Former Illinois Prep Athletes and their NBA Performances- March 31 Recap

Wednesday evening, nine former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from March 31.

Best of the Day: Fred VanVleet

Despite Dixon’s Isaiah Roby and the Oklahoma Thunder getting the win, Auburn’s Fred VanVleet was very active and filled the whole stat sheet so he gets the honor of being the “Best of the Day” for March 31

Fred VanVleet (Auburn/Raptors)- 39 minutes, 18 points, 5/17 FG, 3/10 3PT, 5/6 FT, 4 rebounds, a game-high 7 assists, a game-high 5 steals, a game-high 4 blocks, 2 turnovers, and -9 in a 113-103 loss to the Thunder.

The rest of the performances of the day:

Isaiah Roby (Dixon/Thunder)- 32 minutes, 17 points, 7/12 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT, 4 offensive rebounds, 10 total rebounds, 3 assists, 4 turnovers, and +0 in a 113-103 win over the Raptors. His 10 total rebound tied a career-high.
Richaun Holmes (Lockport/Kings)- 31 minutes, 14 points, 6/8 FG, 2/2 3PT, 5 offensive rebounds, a game-high 15 total rebounds, a tame-high 2 blocks, a turnover, and -28 in a 120-106 loss to the Spurs. Holmes is up to 20 double-doubles this season.

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Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 23 minutes, 2 points, 1/4 FG, 0/1 3PT, 2 offensive rebounds, 7 total rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, a turnover, and +3 in a 92-87 win over the Pacers.
Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Mavericks)- 33 minutes, 21 points, 8/10 FG, 1/1 3PT, 4/4 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, a turnover, and -1 in a 113-108 win over the Celtics.

𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 pic.twitter.com/E0lXuaZg7t
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) April 1, 2021

What a find 😮 pic.twitter.com/DMYWspesvC
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) April 1, 2021

“Staying tough, staying resilient, staying poised.” – @jalenbrunson1 on what it takes to close out games 💪 #MFFL pic.twitter.com/vuJjMbbxPY
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) April 1, 2021

Jevon Carter (Proviso East/Suns)- 13 minutes, 0/1 FG, an offensive rebound, 2 total rebounds, an assist, and -2 in a 121-116 win over the Bulls.

Bulls have to better at exploiting mismatches. Somehow Lauri is not able to get the ball to Theis who had the size advantage over Mikal Bridges. Lauri is struggling to get a good post entry over a 6’1 Jevon Carter. pic.twitter.com/juO7jPMF5u
— Larry Golden (@_LarroHoops) April 1, 2021

Alfonzo McKinnie (Marshall/Lakers)- 2 minutes, 4 points, 1/1 FG, 2/3 FT, a rebound, and +3 in a 112-97 loss to the Bucks.
Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Lakers)- 17 minutes, 3 points, 1/4 FG, 0/1 3PT, 1/2 FT, a rebound, an assist, a team-high 6 turnovers, and +2 in a 112-97 loss to the Bucks.
Robert Covington (Proviso West/Trail Blazers)- 30 minutes, 16 points, 6/8 FG, 4/5 3PT, 6 rebounds, an assist, a game-high 3 steals (tied with Norman Powell), a block, a turnover, and a game-high +22 in a 124-101 win over the Pistons.