highest scoring game by rookie 2026

Kon Knueppel scored the most points by a rookie in 2025-26, with 1,498 points.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
1,498
2025-26
81
31.5
18.5
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.5
3.4
7.9
42.5
2.4
2.8
86.3
63.3
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,551
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
1,473
2025-26
70
33.5
21.0
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
3VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
1,199
2025-26
75
35.0
16.0
5.6
4.2
1.4
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.8
2.0
5.6
35.4
2.0
2.4
81.8
54.0
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,623
423
315
107
39
137
214
+57
4Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
1,169
2025-26
82
25.8
14.3
3.7
3.4
1.2
0.4
5.3
12.3
43.4
1.2
3.7
33.0
2.4
3.0
78.9
52.5
0.7
2.9
2.2
2,112
300
279
97
30
178
151
-287
5Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
993
2025-26
70
28.0
14.2
4.3
1.9
0.8
0.7
5.6
12.6
44.6
2.0
5.7
34.4
0.9
1.3
75.0
53.8
1.5
2.8
1.5
1,963
298
130
59
48
107
192
-437
6Derik Queen
D. Queen
948
2025-26
80
25.1
11.9
7.1
3.7
1.1
0.9
4.4
9.3
47.5
0.3
1.1
26.4
2.7
3.4
79.5
54.8
1.7
5.4
2.4
2,011
568
297
84
73
189
215
-293
7Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
922
2025-26
70
27.6
13.2
7.8
1.4
0.5
0.6
5.5
9.5
57.6
0.3
1.1
32.4
1.9
2.4
78.6
62.4
2.0
5.8
1.3
1,930
548
98
37
39
93
165
-447
8Cedric Coward
C. Coward
843
2025-26
62
25.8
13.6
5.9
2.8
0.6
0.4
4.9
10.5
47.1
1.5
4.4
33.8
2.3
2.7
84.3
58.5
1.3
4.5
1.7
1,598
364
171
40
27
105
126
+23
9Dylan Harper
D. Harper
813
2025-26
68
22.7
12.0
3.4
3.9
0.8
0.4
4.9
9.6
50.8
0.9
2.6
34.7
1.3
1.8
75.6
57.8
0.8
2.6
1.4
1,547
233
265
53
24
98
138
+319
10Will Riley
W. Riley
764
2025-26
69
23.0
11.1
3.0
2.0
0.8
0.1
3.9
8.8
44.5
1.1
3.5
32.0
2.1
2.6
80.9
55.6
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,588
204
138
54
8
93
88
-471
11Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
733
2025-26
60
24.0
12.2
2.8
2.0
0.6
0.3
4.5
10.8
41.9
1.9
5.4
35.8
1.3
1.5
87.4
53.5
0.5
2.4
1.6
1,443
170
122
33
18
93
122
-338
12Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
645
2025-26
64
27.3
10.1
4.1
2.7
1.0
0.3
3.9
9.1
42.9
1.2
3.5
34.8
1.1
1.5
72.2
51.8
1.0
3.2
1.7
1,748
263
172
63
22
108
140
-193
13Walter Clayton Jr.
W. Clayton Jr.
538
2025-26
TOT
65
21.1
8.3
2.1
4.2
0.7
0.3
2.7
7.0
39.2
1.2
3.6
31.6
1.7
1.9
90.1
53.2
0.4
1.7
1.8
1,369
134
272
43
17
115
113
-279
14Egor Dëmin
E. Dëmin
536
2025-26
51
25.4
10.5
3.2
3.4
0.8
0.3
3.5
8.7
40.4
2.4
6.2
39.1
1.1
1.3
83.1
56.8
0.4
2.8
1.7
1,295
162
171
40
16
86
93
-159
15Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
521
2025-26
68
21.5
7.7
5.5
0.8
0.5
1.5
3.2
4.3
75.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
1.7
71.6
76.2
2.4
3.1
0.9
1,462
376
53
32
99
62
107
+36
16Caleb Love
C. Love
509
2025-26
43
22.6
11.8
2.5
2.8
0.6
0.1
4.4
11.2
39.6
2.2
6.6
32.6
0.8
1.1
73.5
50.7
0.5
2.0
1.3
973
109
121
27
4
58
46
-100
17Danny Wolf
D. Wolf
508
2025-26
52
21.7
9.8
5.3
2.3
0.6
0.6
3.4
8.3
41.3
1.3
4.0
32.7
1.6
2.1
77.1
53.0
1.1
4.2
1.3
1,129
273
119
30
32
69
118
-195
18Nolan Traore
N. Traore
499
2025-26
50
23.7
10.0
1.8
4.0
0.9
0.4
3.6
9.3
39.3
1.2
3.7
33.0
1.5
1.9
78.7
49.5
0.3
1.6
2.5
1,185
92
201
44
22
124
112
-253
19Kobe Sanders
K. Sanders
495
2025-26
61
20.8
8.1
2.4
1.7
0.8
0.1
2.9
6.1
47.9
1.3
3.1
41.7
0.9
1.1
82.6
61.2
0.5
1.9
1.2
1,271
145
101
47
9
71
136
+86
20Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
484
2025-26
54
22.6
9.0
5.2
1.9
1.0
1.0
3.7
6.2
58.9
0.3
0.9
36.2
1.3
2.0
65.7
63.1
2.4
2.8
1.1
1,218
280
105
52
53
57
143
+59
21Sion James
S. James
441
2025-26
69
22.9
6.4
3.5
2.0
0.7
0.3
2.0
4.9
40.5
1.2
3.1
38.6
1.2
1.4
85.4
57.5
0.6
2.9
0.8
1,583
240
141
48
18
55
120
+91
22Will Richard
W. Richard
441
2025-26
53
21.2
8.3
2.8
1.5
1.3
0.2
3.1
5.9
51.9
1.3
3.5
38.4
0.9
1.0
85.2
65.7
1.1
1.6
0.8
1,123
147
79
70
8
45
108
+9
23Drake Powell
D. Powell
408
2025-26
58
22.2
7.0
1.8
1.5
0.6
0.2
2.5
6.1
40.4
0.9
3.1
28.3
1.2
1.3
89.6
52.3
0.4
1.5
1.0
1,286
106
89
36
12
57
86
-426
24Ryan Nembhard
R. Nembhard
397
2025-26
50
21.1
7.9
2.4
5.6
0.5
0.0
3.2
7.4
43.5
1.0
2.5
37.8
0.5
0.6
80.6
51.5
0.3
2.1
1.4
1,056
119
282
23
1
72
81
-25
25Javon Small
J. Small
396
2025-26
35
22.0
11.3
3.5
3.9
0.9
0.2
3.8
7.8
48.9
1.7
3.8
44.8
1.9
2.3
82.9
63.9
1.0
2.5
1.5
771
124
138
32
8
51
58
-101

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28
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