2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 20
Ty Rodgers
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Major:
- Communication
- Hometown:
- Saginaw, Mich.
- High School:
- Thornton Township (Ill.)
Rodgers' Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)
2025-26 Redshirt Junior
- Out indefinitely following knee surgery
2024-25 Junior
- Sat out the season as a redshirt
2023-24 Sophomore
- Started all 38 games, ranking fifth on the team at 6.2 points per game and third on team in rebounding at 5.3 rebounds per game
- Led the Illini and ranked ninth in the Big Ten with 87 offensive rebounds (2.3 per game)
- Ranked third on the team with three double-doubles
- 4 points, 6 rebounds (2 offensive), and 2 assists in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 vs. #4 Iowa State (3/28)
- 7 points, 5 rebounds (2 offensive), 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal in Big Ten Tournament championship win vs. Wisconsin (3/17)
- Game-high 13 rebounds, including a career-high 7 offensive rebounds, with 8 points and 4 assists in Big Ten Tournament semifinals win vs. Nebraska (3/16)
- Double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win vs. Ohio State (3/15)
- 7 points and 8 rebounds at Iowa (3/10)
- 8 points (3-3 FG) and 4 rebounds (3 offensive) vs. #3 Purdue (3/5)
- 6 points and 7 rebounds (5 offensive), with 3 assists an 1 steal at Maryland (2/21)
- 5 rebounds (2 offensive), with 4 points and 2 assists at Maryland (2/17)
- 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal vs. Michigan (2/13)
- 8 points (4-6 FGs) with 2 rebounds and 1 assist at Michigan State (2/10)
- Game-high 14 rebounds (5 offensive) with 8 points, 2 blocks and 3 steals vs. Nebraska (2/4)
- Double-double with 13 points and 10 boards, plus 2 assist and 1 steal at Ohio State (1/30)
- Career-high-tying 2 blocks with 8 points and 5 rebounds vs. Indiana (1/27)
- 6 points and 7 rebounds in just 16 minutes at Northwestern (1/24/24)
- Career-high-tying 15 points with career-high 2 blocks at Michigan (1/18)
- Tied season high with 5 assists, and added 5 points and 6 rebounds vs. Maryland (1/14)
- Career highs in points (15) and field goals (6) vs. Michigan State (1/11)
- 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists vs. Northwestern (1/2)
- Career-high 15 rebounds and a season-high 10 points for first double-double of the year, while also tying a career high with 5 assists vs. FDU (12/29)
- Then-career-high 9 rebounds and 4 points in Braggin’ Rights win vs. Missouri (12/22)
- Team highs of 8 rebounds and 5 assists in a career-high 35 minutes vs. Colgate (12/17)
- 5 rebounds and a team-high 3 assists in win vs. #11 Florida Atlantic (12/5)
- 5 points, 6 rebounds, and a team-high with 3 assists in first B1G start at Rutgers (12/2)
- 10 points and 7 rebounds vs. Valparaiso (11/17)
- 10 points vs. Oakland (11/10)
- 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block in first collegiate start vs. Eastern Illinois (11/6)
2022-23 Freshman
- Played in all 33 games, averaging 3.3 points and 4.0 rebounds
- Tied the team’s season-high with four steals in NCAA tournament vs. Arkansas (March 16)
- Set career highs in points (14), FGM (6), FGA (9), FTM (2) and minutes (33) in 2OT win over Michigan (March 2)
- Six points and tied career high with eight boards in win over No. 21 Northwestern (Feb. 23)
- 11 points (5-6 FG), career-high eight rebounds and three assists at Penn State (2/14)
- Seven rebounds in win over No. 24 Rutgers (Feb. 11)
- Six points, six boards and two steals at Iowa (Feb. 4)
- Seven points, seven rebounds (six offensive) and two steals in win over Nebraska (Jan. 31)
- Four points and tied career high with eight boards in 15 minutes in win over Ohio State (Jan. 24)
- Eight points (4-5 FG) and equaled career high with eight rebounds in win at Minnesota (Jan. 16)
- Four points and seven rebounds in win at Nebraska (Jan. 10)
- Six points vs. Penn State (Dec. 10)
- Four points and one block in win over No. 2 Texas (Dec. 6)
- Four points in win over Syracuse (Nov. 29)
- Five rebounds vs. Monmouth (Nov. 14)
High School
- Four-star recruit in the Class of 2022 ranked No. 57 overall by the recruiting services consensus index
- Ranked No. 52 by ESPN, No. 53 by 247Sports Composite, No. 59 by Rivals and No. 64 by On3 Consensus
- Helped USA Basketball win the 2022 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Tijuana Mexico
- Averaged 5.3 points on 72.2% shooting along with 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists in just 18.1 minutes per game during Team USA’s run to the gold medal
- Participated in the 2022 Jordan Brand Classic
- Attended Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois, as a senior, playing for coach Tai Streets
- Averaged 17.3 points, 15.4 rebounds, eight assists, three steals and three blocks
- Led Thornton to a regional title and sectional final appearance.
- Consensus first-team All-State selection
- Player of the Year by the Daily Southtown
- Played for the MeanStreets AAU program
- Prior to Thornton, played for Grand Blanc High School in Michigan
- Leading Grand Blanc to a 2021 state championship, the first state title in school history
- Averaged 17.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals as a junior
- 2021 Michigan Division 1 Player of the Year by the Associated Press
- Dream Team all-state selection by the Detroit Free Press
- Flint-area Dream Team by MLive
Personal
- Born May 3, 2004
- Majoring in communication at Illinois
- Parents are Will and Trameka Rodgers
- Has an older brother, Will Jr., and younger sister, Savannah
- Uncle, Jason Richardson, was a star at Michigan State and had a 14-year NBA career
- Hobbies include fashion and fishing
- Played other sports growing up including football (receiver), track (400m) and swimming (200m freestyle)
- Proudest sports achievement was winning a gold medal with USA Basketball at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship
- Favorite player is LeBron James
- Favorite artists are Lil Baby and Lil Dirk
- Favorite food is mom’s macaroni and cheese
- Chose Illinois because, “The winning culture, the coaching staff is great, and the focus on player development.”
David Mirković Will Return to Illinois
Wednesday, April 15
Illinois Men's Basketball | Postgame Press Conference - NCAA Final Four vs. UConn 4/4/26
Sunday, April 05
Illinois Men's Basketball | NCAA Final Four Pregame Press Conference 4/3/26
Friday, April 03
Illinois Men's Basketball | Brad Underwood Pre-Final Four On-Site Press Conference 4/2/26
Thursday, April 02
