Aaron Gordon leads former Wildcats in points and rebounds at NBA's midway point
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Here's a look at former Arizona Wildcats' statistics in the NBA at the season's midway point. All stats through Jan. 12.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Orlando Magic
• Points per game: 11.5 — Gordon leads in points per game.
• Field goals: 178-404 (44.1 percent)
• 3-pointers: 46-141 (32.6 percent)
• Free throws: 56-89 (62.9 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 4.6 — Gordon is tied for most rebounds per game.
• Assists per game: 1.9
• Steals per game: 0.7
• Blocks per game: 0.5 — Gordon is tied for most blocks per game.
• Turnovers per game: 1.2
• Minutes played per game: 26.7
• Breakout game: Gordon's best game of the season so far came against the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 14. Gordon posted a career-high 33 points (13-21 FGs, 4-8 3-pointers), seven rebounds and two assists. The Magic lost 113-108. Check out some of Gordon's highlights from that game below.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
• Points per game: 9.4
• Field goals: 101-226 (44.7 percent)
• 3-pointers: 64-143 (44.8 percent) — Frye leads in 3-point field goal percentage.
• Free throws: 25-29 (86.2 percent) — Frye leads in free-throw percentage.
• Rebounds per game: 3.2
• Assists per game: 0.6
• Steals per game: 0.4
• Blocks per game: 0.5 — Frye is tied for most blocks per game.
• Turnovers per game: 0.7
• Minutes played per game: 18.8
• Breakout game: Frye's best game of the season so far came against the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 15. Frye dropped a season-high 21 points (7-10 FGs, 5-8 3-pointers), grabbed three rebounds and had one assist, one block and no turnovers across 20 minutes. The Cavs won 121-117.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Brooklyn Nets
• Points per game: 7.8
• Field goals: 86-228 (37.7 percent)
• 3-pointers: 8-33 (24.2 percent)
• Free throws: 85-113 (75.2 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 4.6 — Hollis-Jefferson is tied for most rebounds per game.
• Assists per game: 2.0
• Steals per game: 1.0
• Blocks per game: 0.5 — Hollis-Jefferson is tied for most blocks per game.
• Turnovers per game: 1.4
• Minutes played per game: 22.0
• Breakout game: Hollis-Jefferson's best game of the season so far came against the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 12. Hollis-Jefferson posted his only double-double of the season with a season-best 20 points (5-12 FGs, 10-11 FTs) and a season-high 13 rebounds. He also added four assists, a block and a steal in 30 minutes. It was the only time this season RHJ has posted double-digit rebounds. The Nets won 122-104.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Miami Heat
• Points per game: 6.5
• Field goals: 52-134 (38.8 percent)
• 3-pointers: 8-43 (18.6 percent)
• Free throws: 31-50 (62.0 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 3.2
• Assists per game: 0.6
• Steals per game: 0.4
• Blocks per game: 0.2
• Turnovers per game: 0.5
• Minutes played per game: 16.5
• Breakout game: Williams' best game of the season so far came against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 9. D-Will scored a season-high 17 points (6-11 FGs, 5-7 FTs) and had two rebounds, one assist, two steals and no turnovers. The Heat lost 114-84.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: New Orleans Pelicans
• Points per game: 5.8
• Field goals: 71-191 (37.2 percent)
• 3-pointers: 34-102 (33.3 percent)
• Free throws: 46-54 (85.2 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 3.7
• Assists per game: 1.7
• Steals per game: 0.9
• Blocks per game: 0.4
• Turnovers per game: 0.9
• Minutes played per game: 27.2 — Hill leads in minutes played per game.
• Breakout game: Hill's best game of the season so far came against former Wildcat Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 12. Hill posted his only double-double of the season with 14 points (5-10 FGs) and a season-high 10 rebounds. He also added three assists and two steals across 33 minutes. It was the only time this season Hill has posted double-digit rebounds. The Pelicans won 104-95.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Golden State Warriors
• Points per game: 5.7
• Field goals: 88-188 (46.8 percent) — Iguodala leads in field goal percentage.
• 3-pointers: 28-85 (32.9 percent)
• Free throws: 18-31 (58.1 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 3.6
• Assists per game: 3.3
• Steals per game: 0.8
• Blocks per game: 0.4
• Turnovers per game: 0.6
• Minutes played per game: 25.1
• Breakout game: Iguodala's best game of the season so far came against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 28. Iguodala posted 12 points (5-9 FGs), five rebounds, five assists, one block and no turnovers in 28 minutes. The Warriors won 105-100.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
• Points per game: 5.0
• Field goals: 65-162 (40.1 percent)
• 3-pointers: 25-86 (29.1 percent)
• Free throws: 35-44 (79.5 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 2.2
• Assists per game: 0.9
• Steals per game: 0.3
• Blocks per game: 0.1
• Turnovers per game: 0.6
• Minutes played per game: 19.1
• Breakout game: Jefferson's best game of the season so far came against the Pelicans on Jan. 2. Jefferson posted his only double-double of the season with 12 points (4-9 FGs) and a season-high 12 rebounds. He also had two assists across 29 minutes. The Cavs won 90-82.
Jefferson's best play of the season, however, came on Christmas day in the NBA Finals rematch between the Cavs and the Golden State Warriors. RJ posterized Klay Thompson with a massive dunk. Check it out below.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Philadelphia 76ers
• Points per game: 4.9
• Field goals: 75-174 (43.1 percent)
• 3-pointers: 6-24 (25 percent)
• Free throws: 19-27 (70.4 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 2.8
• Assists per game: 5.3 — McConnell leads in assists per game.
• Steals per game: 1.4 — McConnell leads in steals per game.
• Blocks per game: 0.1
• Turnovers per game: 1.7
• Minutes played per game: 22.1
• Breakout game: McConnell's best game of the season so far came just a few days ago when he drained a game-winning shot over Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks. In that game, McConnell posted eight points (4-6 FGs), six rebounds and seven assists. The 76ers won 98-97.
After the game, McConnell told ESPN's "SportsCenter" that it was his "first buzzer-beater ever playing basketball, so it felt pretty good." (See the video of his buzzer-beater and postgame interview below).
McConnell also shined in a game against former UA teammate Stanley Johnson and the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 11. In that game, McConnell was one assist shy of a triple-double — he posted 12 points (6-9 FGs), 10 rebounds and nine assists.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Detroit Pistons
• Points per game: 3.6
• Field goals: 49-137 (35.8 percent)
• 3-pointers: 16-56 (28.6 percent)
• Free throws: 19-30 (63.3 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 2.2
• Assists per game: 1.2
• Steals per game: 0.6
• Blocks per game: 0.4
• Turnovers per game: 0.6
• Minutes played per game: 15.6
• Breakout game: Johnson's best game of the season so far came against the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 7. Johnson posted 11 points (4-7 FGs), four rebounds, three assists, one steal and no turnovers in 25 minutes. The Pistons lost 114-82.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Milwaukee Bucks
• Points per game: 3.2
• Field goals: 34-91 (37.4 percent)
• 3-pointers: 26-66 (39.4 percent)
• Free throws: 8-10 (80 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 1.2
• Assists per game: 1.4
• Steals per game: 0.5
• Blocks per game: 0.2
• Turnovers per game: 0.4
• Minutes played per game: 17.3
• Breakout game: Terry's best game of the season came against the Atlanta Hawks on Dec. 9. Terry posted nine points (3-5 3-pointers), grabbed four rebounds and dished out two assists in 20 minutes. The Bucks lost 114-110.
Another one of Terry's best moments from the season was when he jumped on the scorer's table in celebration of an alley-oop he tossed to teammate Jabari Parker. Check out the oop and celebration below.
The JET fuels JAMbari!!#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/Om6ykO1ryw
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 7, 2017
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Minnesota Timberwolves
• Points per game: 2.0 — Hill has only played in five games this season.
• Field goals: 4-11 (36.4 percent)
• 3-pointers: 0-0
• Free throws: 2-2
• Rebounds per game: 2.6
• Assists per game: 0.0
• Steals per game: 0.2
• Blocks per game: 0.0
• Turnovers per game: 0.6
• Minutes played per game: 8.0
• Breakout game: Out of the five games he's played in, Hill's best game of the season so far came against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 25. Hill posted four points (2-7 FGs), six rebounds and one steal in 19 minutes. The Timberwolves lost 112-100.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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• Team: Philadelphia 76ers
• Points per game: 11.0 — Bayless only played in three games this season before having surgery in December to repair a torn ligament in his wrist. He will likely miss the rest of the season.
• Field goals: 11-32 (34.4 percent)
• 3-pointers: 2-5 (40 percent)
• Free throws: 9-10 (90 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 4.0
• Assists per game: 4.3
• Steals per game: 0.0
• Blocks per game: 0.0
• Turnovers per game: 3.0
• Minutes played per game: 23.7
• Breakout game: Out of the three games Bayless played in this season, his best came against the Grizzlies on Nov. 23. He dropped 18 points (6-15 FGs, 5-6 FTs), grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists. The 76ers lost 104-99.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
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*Leaders based on minimum of 10 games played.
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- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Orlando Magic
• Points per game: 11.5 — Gordon leads in points per game.
• Field goals: 178-404 (44.1 percent)
• 3-pointers: 46-141 (32.6 percent)
• Free throws: 56-89 (62.9 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 4.6 — Gordon is tied for most rebounds per game.
• Assists per game: 1.9
• Steals per game: 0.7
• Blocks per game: 0.5 — Gordon is tied for most blocks per game.
• Turnovers per game: 1.2
• Minutes played per game: 26.7
• Breakout game: Gordon's best game of the season so far came against the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 14. Gordon posted a career-high 33 points (13-21 FGs, 4-8 3-pointers), seven rebounds and two assists. The Magic lost 113-108. Check out some of Gordon's highlights from that game below.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
• Points per game: 9.4
• Field goals: 101-226 (44.7 percent)
• 3-pointers: 64-143 (44.8 percent) — Frye leads in 3-point field goal percentage.
• Free throws: 25-29 (86.2 percent) — Frye leads in free-throw percentage.
• Rebounds per game: 3.2
• Assists per game: 0.6
• Steals per game: 0.4
• Blocks per game: 0.5 — Frye is tied for most blocks per game.
• Turnovers per game: 0.7
• Minutes played per game: 18.8
• Breakout game: Frye's best game of the season so far came against the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 15. Frye dropped a season-high 21 points (7-10 FGs, 5-8 3-pointers), grabbed three rebounds and had one assist, one block and no turnovers across 20 minutes. The Cavs won 121-117.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Brooklyn Nets
• Points per game: 7.8
• Field goals: 86-228 (37.7 percent)
• 3-pointers: 8-33 (24.2 percent)
• Free throws: 85-113 (75.2 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 4.6 — Hollis-Jefferson is tied for most rebounds per game.
• Assists per game: 2.0
• Steals per game: 1.0
• Blocks per game: 0.5 — Hollis-Jefferson is tied for most blocks per game.
• Turnovers per game: 1.4
• Minutes played per game: 22.0
• Breakout game: Hollis-Jefferson's best game of the season so far came against the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 12. Hollis-Jefferson posted his only double-double of the season with a season-best 20 points (5-12 FGs, 10-11 FTs) and a season-high 13 rebounds. He also added four assists, a block and a steal in 30 minutes. It was the only time this season RHJ has posted double-digit rebounds. The Nets won 122-104.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Miami Heat
• Points per game: 6.5
• Field goals: 52-134 (38.8 percent)
• 3-pointers: 8-43 (18.6 percent)
• Free throws: 31-50 (62.0 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 3.2
• Assists per game: 0.6
• Steals per game: 0.4
• Blocks per game: 0.2
• Turnovers per game: 0.5
• Minutes played per game: 16.5
• Breakout game: Williams' best game of the season so far came against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 9. D-Will scored a season-high 17 points (6-11 FGs, 5-7 FTs) and had two rebounds, one assist, two steals and no turnovers. The Heat lost 114-84.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: New Orleans Pelicans
• Points per game: 5.8
• Field goals: 71-191 (37.2 percent)
• 3-pointers: 34-102 (33.3 percent)
• Free throws: 46-54 (85.2 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 3.7
• Assists per game: 1.7
• Steals per game: 0.9
• Blocks per game: 0.4
• Turnovers per game: 0.9
• Minutes played per game: 27.2 — Hill leads in minutes played per game.
• Breakout game: Hill's best game of the season so far came against former Wildcat Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 12. Hill posted his only double-double of the season with 14 points (5-10 FGs) and a season-high 10 rebounds. He also added three assists and two steals across 33 minutes. It was the only time this season Hill has posted double-digit rebounds. The Pelicans won 104-95.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Golden State Warriors
• Points per game: 5.7
• Field goals: 88-188 (46.8 percent) — Iguodala leads in field goal percentage.
• 3-pointers: 28-85 (32.9 percent)
• Free throws: 18-31 (58.1 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 3.6
• Assists per game: 3.3
• Steals per game: 0.8
• Blocks per game: 0.4
• Turnovers per game: 0.6
• Minutes played per game: 25.1
• Breakout game: Iguodala's best game of the season so far came against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 28. Iguodala posted 12 points (5-9 FGs), five rebounds, five assists, one block and no turnovers in 28 minutes. The Warriors won 105-100.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
• Points per game: 5.0
• Field goals: 65-162 (40.1 percent)
• 3-pointers: 25-86 (29.1 percent)
• Free throws: 35-44 (79.5 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 2.2
• Assists per game: 0.9
• Steals per game: 0.3
• Blocks per game: 0.1
• Turnovers per game: 0.6
• Minutes played per game: 19.1
• Breakout game: Jefferson's best game of the season so far came against the Pelicans on Jan. 2. Jefferson posted his only double-double of the season with 12 points (4-9 FGs) and a season-high 12 rebounds. He also had two assists across 29 minutes. The Cavs won 90-82.
Jefferson's best play of the season, however, came on Christmas day in the NBA Finals rematch between the Cavs and the Golden State Warriors. RJ posterized Klay Thompson with a massive dunk. Check it out below.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Philadelphia 76ers
• Points per game: 4.9
• Field goals: 75-174 (43.1 percent)
• 3-pointers: 6-24 (25 percent)
• Free throws: 19-27 (70.4 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 2.8
• Assists per game: 5.3 — McConnell leads in assists per game.
• Steals per game: 1.4 — McConnell leads in steals per game.
• Blocks per game: 0.1
• Turnovers per game: 1.7
• Minutes played per game: 22.1
• Breakout game: McConnell's best game of the season so far came just a few days ago when he drained a game-winning shot over Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks. In that game, McConnell posted eight points (4-6 FGs), six rebounds and seven assists. The 76ers won 98-97.
After the game, McConnell told ESPN's "SportsCenter" that it was his "first buzzer-beater ever playing basketball, so it felt pretty good." (See the video of his buzzer-beater and postgame interview below).
McConnell also shined in a game against former UA teammate Stanley Johnson and the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 11. In that game, McConnell was one assist shy of a triple-double — he posted 12 points (6-9 FGs), 10 rebounds and nine assists.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Detroit Pistons
• Points per game: 3.6
• Field goals: 49-137 (35.8 percent)
• 3-pointers: 16-56 (28.6 percent)
• Free throws: 19-30 (63.3 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 2.2
• Assists per game: 1.2
• Steals per game: 0.6
• Blocks per game: 0.4
• Turnovers per game: 0.6
• Minutes played per game: 15.6
• Breakout game: Johnson's best game of the season so far came against the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 7. Johnson posted 11 points (4-7 FGs), four rebounds, three assists, one steal and no turnovers in 25 minutes. The Pistons lost 114-82.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Milwaukee Bucks
• Points per game: 3.2
• Field goals: 34-91 (37.4 percent)
• 3-pointers: 26-66 (39.4 percent)
• Free throws: 8-10 (80 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 1.2
• Assists per game: 1.4
• Steals per game: 0.5
• Blocks per game: 0.2
• Turnovers per game: 0.4
• Minutes played per game: 17.3
• Breakout game: Terry's best game of the season came against the Atlanta Hawks on Dec. 9. Terry posted nine points (3-5 3-pointers), grabbed four rebounds and dished out two assists in 20 minutes. The Bucks lost 114-110.
Another one of Terry's best moments from the season was when he jumped on the scorer's table in celebration of an alley-oop he tossed to teammate Jabari Parker. Check out the oop and celebration below.
The JET fuels JAMbari!!#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/Om6ykO1ryw
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 7, 2017
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Minnesota Timberwolves
• Points per game: 2.0 — Hill has only played in five games this season.
• Field goals: 4-11 (36.4 percent)
• 3-pointers: 0-0
• Free throws: 2-2
• Rebounds per game: 2.6
• Assists per game: 0.0
• Steals per game: 0.2
• Blocks per game: 0.0
• Turnovers per game: 0.6
• Minutes played per game: 8.0
• Breakout game: Out of the five games he's played in, Hill's best game of the season so far came against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 25. Hill posted four points (2-7 FGs), six rebounds and one steal in 19 minutes. The Timberwolves lost 112-100.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
• Team: Philadelphia 76ers
• Points per game: 11.0 — Bayless only played in three games this season before having surgery in December to repair a torn ligament in his wrist. He will likely miss the rest of the season.
• Field goals: 11-32 (34.4 percent)
• 3-pointers: 2-5 (40 percent)
• Free throws: 9-10 (90 percent)
• Rebounds per game: 4.0
• Assists per game: 4.3
• Steals per game: 0.0
• Blocks per game: 0.0
• Turnovers per game: 3.0
• Minutes played per game: 23.7
• Breakout game: Out of the three games Bayless played in this season, his best came against the Grizzlies on Nov. 23. He dropped 18 points (6-15 FGs, 5-6 FTs), grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists. The 76ers lost 104-99.
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