RJ Luis Jr.
American basketball player (born 2002)
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Reggie Jason "RJ" Luis Jr. (born November 27, 2002) is an American-Dominican college basketball player for the LSU Tigers of the SEC. He previously played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm and UMass Minutemen. Luis went unselected in the 2025 NBA draft, and signed with the Utah Jazz before being traded to and waived by the Boston Celtics, and returned to college in 2026.
Luis in 2025 | |
| LSU Tigers | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | SEC |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 27, 2002 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Dominican[1][2] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mt. Zion Prep Academy (Lanham, Maryland) |
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| NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Early life
Coming out of high school, Luis was rated as the 233rd overall player in the class of 2022, where he committed to play college basketball for the UMass Minutemen.[3]
College career
UMass
As a freshman in 2022–23, Luis appeared in 27 games with ten starts, where he averaged 11.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game, while shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from three-point range. He was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference all-freshman team.[4][5] After the season, Luis entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[6]
St. John's
Luis transferred to play for the St. John's Red Storm.[7] In his first season with the Red Storm in 2023–24, he appeared in just 23 games with ten starts due to being hampered by a hand injury, where he averaged 10.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.[8][9] On February 7, 2025, Luis dropped 21 points and seven rebounds in a win over UConn.[10] On February 16, 2025, he notched 21 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in a win over #24 Creighton.[11] On March 1, 2025, he scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds in a win over Seton Hall to clinch the Big East championship.[12][13][14]
LSU
On May 19, 2026, after a year away from college basketball, Luis committed to play at LSU after going unselected in the 2025 NBA draft.[15]
Professional career
On June 26, 2025 after being undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Luis signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz.[16] On August 6, Luis was traded alongside an $8 million trade exception to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Georges Niang and two future second-round draft picks.[17] He was waived on October 15, before the start of the season.[18] Following his cut, Luis signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Celtics' NBA G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics.[19]