Devin Royal is an American

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player for the

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of the

Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Fa ...

Early life and high school

Royal attended Pickerington High School Central in

Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, Fairfield and Franklin County, Ohio, Franklin counties in the central region of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 23,094 at the United States Ce ...

. As a junior, he averaged 19.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game and led his school to a state title, earning first-team all-state honors. Royal was then named Ohio Mr. Basketball as a senior. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play

for the

over offers from schools such as Michigan State, Marquette, Penn State, and Alabama.

College career

On February 25, 2024, Royal recorded 14 points, two rebounds and two steals in a win over

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the ...

. In his first collegiate season, he appeared in 33 games and averaged 4.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11.2 minutes of play. On November 19, 2024, Royal recorded his first career

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, totaling 20 points and 12 rebounds, in a blowout win over

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References

External links

Ohio State Buckeyes bio
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