Pitt Basketball
Bub Carrington Leading All NBA Rookies in Scoring
Bub Carrington has looked more and more comfortable in each of his three games in the NBA so far.
After scoring three points in his career debut, Carrington has logged games of ten points and 13 points, respectively. With an average of 8.7 points per game, that ranks Carrington No. 1 overall among all rookies in scoring. Jamal Shead is second with 8.5 points per game. Carrington’s field-goal percentage was 16.7% in his first game, 25% in his second game, and 80% in his third game.
Carrington’s best offensive game of the season so far came against the Atlanta Hawks, in the Washington Wizards’ first win of the year.
Bub Carrington Delivers Best Performance of Young NBA Career
In 21 minutes, Carrington went four for five from the field, including three for four from three-point range en route to the Wizards first win of the season. Carrington finished with 13 points, three rebounds, two assists, one steal, and only one turnover. The Wizards’ vets Kyle Kuzma, Jordan Poole, and Corey Kispert paved the way in the win over Atlanta.
Bub Carrington | Game 3 in NBA
13 points (career-high)
4-5 FG
3-4 3FG
2-2 FT
3 REB
2 AST
1 STL
1 TO
3 FLS— George Michalowski (@MichalowskiCBB) October 29, 2024
Carrington started 33 games for Pitt as a rookie, averaging 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. The Baltimore, Maryland native shot 41% from the field and 32% from three-point range in his freshman campaign, and alongside Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett, starred for the Panthers in the back court.
Carrington went No. 14 overall in the most recent NBA Draft, making his way from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Washington Wizards via trade. Carrington was the first player drafted in the first round from a Jeff-Capel-led Pitt team.
