Saturday night, five former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in various NBA games. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from March 12.
Best of the Day: Ayo Dosunmu
- Ayo Dosunmu (Morgan Park/Chicago Bulls)-36 minutes, 17 points, 7/10 FG, 3/4 3PT, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, a game-high 2 blocks (tied with Cav’s Evan Mobley), 2 turnovers, and +3 in a 101-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Rest of the Day’s Performances
- Max Strus (Stagg/Miami Heat)- 31 minutes, 19 points, 6/12 FG, 5/11 3PT, 2/2 FT, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, a turnover, and +14 in a 113-104 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
- Keifer Sykes (Marshall/Indiana Pacers)- 17 minutes, 9 points, 3/6 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT, 3 assists, and +8 in a 119-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
- Keita Bates-Diop (University/San Antonio Spurs)- 8 minutes, 2 points, 1/2 FG, 3 rebounds, and -15 in a 119-108 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
- Jevon Carter (Proviso East/Milwaukee Bucks)- 26 minutes, 9 points, 3/4 FG, 3/4 3PT, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, a team-high 1 block (tied with Giannis Antetokounmpo), and +4 in a 122-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
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