Former Purdue Basketball Players Edwards, Mathias Finish NBA Summer League
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Former Purdue basketball players Carsen Edwards and Dakota Mathias finished up the NBA Summer League play Tuesday and helped their teams to winning records.
Edwards, a second-round NBA Draft pick in 2019, aided the Boston Celtics to the NBA Summer League Championship Game while the team recorded a 4-1 overall record. During the five-game span, he averaged 13.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
The former Purdue star posted 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the Celtics' Summer League opener against the Atlanta Hawks. He followed up the stellar performance with 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a matchup with the Denver Nuggets.
Mathias, a 2018 Purdue graduate, was part of a Utah Jazz team that finished 3-2 in the Summer League. He averaged 9.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.8 steals per contest. He shot 15-of-42 from the field, including 9-of-28 from 3-point range. Mathias was also a perfect 8-of-8 from the free-throw line.
In his final performance of the Summer League, Mathias recorded 22 points and five rebounds in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The NBA season is set to begin on Oct. 19.
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