born august american professional basketball player national_basketball_association nba attended coached junior senior named south_carolina player year mcdonald american nominee went play college basketball started majority games freshman year sophomore season earned second team big honors leading scoring points game selected 39th overall pick nba draft early life high school born august charleston south_carolina james older sister named cousin played nba cousin plays basketball teammates team teammates accepted division basketball scholarships attended played basketball cyclones coach sophomore averaged points rebounds game junior season posted averages points rebounds game named state player year repeated player year senior scoring points game grabbing rebounds game leading state title game named valuable player porter holiday classic scoring points championship nominated selected participate espn ranked best prospect class noted best shooter position recruited south_carolina michigan chose signed liked college town atmosphere got coaching staff college career freshman coming freshman year expected fill point shooting void departed senior college career started slowly connecting field goals limited action games season ending leg injury december forced larger role offense started games february scored points help point second half deficit defeat missouri ncaa tournament round victory scored season high points shooting season ended loss round finished record overall averaged points rebounds game led team scoring times sophomore sophomore led team finished ninth big scoring points game contributing rebounds game hit percent shots floor percent free throws scored excess points games led team scoring times scored career high points overtime victory arkansas including team las points regulation earned big player week week honors week december january tallied points including overtime defeat missouri led went lost ncaa tournament round florida state contest contributed points selected big second team conclusion regular season named man district vii team covering college basketball players states texas arkansas louisiana recognized eighth district second team selection making eligible teams district equivalent named second team big junior prior junior season head coach left position replaced impressed kennedy coaching chose remain listed preseason wooden award unanimous choice preseason big team despite preseason favorite league finished overall big team hampered injuries including knee injury forced sit games averaged points rebounds game previous season april declared nba draft final season collegiate eligibility thanked statement college statistics professional career selected 39th overall pick nba draft august signed rookie scale contract december assigned fort wayne mad ants week later recalled finished rookie season having managed games averaging points rebounds assists minutes game milwaukee present july traded exchange guard contrast limited action played games starting averaging points rebounds assists steals minutes game december scored career high points win december seconds remaining regulation hit contested game winning defeat minutes action bench recorded points assists rebound steal march scored career high points shooting win second season emerged important player shooting percent floor percent point arc averaged points rebounds assists game july signed year million contract player option fifth year constituted significant pay raise earned prior year december loss scored career high points field point range march win scored points shooting including marking player march tied career high points april overtime win philadelphia personal life christian july penned column charleston church shooting explained shooting affected deeply grew charleston grandmother knew people slaughtered personally met victims dropped nephew basketball camp long shooting charleston staying strong wounds deep wrote nba career statistics regular season playoffs
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