and won the National Championship.[2] As a senior he averaged 16.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game and was named Southern California Player of the Year. Mater Dei appeared in the State Championship loosing to Bishop O'Dowd by one point with Pflueger leading with 19 points.[3] He played for the Compton Magic, a nationally known AAU team that won the Adidas Super 64 16U.[4] His senior year he won the 2014 MaxPreps Holiday Classic dunk contest held in Rancho Mirage, CA.[5] Pflueger committed to playing college basketball at Notre Dame over offers from San Diego State, USC, Florida, Boston College and several others.[6][7]

College career

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Freshman year Rex earned his first career start at Syracuse (1/28/16), playing 28 minutes and dishing out six assists. He made his case for more playing time during his rookie season with seven points, two blocks and two assists during the 95-91 victory at Duke (1/16/16). Tipped in the game-winning rebound with 1.5 seconds remaining versus Stephen F. Austin (3/20/16) in Notre Dame’s 76-75 NCAA second-round victory. It marked his only field goal of the game in 14 minutes of action.[8] Sophomore year he was a key part of Notre Dame’s defensive efforts during the run to the ACC Championship game, grabbing 14 rebounds with four steals in the three tournament games at the Barclays Center.[9]Junior year he averaged 8.1 ppg and a team high 37 steals. Tipped in the game-winning basket at Syracuse (1/6/18), out-hustling the Orange defenders to run the length of the court and put back T.J. Gibbs’ miss for the game-winning points with 2.3 seconds remaining.[9][10] Senior year Rex missed final 23 games with a left ACL injury, identified in an MRI conducted on December 17, 2018. Underwent successful reconstructive surgery on January 11, 2019.[9][11] In his final season Rex led the Irish to victory at Clemson (2/9/20) with a season-high 18 points, hitting all four of his three-point field goals and grabbing four rebounds.[9][12] Set the school record for games played on Senior Day against Virginia Tech(3/7/20), appearing in his 140th game. Posted a season-high eight rebounds against the Hokies and scored seven points.[9][13] Finished his Notre Dame career as the all-time leader in games played (141) in the victory over Boston College in the ACC tournament(3/11/20).[9]

PFLUEGER’S CAREER STATISTICS:

Year GP GS MP FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR REB RPG PF DQ A TO BKL STL PTS PTS/G
2015-16 30 1 398 21 55 0.382 8 25 0.32 20 21 0.953 10 30 40 1.4 40 0 32 10 7 18 70 2.4
2016-17 35 11 750 59 133 0.444 27 68 0.398 19 29 0.656 18 78 96 2.8 60 0 53 24 12 31 164 4.7
2017-18 35 35 1153 93 260 0.358 40 126 0.318 55 71 0.775 44 107 151 4.4 69 1 112 52 8 37 281 8.1
2018-19 10 10 305 23 59 0.39 14 36 0.389 21 26 0.808 9 38 47 4.7 14 0 43 16 6 17 81 8.1
2019-20 31 31 846 51 152 0.336 32 96 0.334 26 35 0.743 26 85 111 3.6 56 1 104 49 8 43 160 5.2
TOTALS 141 88 3452 247 659 0.375 121 351 0.345 141 182 0.775 107 338 445 3.2 239 2 344 151 41 146 756 5.4

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Pflueger signed a one year contract with the Newcastle Eagles of the British Basketball League.[14][15] His stellar defensive play helped lead the Eagles to the BBL Cup Championship.[16] He was also chosen to represent Britain in the EuroBasket Qualifiers travel squad facing France.[17] Rex retired from professional play after the season.

Personal life

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Rex was born in Mission Viejo, California to Russell and Rebecca Pflueger.[9] Both parents had an engineering background. Rex has an older brother, Devon that played basketball at USC.[18] Rebecca Pflueger passed away in 2019 from brain cancer. In 2020 Rex and Noah Hahn set up the Molly Hahn and Rebecca Pflueger Memorial Fund at the University of Notre Dame as a means to honor his mother and Noah's wife, who also passed away from brain cancer.[19][20] Rex graduated from the Mendoza College of Business in May of 2019 with a degree in marketing and earned an MBA in May of 2020.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Sondheimer, Eric (2014-02-26). "The JSerra-Mater Dei trading continues". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ Hickman, Jason (2014-04-07). "Final 2013-14 MaxPreps Xcellent 25 high school boys basketball rankings". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ Askeland, Kevin (2015-04-24). "MaxPreps 2014-15 California All-State Basketball Team". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  4. ^ "Emphatic dunk just one of Rex Pflueger's highlights in Las Vegas". NBC Sports. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  5. ^ Stephens, Mitch (2014-12-27). "Mater Dei's Rex Pflueger wins MPHC slam dunk contest in spectacular fashion". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  6. ^ alstein (2014-09-12). "SG Rex Pflueger (CA) Commits to Notre Dame". One Foot Down. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  7. ^ Bridge, Ballers (2013-02-20). "BRIDGING THE GAP WITH – REX PFLUEGER". Ballers Bridge. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  8. ^ Wire, S. I. (2016-03-20). "Watch: Rex Pflueger tip-in downs Stephen F. Austin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rex Pflueger". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  10. ^ Wechter, Brad (2018-01-06). "Quick Recap: Late Game Heroics Give Irish a 51-49 Win Over Syracuse". One Foot Down. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  11. ^ "Notre Dame's Rex Pflueger lost for season with ACL tear". NBC Sports. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  12. ^ Rick, Pat (2020-02-09). "Quick Recap: Notre Dame Men's Basketball Defeats Clemson on the Road, 61 to 57". One Foot Down. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  13. ^ "Fitting end: ND seniors go out in style". Irish Sports Daily. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  14. ^ Jr, Mark Skol (2020-08-27). "Former Notre Dame basketball captain Rex Pflueger signs pro contract with the Newscastle Eagles". wndu.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  15. ^ "Eagles Next Is Notre Dame Star Rex". Newcastle Eagles. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  16. ^ Gains, Bradley (2021-05-16). "Newcastle Eagles battle back to win seventh playoffs title". Hoopsfix.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  17. ^ "Rex Called Up For GB". Newcastle Eagles. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  18. ^ "Devon Pflueger - Men's Basketball". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  19. ^ "In Memoriam of Molly Hahn | MIBOR REALTOR® Association". www.mibor.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  20. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre (2024-08-27). "Giving to Notre Dame". Giving to Notre Dame. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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