# Tre Donaldson

Rhodney Donaldson III (born December 11, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Auburn Tigers.

## High school career

Donaldson attended Florida State University School in Tallahassee, Florida, where he was a standout two-sport athlete, playing both basketball and football. In football, Donaldson played quarterback as well as defensive back, and was rated as a four-star top 300 player in the country, the No. 23 safety and No. 32 overall prospect in the state of Florida according to 247Sports. 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 college football and college basketball for Auburn University. Despite being recruited primarily as a football prospect, Donaldson opted to only play for Bruce Pearl 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 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament against Iowa, he scored 11 points in 13 minutes off the bench, including three three-point field goals. 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 NCAA transfer portal.

### Michigan

On April 21, 2024, Donaldson transferred to the University of Michigan, to play for the Wolverines and first year head coach Dusty May. As a junior, he earned the starting point guard position to start the 2024–25 season. On November 4, in his first game as a Wolverine against Cleveland State, Donaldson scored 16 points and seven assists. 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 Iowa. On December 29 against Western Kentucky, Donaldson scored 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, recording his first career double-double.
On January 7, 2025, against UCLA, Donaldson had 20 points on a career-high six three-point shots, adding six rebounds and seven assists. On January 27 against Penn State, 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 Maryland, 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.

## Career statistics
### College

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2022–23 | Auburn | 32 | 0 | 10.5 | .384 | .406 | .550 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| 2023–24 | Auburn | 35 | 10 | 19.3 | .471 | .412 | .784 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| 2024–25 | Michigan | 34 | 34 | 31.3 | .442 | .381 | .705 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
| Career | Career | 101 | 44 | 20.5 | .444 | .392 | .704 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.0 |

## 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 from 1993 to 1995. His father played basketball at Troy University from 1993 to 1997 and ranks 11th all-time in career scoring with 1,363 points for the Trojans.