Saturday evening, thirteen former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from January 30.
Best Of The Day: Robert Covington
Robert Covington, also known as RoCo, made his return to the Portland Trail Blazers after a 2-game absence.
- Robert Covington (Proviso West/Trail Blazers)- 34 minutes, 9 points, 3/5 FG, 1/3 3PT, 2/2 FT, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and +19 in a 123-122 win over the Bulls.
The rest of the performances of the day:
- Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 26 minutes, 1 point, 0/5 FG, 0/5 3PT, 1/2 FT, an offensive rebound, 6 total rebounds, 6 assists, a steal, 2 turnovers, and +8 in a 105-104 win over the Kings.
- Max Strus (Stagg/Heat)- 13 minutes, 7 points, 3/4 FG, 1/2 3PT, and -3 in a 105-104 win over the Kings.
- Richaun Holmes (Lockport/Kings)- 28 minutes, 4 points, 2/4 FG, an offensive rebound, 6 total rebounds, an assist, a steal, a block, and +5 in a 105-104 loss to the Heat.
- John Konchar (West Chicago/Grizzlies)- 15 minutes, 2 points, 1/2 FG, an offensive rebound, 7 total rebounds, a turnover, and +4 in a 129-112 win over the Spurs.
- Keita Bates-Diop (University/Spurs)- 3 minutes, 0/2 FG, 0/1 3PT, a rebound, and -3 in a 129-112 loss to the Grizzlies.
- Anthony Davis (Perspectives/Lakers)- 36 minutes, 27 points, 11/25 FG, 1/2 3PT, 4/7 FT, 6 offensive rebounds, 14 total rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, a turnover, and -10 in a 96-95 win over the Celtics.
- Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Lakers)- 23 minutes, 6 points, 3/8 FG, 0/1 3PT, an offensive rebound, 4 total rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, and -3 in a 96-95 win over the Celtics.
- Frank Kaminsky (Benet/Suns)- 9 minutes, 7 points, 3/5 FG, 1/1 3PT, 2 offensive rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, 2 turnovers, and -3 in a 111-105 win over the Mavericks.
- Abdel Nader (Niles North/Suns)- 22 minutes, 7 points, 1/4 FG, 1/2 3PT, 4/4 FT, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, and +9 in a 111-105 win over the Mavericks.
- Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Mavericks)- 26 minutes, 7 points, 3/8 FG, 1/3 3PT, 2 offensive rebounds, 3 total rebounds, 3 assists, a turnover, and -17 in a 111-105 loss to the Suns.
- Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young/Pistons)- 12 minutes, 2 points, 1/3 FG, 0/1 3PT, an offensive rebound, 3 total rebounds, and -1 in a 118-91 loss to the Warriors.
- Derrick Rose (Simeon/Pistons)- 17 minutes, 8 points, 3/11 FG, 0/1 3PT, 2/2 FT, 2 offensive rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, and -1 in a 118-91 loss to the Warriors.
Extra News
The Oak Park-River Forest grad Iman Shumpert is back in the NBA after signing with the Brooklyn Nets.
He played 13 games last season with Nets before being waived. His last NBA game was December 11, 2019.
