2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Grullon, Josué
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Jersey Number 10
Josué Grullon
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Previous School:
- Daytona State College
- High School:
- Miami Prep
Bio
2024-25: Made an immediate impact in his debut Skyhawk season, playing in 32 games while making four starts…Ranked sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in three-point field goals made (2.3 per game)…Led the squad in three-pointers made (72) and free throw percentage (.800, 52-of-65)…Ranked second on the team in scoring (12.2 points per outing) and three-point field goal percentage (.362) while adding 3.7 rebounds in 19.7 minutes per contest…Led the team in scoring eight times, including five of the first eight games of the season…Cracked double figures in the scoring column 18 separate times, including seven outings of 20-plus points…Scored 15 or more points in 11 of the first 14 games, including six 20-plus point performances over that span…Career-high of 31 points came at Southeast Missouri on Jan. 30, going a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line…Most efficient game of the season came at Charleston Southern, going 9-of-14 from the floor (64.3 percent) on the way to 24 points during a career-high 37 minutes in his first career start…Knocked down at least four treys in eight different games, including a career-high seven trifectas (in 13 tries) against Champion Christian on Dec. 15…Nearly missed out on double-doubles at Illinois State (18 points, career-high nine rebounds) on Nov. 4 and at Little Rock (14 points, career-best nine rebounds) on Feb. 1…Set career-highs in assists (four) and blocks (two) in the aforementioned outing against Champion Christian on Dec. 15…Accounted for six multi-steal performances, including a career-high three swipes at Longwood (Nov. 16) and at Tennessee State (Jan. 21)…Earned a spot on the Island U Invitational All-Tournament team (Nov. 21-22)…Claimed OVC Newcomer of the Week accolades on both Nov. 11 and Feb. 3, becoming just the 18th Skyhawk to win that award multiple times…Was named an OVC Player to Watch during the preseason…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Was a NJCAA second team All-American at Daytona State College, where he played under head coach Joey Cantens...Rated as the No. 27 ranked junior college product in the country by JUCORecruiting.com...Played his freshman season alongside future Skyhawk and All-Ohio Valley Conference first teamer Jacob Crews...The Falcons went 55-8 with a 28-3 league mark in Grullon’s two-year junior college tenure, winning back-to-back league championships...DSC also made a NJCAA Tournament appearance in 2023-24 and was consistently ranked in the top-five in the NJCAA poll...Grullon scored 1,112 points in 63 career games as a Falcon...Canned 203 three-pointers while shooting 82.6 percent (133-of-161) from the free throw line while averaging 4.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per outing...Tossed in 20.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals over 32 games as a sophomore...Knocked down 113 three-pointers (3.5 per contest) and scored 658 points on the way to his second of two All-Citrus Conference first team selections...Pieced together eight games of at least 25 points last season with three outbursts of at least 30 points...Career-best of 41 points (on a remarkable 16-of-21 shooting, including 9-of-14 from three-point range) came at Indian River State College on Feb. 7 while he also owned a 39-point effort (including eight 3-pointers) against Eastern Florida State College on Jan. 20...Canned at least five trifectas on nine separate occasions and showed the ability to get to the foul line, making a season-best seven free throws in three different contests...Was responsible for one triple-double and six other double-doubles in 2023-24, three of which included 15-plus rebounds...Had a 27-point, career-best 18-rebound and career-high 11-assist performance against Rising Stars Academy on Dec. 30 while also boasting a monster game (22 points, 17 rebounds) one week later against Indian River State College...Dished out at least five assists in seven different games as a sophomore, adding 14 multi-steal games (including a career-best four steals on three separate occasions)...Tossed in 14.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steal per contest as a true freshman, sinking 90 three-pointers and shooting a blazing 87.1 percent (54-for-62) from the free throw line in 31 games played...Went off for at least 20 points in seven games in 2022-23, including a season-high 29 points on 10-for-16 shooting against Indian River State College on Nov. 16...That outing was part of a four-game stretch where he also added 27 points (with a season-high six 3-pointers) at Miami Dade College and 26 points (with five triples) against South Georgia Technical College...Swished at least four 3-pointers on a dozen different occasions, equaling a season-best six trifectas against DME Academy (Nov. 23) and St. Petersburg College (Feb. 11)...Had one double-double as a collegiate rookie, securing 10 points and 10 rebounds against Polk State College on Jan. 28...Recorded nine multi-steal outings with a season-high of four swipes at Eastern Florida State College on Feb. 1...Originally committed to play at Iona under then-head coach Rick Pitino out of Miami Prep as he was the team’s leading scorer at 24.3 points per game...Sank 164 three-pointers while shooting 57 percent from the floor...Season-high of 45 points came against Our Saviour Lutheran, connecting on 13 three-pointers in the victory...Guided Miami Prep to a 50-5 record during the 2021-22 campaign...Also represented the Dominican Republic at the prestigious CentroBasket U15 event held in Puerto Rico in August 2016...Best game in that event came in the group round against Guyana as he tallied 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting to go along with four rebounds and three steals.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 27, 2001...Son of Jose and Arelis Grullon...Has two siblings, Maria German and Carmen Casado...Majoring in sport management.
BEFORE UTM: Was a NJCAA second team All-American at Daytona State College, where he played under head coach Joey Cantens...Rated as the No. 27 ranked junior college product in the country by JUCORecruiting.com...Played his freshman season alongside future Skyhawk and All-Ohio Valley Conference first teamer Jacob Crews...The Falcons went 55-8 with a 28-3 league mark in Grullon’s two-year junior college tenure, winning back-to-back league championships...DSC also made a NJCAA Tournament appearance in 2023-24 and was consistently ranked in the top-five in the NJCAA poll...Grullon scored 1,112 points in 63 career games as a Falcon...Canned 203 three-pointers while shooting 82.6 percent (133-of-161) from the free throw line while averaging 4.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per outing...Tossed in 20.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals over 32 games as a sophomore...Knocked down 113 three-pointers (3.5 per contest) and scored 658 points on the way to his second of two All-Citrus Conference first team selections...Pieced together eight games of at least 25 points last season with three outbursts of at least 30 points...Career-best of 41 points (on a remarkable 16-of-21 shooting, including 9-of-14 from three-point range) came at Indian River State College on Feb. 7 while he also owned a 39-point effort (including eight 3-pointers) against Eastern Florida State College on Jan. 20...Canned at least five trifectas on nine separate occasions and showed the ability to get to the foul line, making a season-best seven free throws in three different contests...Was responsible for one triple-double and six other double-doubles in 2023-24, three of which included 15-plus rebounds...Had a 27-point, career-best 18-rebound and career-high 11-assist performance against Rising Stars Academy on Dec. 30 while also boasting a monster game (22 points, 17 rebounds) one week later against Indian River State College...Dished out at least five assists in seven different games as a sophomore, adding 14 multi-steal games (including a career-best four steals on three separate occasions)...Tossed in 14.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steal per contest as a true freshman, sinking 90 three-pointers and shooting a blazing 87.1 percent (54-for-62) from the free throw line in 31 games played...Went off for at least 20 points in seven games in 2022-23, including a season-high 29 points on 10-for-16 shooting against Indian River State College on Nov. 16...That outing was part of a four-game stretch where he also added 27 points (with a season-high six 3-pointers) at Miami Dade College and 26 points (with five triples) against South Georgia Technical College...Swished at least four 3-pointers on a dozen different occasions, equaling a season-best six trifectas against DME Academy (Nov. 23) and St. Petersburg College (Feb. 11)...Had one double-double as a collegiate rookie, securing 10 points and 10 rebounds against Polk State College on Jan. 28...Recorded nine multi-steal outings with a season-high of four swipes at Eastern Florida State College on Feb. 1...Originally committed to play at Iona under then-head coach Rick Pitino out of Miami Prep as he was the team’s leading scorer at 24.3 points per game...Sank 164 three-pointers while shooting 57 percent from the floor...Season-high of 45 points came against Our Saviour Lutheran, connecting on 13 three-pointers in the victory...Guided Miami Prep to a 50-5 record during the 2021-22 campaign...Also represented the Dominican Republic at the prestigious CentroBasket U15 event held in Puerto Rico in August 2016...Best game in that event came in the group round against Guyana as he tallied 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting to go along with four rebounds and three steals.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 27, 2001...Son of Jose and Arelis Grullon...Has two siblings, Maria German and Carmen Casado...Majoring in sport management.
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