2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Rotegaard, Tobias
Jersey Number 33
Tobias Rotegaard
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Kinesiology - Excercise Science
- Hometown:
- Kongsberg, Norway
- Prev School:
- UAB
Bio
LONG BEACH STATE (2021-22): Played in 32 games in his first season at the Beach … Averaged 2.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in an average of nine minutes per game … Scored five points in 16 minutes against Missouri State … Set then season-highs with eight points and five rebounds against Bethesda … Hit double-figures for the first time with 10 points at UC Davis … Made his first start against UC San Diego and responded with a big night, finishing with 17 points and five rebounds on 83.3 percent shooting from three in a season-high 27 minutes … Hit a three in both the Big West Tournament semifinals against UC Santa Barbara as well as the championship game against Cal State Fullerton.
ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM: Transferred to Long Beach State after spending the 2020-21 season at UAB … Made seven appearances during the season, scoring eight points on 40.0% 3-point shooting … Scored a career-high five points in 11 minutes played against Rust.
HIGH SCHOOL: An experienced youth international player who went on to play at two top schools in the USA … Had a breakout performance with Norway at the 2018 U18 FIBA European Championships … Averaged 14.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, scoring double-figures in all eight games of the tournament … Went on to be named the MVP of the 2019 Nordic Championships as well as the U19 Norwegian Championships … Went on to play at Oak Hill Academy in 2018-19, helping the team rise to No. 7 in the national rankings and a 33-5 overall record … Shot 47% from three on the year … Went on to play at Sunrise Christian Academy in 2019-20, leading the squad to a 22-4 overall record while averaging 10 points per game.
MAJOR: Kinesiology – Exercise Science
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 17, at UC San Diego, 2/24/22
Rebounds: 5, 2x, last at UC San Diego, 2/24/22
Assists: 3, vs. UC San Diego, 2/24/22
Steals: 2, vs. Westcliff, 1/5/22
3-FG Made: 5, vs. UC San Diego, 2/24/22
FG Made: 6, vs. UC San Diego, 2/24/22
FT Made: 3, vs. Bethesda, 12/8/21
ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM: Transferred to Long Beach State after spending the 2020-21 season at UAB … Made seven appearances during the season, scoring eight points on 40.0% 3-point shooting … Scored a career-high five points in 11 minutes played against Rust.
HIGH SCHOOL: An experienced youth international player who went on to play at two top schools in the USA … Had a breakout performance with Norway at the 2018 U18 FIBA European Championships … Averaged 14.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, scoring double-figures in all eight games of the tournament … Went on to be named the MVP of the 2019 Nordic Championships as well as the U19 Norwegian Championships … Went on to play at Oak Hill Academy in 2018-19, helping the team rise to No. 7 in the national rankings and a 33-5 overall record … Shot 47% from three on the year … Went on to play at Sunrise Christian Academy in 2019-20, leading the squad to a 22-4 overall record while averaging 10 points per game.
MAJOR: Kinesiology – Exercise Science
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 17, at UC San Diego, 2/24/22
Rebounds: 5, 2x, last at UC San Diego, 2/24/22
Assists: 3, vs. UC San Diego, 2/24/22
Steals: 2, vs. Westcliff, 1/5/22
3-FG Made: 5, vs. UC San Diego, 2/24/22
FG Made: 6, vs. UC San Diego, 2/24/22
FT Made: 3, vs. Bethesda, 12/8/21
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