Former Illinois Prep Athletes and their NBA Performances- January 1 Recap

Former Illinois Prep Athletes and their NBA Performances- January 1 Recap

Full recap of former Illinois prep athletes and their NBA performance on January 1.

January 2, 2021

1–2 minutes

Andre Iguodala, Anthony Davis, Derrick Rose, Frank Kaminsky, Jalen Brunson, Jevon Carter, John Konchar, Kendrick Nunn, Patrick Beverly, Robert Covington, Talen Horton-Tucker

Friday began the year 2021 and many hope it brings more good than bad after the year 2020. One thing for sure is that former Illinois prep athletes are making a name for themselves in the NBA. On Friday, ten former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from

Best of The Day: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis came up big in a Lakers’ road win.

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Anthony Davis (Perspectives/Lakers)- 35 minutes, 34 points, 13/26 FG, 4/6 3PT, 4/7 FT, 7 offensive rebounds, 11 total rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, a turnover, and +0 in a 109-103 win over the Spurs

The rest of the performances of the day:

John Konchar (West Chicago/Grizzlies)- 27 minutes, 7 minutes, 3/7 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2 offensive rebounds, 9 total rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, +2 in a 108-93 win over the Hornets.

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Derrick Rose (Simeon/Pistons)- 24 minutes, 17 points, 7/12 FG, 0/3 3PT, 3/4 FT, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers, and +4 in a 96-93 win over the Celtics.

Pistons’ Derrick Rose driving to the basket in the third quarter against the Celtics. Photo credits: @Pistons on Twitter

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Robert Covington (Proviso West/Trail Blazers)- 36 minutes, 8 points, 2/8 FG, 2/7 3PT, 2/2 FT, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, a block, +29 in a 123-98 win over the Warriors.
Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Lakers)- 14 minutes, 5 points, 2/6 FG, 1/2 3PT, a rebound, a steal, two blocks, and +2 in a 109-103 win over the Spurs.
Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 13 minutes, 3 points, 1/5 FG, 1/3 3PT, 2 rebounds, a steal, and -7 in a 93-83 loss to the Mavericks.
Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Lakers)- 6 minutes, 0/2 FG, a turnover, and -4 in a 93-83 loss to the Mavericks.
Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Mavericks)- 12 minutes, 2 points, 1/5 FG, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, a turnover, and -2 in a 93-83 win over the Heat.
Frank Kaminsky (Benet/Suns)- 10 minutes, 3 points, 1/3 FG, 0/1 3PT, 1/2 FT, 3 offensive rebounds, 4 total rebounds, 2 assists, and +14 in a 106-103 win over the Nuggets.
Jevon Carter (Proviso East/Suns)- 15 minutes, 0/1 FG, 0/1 3PT, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and +12 in a 106-103 win over the Nuggets.