Former Illinois Prep Athletes and their NBA Performances- March 23 Recap

Tuesday evening, seven former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from March 23.

Best of the Day: Robert Covington

• Robert Covington (Proviso West/Trail Blazers)- 25 minutes, 13 points, 4/8 FG, 4/6 3PT, 1/2 FT, an offensive rebound, 9 total rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, and +0 in a 116-112 loss to the Nets.

The rest of the performances of the day:

• Jevon Carter (Proviso East/Suns)- 1 minute, 2 points, 1/1 FG, and -4 in 110-100 win over the Heat.
• Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Heat)- 35 minutes, a team-high 25 points, 10/19 FG, 5/9 3PT, 3 rebounds, an assist, and -9 in a 110-100 loss to the Suns.

• Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 17 minutes, 4 points, 1/2 FG, 2/2 3PT, 2 offensive rebounds, 4 total rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, a block, and +0 in a 110-100 loss to the Suns.

• Max Strus (Stagg/Heat)- 4 minutes, 6 points, 2/3 FG, 2/3 3PT, an offensive rebound, a steal, and +9 in a 110-100 loss to the Suns.
• Alfonzo McKinnie (Marshall/Lakers)- 8 minutes, 8 points, 3/5 FG, 2/4 3PT, a rebound, and +5 in a 128-111 loss to the Pelicans.
• Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Lakers)- 19 minutes, 5 points, 2/5 FG, 1/2 3PT, a rebound, 4 assists, a team-high 2 steal a (tied with Alex Caruso and Dennis Schröder), and -11 in a 128-111 loss to the Pelicans.