Wednesday evening, twelve former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from January 20.
Best of the Day: Kendrick Nunn
Kendrick Nunn has had a nice couple of days. Last night, he dropped 28 points with 8 rebounds and 5 assists off the bench.
“He just grinds and works at it every day, and we really needed it today… He really produced.” – Coach Spoelstra on Kendrick Nunn.
- Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Heat)- 35 minutes, 28 points, 9/12 FG, 4/6 3PT, 6/6 FT, an offensive rebound, 8 total rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, 5 turnovers, and +11 in a 111-102 win over the Raptors.
The rest of the performances of the day:
- Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 22 minutes, 13 points, 5/6 FG, 3/4 3PT, an offensive rebound, 3 total rebounds, assists, a steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers, and +2 in a 111-102 win over the Raptors.
- Max Strus (Stagg/Heat)- 11 minutes, 3 points, 1/4 FG, 1/3 3PT, 2 rebounds, and +5 in a 111-102 win over the Raptors.
- Fred VanVleet (Auburn/Raptors)- 37 minutes, 24 points, 7/18 FG, 3/8 3PT, 7/8 FT, 2 offensive rebounds, 5 total rebounds, 9 assists, a steal, 2 turnovers, and -4 in a 111-102 loss to the Heat.
- Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Mavericks)- 34 minutes, 19 points, 8/13 FG, 0/2 3PT, 3/3 FT, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, a turnover, and +10 in a 124-122 win over the Pacers.
- Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young/Pistons)- 9 minutes, 2 points, 1/3 FG, and -2 in a 123-115 loss to the Hawks.
- Derrick Rose (Simeon/Pistons)- 29 minutes, 14 points, 7/15 FG, 0/1 3PT, a rebound, an assist, a steal, a block, a turnover, and -14 in a 123-115 loss to the Hawks.
- Frank Kaminsky (Benet/Suns)- 12 minutes, 4 points, 2/6 FG, 0/2 3PT, an offensive rebound, 2 total rebounds, an assist, a block, and +11 in a 109-103 win over the Rockets.
- Abdel Nader (Niles North/Suns)- 12 minutes, 5 points, 2/3 FG, 0/1 3PT, 1/1 FT, 2 rebounds, an assist, and +2 in a 109-103 win over the Rockets.
- Jevon Carter (Proviso East/Suns)- 8 minutes, 0/2 FG, 0/1 3PT, and +2 in a 109-103 win over the Rockets.
- Richaun Holmes (Lockport/Kings)- 35 minutes, 8 points, 4/7 FG, an offensive rebound, 7 total rebounds, 4 assists, a steal, a block, 2 turnovers, and -20 in a 115-96 loss to the Clippers.
- Patrick Beverly (Marshall/Clippers)- 24 minutes, 6 points, 2/6 FG, 2/4 3PT, 3 rebounds, a steal, a block, a turnover, and +10 in a 115-96 win over the Kings.
