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Tuesday evening, six former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from February 9.

Best of the Day: Derrick Rose

Simeon’s Derrick Rose is back in New York and made his presence known early. Here’s a recap of his night through the New York Knicks Twitter.

https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/1359325745521315843?s=21

• Derrick Rose (Simeon/Knicks)- 20 minutes, 14 points, 5/9 FG, 2/3 3PT, 2/2 FT, a rebound, 3 assists, a steal, 2 turnovers, and +6 in a 98-96 loss to the Heat.

The rest of the performances of the day:

• Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Heat)- 33 minutes, 11 points, 3/8 FG, 3/6 3PT, 2/2 FT, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, 2 turnovers, and +8 in a 98-96 win over the Knicks.

• Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 21 minutes, 0/2 FG, 0/2 3PT, 4 rebounds, a steal, a block, and -16 in a 98-96 win over the Knicks.
• Keita Bates-Diop (University/Spurs)- 4 minutes, 0/2 FG, an offensive rebound, a steal, and -3 in a 114-91 loss to the Warriors.
• Robert Covington (Proviso West/Trail Blazers)- 35 minutes, 5 points, 2/6 FG, 1/5 3PT, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers, and +11 in 106-97 loss to the Magic.

• Richaun Holmes (Lockport/Kings)- 22 minutes, 10 points, 5/9 FG. 0/1 FT, 2 offensive rebounds, 5 assists, an assist, a block, a turnover, and -10 in a 119-111 loss to 76ers.