most 30 point games by a rookie center since 2000

Since 1999-00, Karl-Anthony Towns has the most games by a rookie center with 30+ points, with 4 games in 2015-16.

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most 30 or more point regular-season games by a rookie center since 2000

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4	129	2015-16	MIN	36.7	32.3	12.3	1.8	1.3	1.5	12.8	19.5	65.4	0.3	1.3	20.0	6.5	8.3	78.8	69.7	4.0	8.3	1.8	147	49	7	5	6	7	10	+7
2	Derik Queen D. Queen	3	93	2025-26	NOP	34.9	31.0	13.7	6.0	1.0	2.0	11.3	20.3	55.7	0.7	1.7	40.0	7.7	9.7	79.3	63.0	3.7	10.0	4.0	105	41	18	3	6	12	12	+9
3	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	2	62	2025-26	SAC	38.7	31.0	6.5	2.5	0.0	1.0	12.0	21.0	57.1	2.5	4.5	55.6	4.5	4.5	100.0	67.4	0.5	6.0	1.0	77	13	5	0	2	2	5	-51
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	2	65	2016-17	PHI	27.7	32.5	8.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	11.5	18.5	62.2	3.0	4.5	66.7	6.5	7.0	92.9	75.3	1.5	7.0	4.0	55	17	5	5	5	8	5	+7
5	Channing Frye C. Frye	2	60	2005-06	NYK	33.5	30.0	7.0	1.0	1.5	1.0	12.5	15.5	80.6	0.5	0.5	100.0	4.5	5.0	90.0	84.7	2.5	4.5	2.0	67	14	2	3	2	4	7	+12
6	Kyle Filipowski K. Filipowski	1	30	2024-25	UTA	33.7	30.0	18.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	13.0	17.0	76.5	2.0	5.0	40.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	80.0	5.0	13.0	5.0	34	18	5	3	2	5	5	+9
7	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	1	34	2024-25	WAS	31.7	34.0	6.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	12.0	28.0	42.9	5.0	9.0	55.6	5.0	5.0	100.0	56.3	4.0	2.0	2.0	32	6	5	1	1	2	4	+8
8	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	1	31	2022-23	UTA	33.8	31.0	11.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	14.0	16.0	87.5	0.0	0.0		3.0	6.0	50.0	83.2	4.0	7.0	1.0	34	11	2	1	1	1	4	-2
9	Jalen Duren J. Duren	1	30	2022-23	DET	41.9	30.0	17.0	3.0	1.0	4.0	13.0	20.0	65.0	0.0	0.0		4.0	9.0	44.4	62.6	7.0	10.0	1.0	42	17	3	1	4	1	4	-10
10	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	1	30	2021-22	CLE	40.4	30.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	13.0	22.0	59.1	1.0	3.0	33.3	3.0	6.0	50.0	60.9	3.0	3.0	1.0	40	6	1	2	2	1	1	+4
11	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	1	33	2018-19	PHX	39.4	33.0	14.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	16.0	20.0	80.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	3.0	33.3	77.4	10.0	4.0	0.0	39	14	1	4	0	0	2	0
12	Jahlil Okafor J. Okafor	1	31	2015-16	PHI	31.7	31.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	10.0	70.0	66.2	4.0	4.0	5.0	32	8	1	1	1	5	4	-29
13	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	1	30	2014-15	PHI	39.1	30.0	14.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	12.0	17.0	70.6	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.0	75.0	73.1	5.0	9.0	4.0	39	14	2	2	0	4	3	-8
14	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	1	30	2010-11	SAC	34.8	30.0	9.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	13.0	46.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	18.0	21.0	85.7	67.4	4.0	5.0	4.0	35	9	1	3	1	4	4	-8
15	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	1	30	2008-09	MEM	39.2	30.0	13.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	11.0	15.0	73.3	0.0	0.0		8.0	11.0	72.7	75.6	3.0	10.0	2.0	39	13	2	0	3	2	5	+1
16	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	1	31	2008-09	NJN	41.3	31.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	10.0	17.0	58.8	0.0	0.0		11.0	12.0	91.7	69.6	5.0	8.0	2.0	41	13	0	0	2	2	2	+9
17	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	1	30	2006-07	POR	26.3	30.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	0.0	0.0		6.0	6.0	100.0	69.3	4.0	2.0	1.0	26	6	0	0	2	1	2	+16
18	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	1	48	2005-06	TOR	46.0	48.0	9.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	32.0	62.5	6.0	11.0	54.5	2.0	3.0	66.7	72.0	4.0	5.0	3.0	46	9	3	1	0	3	4	-6
19	Yao Ming Y. Ming	1	30	2002-03	HOU	33.0	30.0	16.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	10.0	12.0	83.3	0.0	0.0		10.0	12.0	83.3	86.8	4.0	12.0	3.0	33	16	1	0	2	3	4	+3
20	Marc Jackson M. Jackson	1	31	2000-01	GSW	43.0	31.0	10.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	11.0	17.0	64.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	8.0	11.0	72.7	71.0	4.0	6.0	3.0	43	10	2	3	5	3	3	+10

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