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NAME: Ru Mills
SCHOOL: Woodward High
School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2024
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT:
Making all-state as a junior
BIRTHDATE: 10/16/2004
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'4"-185
lbs.
PARENTS: Aisha
BIGGEST INFLUENCE:
“Coach Rell”
FUTURE GOAL: NBA
The Woodward Bulldogs have an all-star basketball player in senior Ru
Mills, CMAC"s leading scorer averaging about 24 points a game.
Double-digit scoring games this season include games vs. Taft (35
points), Philadelphia Father Judge (34 points), Hughes (28 points) and
Rowan City High School (25 points).
Last year as a junior, Ru put up some impressive stats: He averaged
19.1 points a game, which was third most in the CMAC. He was also
second in the league in field goal percentage at 59.3%, plus he
averaged 3.8 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.3 blocks a game.
Ru had numerous double-digit games last season; in fact, he scored in
double figures in all but two games all season long for the Bulldogs,
who finished with an overall 19-5 record, 7-3 in league play.
His double-digit scoring games as a junior included scoring 28 points
vs. St. Xavier, 27 points vs. Western Hills, and 26 points vs. Taft.
He was named first team all-CMAC Red, first-team all-city, first-team
Div. II SWO District, first-team all-region and second-team all state.
He was also a finalist for Cincinnati Basketball Player of the Year by
the Cincinnati High School Sports Awards program. He plans to play
collegiately but has not yet selected a college.
Active in community service, Ru also plays basketball for the Wildcat
Select/Cincinnati Royals club team. In his spare time, he enjoys
riding dirt bikes and playing video games.
His favorite athlete and most-like-to-meet is Kevin Durant, favorite
entertainer is Kevin Hart and favorite movie is Like Mike
COACH'S QUOTE – “Ru is a super athlete; he led the state
in dunks as a junior. He is very exciting to watch. He plays with a
passion that is sometimes unmatched.”
— Jarelle Redden, Varsity Basketball Coach
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