Rhodney "Tre" Donaldson III (born December 11, 2003) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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(ACC). He previously played for the

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and the

Michigan Wolverines The Michigan Wolverines comprise 29 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except wo ...

High school career

Donaldson attended

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, where he was a standout two-sport athlete, playing both

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and

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. In football, Donaldson played

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as well as

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, and was rated as a four-star top 300 player in the country, the No. 23

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and No. 32 overall prospect in the state of Florida according to

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. As a junior in 2020, he completed 68 percent of his passes for 1,765 yards and 15 touchdowns, and was named the Tallahassee Democrat Big Bend Offensive Player of the Year. In basketball, as a freshman he averaged 10.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.2 steals. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals. As a junior, he averaged 11.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.8 steals. As a senior, he averaged 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.4 steals. That season, he led the Seminoles to a 24–7 record and was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Association Player of the Year. He also won the Florida Class 3A State Championship, scoring a team-high 22 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals, defeating Riviera Prep 68–67, winning their first state championship in 59 years.

College career

Auburn

On August 19, 2021, Donaldson committed to play

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and

for

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. Despite being recruited primarily as a football prospect, Donaldson opted to only play for

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and the Auburn basketball program. During the 2022–23 season, as a freshman, he appeared in 32 games and averaged 2.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 10.5 minutes off the bench. In the first round of the

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against

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, he scored 11 points in 13 minutes off the bench, including three

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s. This was his second career game scoring in double figures. During the 2023–24 season, as a sophomore, he appeared in all 35 games starting ten times and averaged 6.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 19.2 minutes per game. After the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Donaldson entered the

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Michigan

On April 21, 2024, Donaldson transferred to the

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to play for first year head coach Dusty May. As a junior, he earned the starting

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position to open the season for the 2024–25 Wolverines. On November 4, in his first game with Michigan against

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, Donaldson scored 16 points and seven assists. In the next game against Wake Forest, he scored ten points and nine rebounds. On December 7, Donaldson scored a then career-high 18 points against

. On December 29 against

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, Donaldson scored 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, recording his first career double-double. On January 7, 2025, against

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, Donaldson had 20 points on a career-high six three-point shots, adding six rebounds and seven assists. On January 27 against

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, Donaldson scored a career-high 21 points and tied both his career-highs with seven assists and four steals. He scored the last seven points in the final minute of the game to lead a comeback win for Michigan, including hitting a three-point shot with 24 seconds left and two free throws to secure the game with four seconds remaining. On March 15, in the 2025 Big Ten tournament semifinal against

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, Donaldson had 12 points with a career-high nine assists, including scoring the game-winning shot. With Michigan down by one point with 5.3 seconds remaining, Donaldson went the length of the court, scoring a left-handed layup with 0.4 seconds remaining. In the final, Donaldson had 11 points and eight assists as Michigan became Big Ten champions with a win against

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. On April 1, 2025, Donaldson entered the NCAA transfer portal for the second time in as many years. He started all 37 games for the Wolverines and averaged career-highs in points, rebounds and assists.

Miami

On April 3, 2025, Donaldson transferred to the

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to play for the

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Career statistics

College

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Career
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Personal life

Donaldson was born to Rhodney Donaldson II and Stacie Symonds, and has two sisters, Mackenzie Oliver and Preslee Donaldson. His mother played softball at

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

from 1993 to 1995. His father played basketball at

Troy University Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. It was one ...

from 1993 to 1997 and ranks 11th all-time in career scoring with 1,363 points for the Trojans.

References

External links

Auburn Tigers bioMichigan Wolverines bio
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