Kendrick Melvin Nunn (born August 3, 1995) is an American professional
basketball
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player for the
Los Angeles Lakers
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). He played
college basketball
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for the
Illinois Fighting Illini
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The University operates a number of athletic faci ...
and the
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies are the athletic teams that represent Oakland University (OU) in the Horizon League and Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The school fields 16 teams: baseball, men's and w ...
.
Nunn played three seasons at the
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...
, where he was named to the
2013–14 Big Ten All-Freshman team. He was dismissed from the Illini after the
2015–16 season, and had to sit out a season after transferring to
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Mi ...
due to
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) transfer rules. He won the 2018
Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Horizon League's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1979–80 season, the first year of the conference's existence. Six players ...
award at Oakland after leading the nation in
three-point shot
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s made per game.
After going
undrafted
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in the
2018 NBA draft
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, Nunn spent the 2018–19 season with the
Santa Cruz Warriors
The Santa Cruz Warriors are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Santa Cruz, California, and are affiliated with the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors play their home games at Kaiser Permanente Arena. Prior to ...
of the
NBA G League
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. In April 2019, he signed with the
Miami Heat
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and reached the
2020 NBA Finals
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. He was also named to the
NBA All-Rookie First Team
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. In August 2021, Nunn signed with the Lakers. However, he missed the entire 2021–22 season with a knee injury.
High school career
Nunn attended
Simeon Career Academy
Neal F. Simeon Career Academy (formerly known as Westcott Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Career Technical Academy), locally known simply as Simeon, is a public four-year vocational high school locate ...
in
Chicago
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. As a freshman, he received his first basketball scholarship offer from
Rick Majerus
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, then the head coach at
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...
.
Nunn listed among the schools he was considering
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
,
Marquette,
Memphis
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* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
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* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
,
Ohio State
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...
,
Oklahoma State
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,
Texas A&M
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...
, and
UCLA
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.
During his senior season, Simeon honored his contribution by retiring his jersey, No. 20, along with that of fellow senior standout
Jabari Parker
Jabari Ali Parker (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the second overall pick in the ...
, No. 22. Nunn and Parker joined
Derrick Rose
Derrick Martell Rose (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers before being drafted ...
,
Bobby Simmons
Bobby Simmons (born June 2, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. In his career he played for five NBA teams. He won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2005.
College career
After graduating from Chicago's Neal F. Sime ...
, and
Benji Wilson as the only Wolverine basketball players to have their jersey numbers retired. Nunn helped lead Simeon to four
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is an association that regulates competition of interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level for the state of Illinois. It is a charter member of the National Fed ...
(IHSA) state titles.
Nunn verbally committed to Texas A&M before his junior year in August 2011, but about two months later he announced his de-commitment from that school and intent to reopen his recruiting process. His father, Melvin, explained that Kendrick felt he had committed prematurely and wished to explore all his options.
On September 15, 2012, after his
official visit
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to Illinois, Nunn committed to play there under head coach
John Groce
John Gordon Groce (; born September 7, 1971) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the Akron Zips men's basketball team. Prior to coaching for Akron, he was the head coach at Illinois and Ohio.
Coaching career
P ...
.
College career
As a freshman at the
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...
, Nunn played for the
Fighting Illini
The Illinois Fighting Illini () are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The university offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports.
The University operates a number of athletic faci ...
in all 35 games of their
2013–14 season and started in the last 12. He debuted as a starter on February 9, 2014, against
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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, finishing the contest with 19 points and helping the team snap an eight-game losing streak. Nunn tied his career-high on February 19, with 19 points, to lead the Illini to a 62–49 victory at
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
; for this performance, he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week five days later. On the heels of wins over
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
and
Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
, in which Nunn averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists, he repeated as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 3. At season's end, Nunn made the
Big Ten All-Freshman Team selected by the coaches. Nunn was a co-
captain
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of the
2015–16 Fighting Illini team.
Nunn was dismissed from the Illinois basketball team on May 24, 2016, after pleading guilty to a charge of misdemeanor battery two months earlier. About a month later, he transferred to
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Mi ...
, where he had the opportunity to revitalize his career with the
Golden Grizzlies. As required by
NCAA
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transfer rules, Nunn sat out his first year there, relegated to the bench for the
2016–17 season. While playing in the Golden Grizzlies'
2017–18 campaign, Nunn earned
Horizon League
The Horizon League is an 11-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, whose members are located in and near the Great Lakes region.
The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...
Player of the Week on November 13 and did so again on December 18 and January 22.
As a senior, Nunn led the
NCAA Division I
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in three-point shooting, with an average of 4.47
three-point field goal
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s made per game; and he finished second in scoring to
Trae Young
Rayford Trae Young (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners. In 2017, he tied the then-reco ...
, with 25.9 points per contest. On February 28, 2018, Nunn was voted the
Horizon League Player of the Year and also earned First Team All-League honors. His 4.47 3-point shots per game average was a school single-season record. Nunn's 84 three-point shots made was a
Horizon League
The Horizon League is an 11-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, whose members are located in and near the Great Lakes region.
The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...
single-season record for conference games.
Professional career
Santa Cruz Warriors (2018–2019)
After going undrafted in the
2018 NBA draft
The 2018 NBA Draft was held on June 21, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including inte ...
, Nunn signed a partially guaranteed contract with the
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...
; it guaranteed him at least a spot on their
Summer League roster and an invitation to their fall camp, as well as some money. The Warriors ultimately declined to take him on, releasing him on October 12. He was then added to the roster of their
G League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) from 2001 to 2005, and the NBA Dev ...
affiliate, the
Santa Cruz Warriors
The Santa Cruz Warriors are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Santa Cruz, California, and are affiliated with the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors play their home games at Kaiser Permanente Arena. Prior to ...
. In his November 4 professional debut for the team, Nunn recorded 15 points in a 118–108 win versus the
Northern Arizona Suns
The Motor City Cruise are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Detroit, Michigan, and are affiliated with the Detroit Pistons. The Cruise play their home games at Wayne State Fieldhouse. The franchise began play a ...
. On November 10, he scored 32 points off the bench against the
Iowa Energy
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. Despite starting in only one of 49 games, he averaged 19.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.3 blocks across 29 minutes per contest.
Miami Heat (2019–2021)
The
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Southe ...
announced that they had signed Nunn on April 10, 2019. On October 18, Nunn made a significant impression during the preseason finale against the
Houston Rockets
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by posting 40 points, the highest score by a Heat player in a preseason game in the last 20 years. His NBA debut came on October 23 in the Heat's season opener against the
Memphis Grizzlies
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, when he started and had 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals during the 120–101 victory. After his first week in the league, his three-game average of 22.3 points earned him an NBA Player of the Week nomination. In his first five NBA games, Nunn posted 112 points to break the record for the most points in as many games by an undrafted player;
Connie Hawkins
Cornelius Lance "Connie" Hawkins (July 17, 1942 – October 6, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. A New York City playground legend, "the Hawk"
was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Early ye ...
had set the previous record with 105 points in 1969. The 112-point tally was also the most recorded by a rookie in his first five games since
Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant ( ; born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for t ...
scored 113 in 2007. On December 3, Nunn was named Eastern Conference
Rookie of the Month after averaging 16.4 points, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per contest. On December 10, he posted a career-high 36 points to help the Heat secure a 135–121 overtime win versus the
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Sou ...
. In that game teammate
Duncan Robinson added 34 points, establishing an NBA record for points by an undrafted duo (70). After scoring 504 points in his 31st career game, he became the fastest rookie to reach 500 points in franchise history (one game faster than
Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (; born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won three NBA champi ...
). On January 2, Nunn became the first undrafted player in NBA history to win multiple Rookie of the Month awards and joined
Caron Butler
James Caron Butler (born March 13, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During a 14-year career he played for the Miami ...
(4) as the only Heat players with multiple awards. He won the Rookie of the Month award for a third time for his January performance. He was named to the
Rising Stars Challenge
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at the
2020 NBA All-Star Game
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, scoring 16 points for Team USA. On September 15, 2020, Nunn was named
2019–20 NBA All-Rookie First Team and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting.
On September 30, 2020, Nunn tallied 18 points during Game 1 of the
2020 NBA Finals
The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2019–20 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff series, the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Laker ...
against the
Los Angeles Lakers
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, which is the most points scored by a rookie off the bench in a Finals game since
Elden Campbell
Elden Jerome Campbell (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played as a power forward and center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1990 to 2005. He spent his first nine years with the Los An ...
's 21 points in
1991
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. The Heat went on to lose the series in 6 games.
On May 15, 2021, Nunn scored a season-high 31 points, alongside six rebounds and three assists, in a 108–122 loss to the
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...
. The Heat lost in 4 games to the Bucks during the first round of the
2021 NBA playoffs. On August 3, the Heat rescinded Nunn's qualifying offer, making him an
unrestricted free agent
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.
Los Angeles Lakers (2021–present)
On August 6, 2021, Nunn signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the
Los Angeles Lakers
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. On October 21, he was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee and was expected to miss multiple weeks. On December 6, coach
Frank Vogel
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said that Nunn was likely to not return during December. On January 17, 2022, Nunn suffered a setback in his rehab. On February 8, he was ruled out until at least late March. He ultimately missed the entire season because of the knee injury.
On January 6, 2023, Nunn scored a season-high 23 points, alongside three rebounds, two assists, and one steal in a 130-114 win versus the
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Sou ...
.
National team career
In March 2011, Nunn was among the 24 high school players invited to the
United States Olympic Training Center
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in
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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, to try out for the
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
The FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship is the Americas basketball championship for players under 16 years that take place every two years among national teams of the FIBA Americas zone. The event started in 2009. The top four finishers qualify ...
. Nunn was one of four Chicago talents to make it past the 27-man tryouts and join the 12-man national team. He went on to win a gold medal with Team USA in the 2011 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in
Cancun, Mexico. The team, coached by Don Showalter of
Mid-Prairie High, scored over 100 points in each victorious matchup.
Nunn, along with teammate
Jabari Parker
Jabari Ali Parker (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the second overall pick in the ...
of Simeon and rival
Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Obika Okafor (pronounced ; born December 15, 1995) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. He played his freshman season of college basketball for the 2014–15 ...
of
Whitney Young
Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban ...
high school, was selected to play in the
2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
The 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Lithuanian: 2012 m. FIBA iki 17 metų pasaulio čempionatas) was the 2nd edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U1 ...
held in
Kaunas
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,
Lithuania
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, from June 29 to July 8, 2012. As with the 2011 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship, Nunn once again helped Team USA capture a gold medal.
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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Miami
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Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
, 56 , , 44 , , 29.5 , , .485 , , .381 , , .933 , , 3.2 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , .3 , , 14.6
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Playoffs
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2020
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Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
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2021
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Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
, 4 , , 2 , , 23.3 , , .395 , , .278 , , 1.000 , , 1.5 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , 10.3
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
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College
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2013–14
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Illinois
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, 35 , , 12 , , 19.5 , , .456 , , .388 , , .808 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 6.2
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2014–15
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Illinois
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, 33 , , 24 , , 30.2 , , .401 , , .360 , , .817 , , 3.5 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 11.1
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2015–16
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
, 28 , , 25 , , 35.1 , , .428 , , .391 , , .794 , , 5.0 , , 1.7 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 15.5
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2016–17
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Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
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Redshirt
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2017–18
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Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
, 30 , , 26 , , 37.9 , , .435 , , .394 , , .838 , , 4.7 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , 25.9
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, 126 , , 87 , , 30.1 , , .428 , , .386 , , .821 , , 3.6 , , 2.1 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 14.2
Records
NBA
*Total points in first 5 career games for an undrafted player (112)
*Single-game points by an undrafted duo (70, 34 by
Duncan Robinson)
*Conference rookie of the month awards for an undrafted player (3)
Miami Heat
*Fastest rookie to 500 career points (31 games)
Horizon League
*Single-season (conference games) 3-point shots made (84)
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
*Single-season 3-point shots made/game (4.47)
See also
*
Notes
References
External links
Oakland Golden Grizzlies bioIllinois Fighting Illini bioESPN profile
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1995 births
Living people
21st-century African-American sportspeople
African-American basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Chicago
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
Los Angeles Lakers players
Miami Heat players
Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball players
Santa Cruz Warriors players
Shooting guards
Undrafted National Basketball Association players