lowest drafted player to win roy

Monk Meineke won the Rookie of the Year award in 1952-53.

Interpreted as:
lowest drafted player to win roy in a regular season
NAMEROYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Monk Meineke
M. Meineke
1
1952-53
68
33.1
10.7
6.9
2.2
3.5
9.3
38.1
3.6
4.6
78.3
47.2
2,250
725
466
148
334
2Ray Felix
R. Felix
1
1953-54
72
37.1
17.6
13.3
1.1
5.7
13.7
41.7
6.2
9.8
63.8
49.1
2,672
1,269
958
82
253
3Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
1954-55
72
36.9
20.4
13.8
3.2
7.2
17.8
40.7
5.9
7.9
75.1
48.0
2,659
1,466
994
229
258
4Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
1
1955-56
67
34.7
16.8
16.3
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
5Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
1
1956-57
72
29.9
16.2
9.8
1.6
6.2
15.6
39.7
3.8
4.8
79.0
45.6
2,150
1,163
705
117
304
6Woody Sauldsberry
W. Sauldsberry
1
1957-58
71
33.5
12.8
10.3
0.8
5.5
15.2
36.0
1.9
3.1
61.5
38.7
2,377
912
729
58
245
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1
1958-59
70
40.8
24.9
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1
1960-61
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
3,032
2,165
716
690
219
10Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
1
1961-62
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
11Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
1
1962-63
57
40.2
25.5
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
2,294
1,452
458
175
188
12Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
1
1963-64
79
41.4
17.7
17.4
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
300
13Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
1964-65
80
38.0
19.5
14.7
1.7
7.9
18.2
43.2
3.8
5.1
74.2
47.7
3,042
1,560
1,175
133
339
14Rick Barry
R. Barry
1
1965-66
80
37.4
25.7
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
2,990
2,059
850
173
297
15Dave Bing
D. Bing
1
1966-67
80
34.5
20.0
4.5
4.1
8.3
19.0
43.6
3.4
4.6
73.8
47.5
2,762
1,601
359
330
217
16Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
1
1967-68
82
36.7
24.3
5.7
4.3
9.0
20.0
45.3
6.2
7.9
78.1
51.8
3,012
1,991
465
349
282
17Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1
1968-69
82
36.2
13.8
18.2
2.6
5.2
10.9
47.6
3.4
5.6
60.5
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
276
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
1969-70
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
19Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1
1970-71
81
38.0
17.0
15.0
2.8
6.8
16.1
42.2
3.4
4.6
73.2
46.8
3,076
1,373
1,216
228
350
20Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
1
1970-71
82
37.0
24.8
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
3,032
2,031
280
390
196
21Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
1
1971-72
82
39.6
24.5
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
3,245
2,009
943
350
186
22Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
1
1972-73
80
32.0
18.0
9.1
1.7
7.3
16.2
45.2
3.4
4.4
77.4
49.8
2,562
1,441
728
139
256
23Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
1
1973-74
81
35.9
15.2
2.7
8.2
0.7
0.1
6.5
15.6
42.1
2.1
2.4
90.2
45.9
0.6
2.1
2,910
1,234
219
663
59
9
242
24Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
1
1974-75
82
30.7
14.2
8.2
2.2
1.3
0.3
6.1
13.8
44.2
2.0
2.7
73.4
47.3
2.5
5.7
2,515
1,164
671
183
107
22
222
25Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1
1975-76
80
33.2
19.0
9.1
5.6
1.5
1.5
7.9
16.8
46.9
3.3
4.4
73.5
50.7
2.7
6.4
2,656
1,519
727
450
121
116
274

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PPG

26.5

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RPG

10.8

Duren

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APG

9.6

Cunningham

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.8

8th

DRTG

111.3

2nd

NETRTG

6.5

7th

3P%

35.0

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
24
7
.774
2
21
9
.700
2.5
3
19
11
.633
4.5
4
18
14
.563
6.5
5
16
13
.552
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
10:30 PM
Thu
1/1
@
7:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
2:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

24 - 7

129

Final

131

UTA Jazz

11 - 19

Fri 26 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
7
.774
2
21
9
.700
2.5
3
19
11
.633
4.5
4
18
14
.563
6.5
5
16
13
.552
7.0
6
17
14
.548
7.0
7
17
15
.531
7.5
8
16
15
.516
8.0
9
15
15
.500
8.5
10
15
17
.469
9.5
11
12
19
.387
12.0
12
11
20
.355
13.0
13
9
19
.321
13.5
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
6
25
.194
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
7
.767
2.5
3
22
8
.733
3.5
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
20
11
.645
6.0
6
18
10
.643
6.5
7
17
13
.567
8.5
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
15
16
.484
11.0
10
12
19
.387
14.0
11
12
20
.375
14.5
12
11
19
.367
14.5
13
9
21
.300
16.5
14
8
24
.250
18.5
15
7
23
.233
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/23
@
117-134
Sun
11/23
@
112-117
Mon
11/24
@
113-132
Mon
11/24
@
144-103
Mon
11/24
@
118-135

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/27
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM