highest scoring nba rookie single game 2003

Amar'e Stoudemire had the most points by a rookie in a game in 2002-03, with 38 points against the Timberwolves on December 30, 2002.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring NBA rookie single regular-season game 2003
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
38
12/30/2002
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
45
14
1
0
2
16
24
66.7
0
1
0.0
6
11
54.5
65.9
6
8
4
4
+2
2Caron Butler
C. Butler
35
3/28/2003
MIA MIA
vs
MIN MIN
39
3
7
4
2
15
22
68.2
1
2
50.0
4
7
57.1
69.8
1
2
4
5
+23
3Dajuan Wagner
D. Wagner
33
12/11/2002
CLE CLE
vs
TOR TOR
38
1
2
1
1
12
24
50.0
4
8
50.0
5
5
100.0
63.0
1
0
1
1
+10
4Gordan Giricek
G. Giricek
31
1/3/2003
MEM MEM
vs
LAC LAC
33
5
3
0
0
13
24
54.2
2
5
40.0
3
4
75.0
60.2
1
4
1
2
+7
5Yao Ming
Y. Ming
30
11/21/2002
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
33
16
1
0
2
10
12
83.3
0
0
10
12
83.3
86.8
4
12
3
4
+3
6Yao Ming
Y. Ming
29
12/18/2002
HOU HOU
vs
IND IND
38
10
1
1
6
10
15
66.7
0
0
9
10
90.0
74.7
3
7
3
4
+10
7Dajuan Wagner
D. Wagner
29
12/14/2002
CLE CLE
vs
DEN DEN
42
2
2
1
0
11
19
57.9
5
10
50.0
2
4
50.0
69.8
0
2
2
2
+1
8Dajuan Wagner
D. Wagner
29
12/4/2002
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
40
3
4
2
1
11
25
44.0
2
6
33.3
5
7
71.4
51.6
2
1
6
3
+1
9Dajuan Wagner
D. Wagner
29
11/29/2002
CLE CLE
vs
PHI PHI
42
3
5
1
0
11
26
42.3
3
7
42.9
4
5
80.0
51.4
1
2
3
4
-2
10Gordan Giricek
G. Giricek
29
10/30/2002
MEM MEM
vs
DAL DAL
31
5
1
1
0
10
13
76.9
4
6
66.7
5
8
62.5
87.8
0
5
3
1
-5
11Dajuan Wagner
D. Wagner
28
11/30/2002
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
44
2
2
2
0
8
19
42.1
4
5
80.0
8
11
72.7
58.7
1
1
3
4
0
12Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
27
3/19/2003
CLE CLE
@
MEM MEM
34
12
1
1
0
12
15
80.0
0
0
3
5
60.0
78.5
4
8
1
3
-17
13Juan Dixon
J. Dixon
27
3/1/2003
WAS WAS
vs
CHI CHI
44
6
2
0
0
10
17
58.8
4
8
50.0
3
4
75.0
72.0
2
4
2
3
+15
14Yao Ming
Y. Ming
27
12/3/2002
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
37
18
3
0
3
10
18
55.6
0
0
7
7
100.0
64.0
6
12
2
5
+12
15Caron Butler
C. Butler
26
3/18/2003
MIA MIA
vs
PHI PHI
34
6
1
1
0
10
18
55.6
1
3
33.3
5
5
100.0
64.4
0
6
2
4
-9
16Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
26
3/5/2003
ORL ORL
vs
MIL MIL
37
16
0
0
2
9
14
64.3
0
0
8
10
80.0
70.7
4
12
0
4
0
17Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
26
12/4/2002
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
34
8
2
0
0
10
14
71.4
0
0
6
8
75.0
74.2
5
3
3
3
+8
18Jay Williams
J. Williams
26
11/9/2002
CHI CHI
vs
NJN NJN
45
14
13
2
0
10
22
45.5
4
10
40.0
2
2
100.0
56.8
1
13
2
3
+7
19Caron Butler
C. Butler
25
3/14/2003
MIA MIA
vs
NOH NOH
45
6
3
2
0
11
25
44.0
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
48.3
4
2
3
5
-4
20J.R. Bremer
J.R. Bremer
25
3/7/2003
BOS BOS
vs
LAC LAC
33
5
2
0
0
9
16
56.3
6
12
50.0
1
2
50.0
74.1
0
5
3
2
+7
21Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
25
2/16/2003
PHX PHX
vs
BOS BOS
41
17
1
0
0
9
16
56.3
0
0
7
12
58.3
58.7
5
12
1
2
+20
22Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
25
2/14/2003
PHX PHX
vs
NYK NYK
40
14
3
0
1
9
13
69.2
0
0
7
10
70.0
71.8
4
10
7
4
-5
23Yao Ming
Y. Ming
25
2/11/2003
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
40
10
3
0
1
7
16
43.8
0
0
11
13
84.6
57.6
3
7
1
5
-6
24Caron Butler
C. Butler
25
1/1/2003
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
32
2
3
4
0
10
15
66.7
2
2
100.0
3
4
75.0
74.6
1
1
0
3
+21
25Dajuan Wagner
D. Wagner
25
12/21/2002
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
42
2
4
0
0
7
20
35.0
2
7
28.6
9
10
90.0
51.2
2
0
1
1
+2

More Suns Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.3

24th

DRTG

117.8

22nd

NETRTG

-4.5

25th

3P%

35.0

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Jazz Jazz
2
3
.400
3.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
2
3
.400
3.5
13
Suns Suns
2
4
.333
4.0
14
Kings Kings
2
4
.333
4.0
15
Pelicans Pelicans
0
5
.000
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
SAS SAS
@
PHX PHX
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Thu
11/6
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Sat
11/8
PHX PHX
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Mon
11/10
NOP NOP
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

2 - 3

96

Final

118

PHX Suns

2 - 4

Fri 31 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
2
.667
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
6
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
5
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
1.0
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.5
4
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
2.0
5
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Celtics Celtics
3
3
.500
2.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
3:30 PM
Sun
11/2
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MEM MEM
@
TOR TOR
6:00 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Sun
11/2
PHI PHI
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM