After averaging 7.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game during his rookie season with the Golden State Warriors, former Indiana Hoosier Trayce Jackson-Davis finished 11th in NBA All-Rookie team voting.
When Trayce Jackson-Davis was selected 57th overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, he sent out a memorable Tweet.Jackson-Davis was passed up by nearly every NBA franchise in last June's draft, despite an All-American career at Indiana, where Jackson-Davis became the program's all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots and finished third on the all-time scoring chart.
As a rookie, Jackson-Davis started 16 games and played in 68, logging 16.6 minutes per game. He averaged 7.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. His 70.2% field goal percentage ranked fourth in the NBA among players with at least 175 attempts, and it's No. 1 all-time among Hoosiers with at least 300 field goal attempts in a single NBA season.
On Monday, the NBA All-Rookie teams were announced, and Jackson-Davis fell one vote short of making the second team. Memphis forward GG Jackson received 43 votes, and Jackson-Davis received 42. By this measure, he had the 11th best season among NBA rookies in 2023-24.Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Jaime Jaquez Jr.
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