NBA Draft Roundup: Brandon Miller, Gradey Dick Shine on Saturday
Saturday featured a loaded slate of college basketball games, many of which included 2023 Draft hopefuls.
Saturday had a loaded slate of college basketball games, many of which included 2023 NBA Draft hopefuls looking to raise their stock. The cherry on top: ten ranked teams suffered losses in the wild league that is college basketball.
Here were some of the top performances from Saturday’s slate of college games:
Gradey Dick, Kansas
Dick willed the No. 2 Jayhawks to yet another win on Saturday, leading the team in scoring with 21 points. He finished 7-for-13 overall and 5-for-9 from beyond the arc, yet again showcasing his premier perimeter ability.
He also tacked on five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Brandon Miller, Alabama
Miller was on fire Saturday, raining down bucket after bucket in the Crimson Tide’s rout of LSU.
He finished with a scorching 31 points on 11-for-16 shooting, all in just 24 minutes. He also managed to add nine rebounds and an assist.
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Jackson-Davis did was he does best on Saturday: stuffed the stat sheet.
In the win over No. 18 Wisconsin, he finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, five blocks and one steal. He finished 9-for-13 from the field and didn’t attempt a single 3-pointer in the terrific performance.
Anthony Black and Ricky Council IV, Arkansas
Despite losing to Vanderbilt, 97-84, on Saturday, several Razorbacks showed up to play.
Projected lottery pick Black scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds, dished three assists and blocked one shot. Council scored an efficient 24 points on 7-for-12 shooting.
Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine
Lewis continued to make his lottery ascent on Saturday, showing his elite-level scoring and shotmaking ability.
Lewis scored 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting in a variety of different ways. He also added one rebound, two assists and a steal.
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