No active player in the NBA scored more points in the NCAA tournament than the San Antonio Spurs' Devonte' Graham
There was a basketball trivia question floating around the Spurs’ practice gym on Monday that stumped the nerdiest of hoops nerds. Which active NBA player scored the most career points in the NCAA tournament? Even Devonte’ Graham was surprised to learn the answer was Devonte’ Graham. “It’s an interesting fact,” the 29-year-old reserve guard said. “I think it’s because a lot of these guys didn’t play college. I don’t know if it’s really a big deal or not.” Big deal or not, it's true.
Wembanyama ruled out for Spurs' game against Suns on Monday night Second-place on the list is Miami rookie Jamie Jaquez, who notched 200 points at UCLA, followed by Phoenix’s Grayson Allen , Philadelphia’s Buddy Hield and Utah’s Johnny Juzang . That Graham would sit atop that group isn’t so surprising. Unlike many of the NBA’s top scorers, Graham spent four seasons in college at a school that typically makes a deep tournament push.
The best Spurs coverage in Alamo City, delivered to your inbox Graham is one of 10 players on the Spurs’ roster to have appeared in an NCAA tournament game, a roll call that also includes Keldon Johnson , Devin Vassell , Tre Jones , Jeremy Sochan , Malaki Branham , Blake Wesley , Zach Collins and Sandro Mamukelashvili . Graham and Collins are the only players on that list to have made a Final Four. Even with players matriculating to the pros, March Madness can still infect NBA locker rooms.
Olympics bonds remain strong between Popovich, Suns stars “Just a friendly hundred,” Collins cracked. No matter the result of that wager, Collins had to tip his cap to Graham, the NBA’s current NCAA tournament scoring champion. “Good for him,” Collins said. “That’s a lot of buckets, man.” Collins puts concussion behind him Collins said he has shaken off the cobwebs from a concussion that caused him to miss last Tuesday’s loss against Dallas.
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