most points by a rookie center in a single game since 2000

Since 1999-00, Charlie Villanueva has posted the most points by a rookie center in a game, with 48 points versus the Bucks on March 26, 2006.

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most points by a rookie center in a single regular-season game since 2000
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
48
3/26/2006
@
46
9
3
1
0
20
32
62.5
6
11
54.5
2
3
66.7
72.0
4
5
3
4
-6
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
35
2/10/2016
vs
35
11
1
0
3
12
19
63.2
0
0
11
13
84.6
70.8
4
7
0
4
+11
3Alex Sarr
A. Sarr
34
3/15/2025
@
32
6
5
1
1
12
28
42.9
5
9
55.6
5
5
100.0
56.3
4
2
2
4
+8
4Derik Queen
D. Queen
33
12/8/2025
vs
33
10
10
0
3
11
15
73.3
0
1
0.0
11
13
84.6
79.6
0
10
4
3
+14
5Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
33
12/29/2018
vs
39
14
1
4
0
16
20
80.0
0
0
1
3
33.3
77.4
10
4
0
2
0
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
33
12/18/2016
vs
27
10
1
2
3
12
17
70.6
2
3
66.7
7
8
87.5
80.4
2
8
3
2
+7
7Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
32
3/17/2026
vs
42
9
3
0
1
13
25
52.0
2
5
40.0
4
4
100.0
59.8
0
9
2
3
-22
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
32
1/27/2017
vs
28
7
4
3
2
11
20
55.0
4
6
66.7
6
6
100.0
70.7
1
6
5
3
0
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
32
3/18/2016
@
40
11
1
2
1
13
22
59.1
0
2
0.0
6
7
85.7
63.8
4
7
1
2
-9
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
32
1/29/2016
@
36
12
1
1
1
13
17
76.5
1
2
50.0
5
5
100.0
83.3
5
7
5
1
0
11Walker Kessler
W. Kessler
31
3/25/2023
@
34
11
2
1
1
14
16
87.5
0
0
3
6
50.0
83.2
4
7
1
4
-2
12Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
31
2/21/2016
@
32
8
1
1
1
12
19
63.2
0
1
0.0
7
10
70.0
66.2
4
4
5
4
-29
13Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
31
1/12/2009
vs
41
13
0
0
2
10
17
58.8
0
0
11
12
91.7
69.6
5
8
2
2
+9
14Marc Jackson
M. Jackson
31
12/19/2000
vs
43
10
2
3
5
11
17
64.7
1
2
50.0
8
11
72.7
71.0
4
6
3
3
+10
15Derik Queen
D. Queen
30
4/12/2026
@
41
22
4
1
1
11
28
39.3
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
47.6
7
15
4
5
-5
16Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
30
3/19/2026
vs
36
4
2
0
1
11
17
64.7
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
78.1
1
3
0
2
-29
17Derik Queen
D. Queen
30
11/19/2025
vs
30
9
4
2
2
12
18
66.7
1
2
50.0
5
8
62.5
69.7
4
5
4
4
0
18Kyle Filipowski
K. Filipowski
30
4/9/2025
vs
34
18
5
3
2
13
17
76.5
2
5
40.0
2
4
50.0
80.0
5
13
5
5
+9
19Jalen Duren
J. Duren
30
2/10/2023
vs
42
17
3
1
4
13
20
65.0
0
0
4
9
44.4
62.6
7
10
1
4
-10
20Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
30
3/14/2022
vs
40
6
1
2
2
13
22
59.1
1
3
33.3
3
6
50.0
60.9
3
3
1
1
+4
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
30
2/27/2016
@
35
15
4
2
1
13
20
65.0
0
1
0.0
4
8
50.0
63.8
3
12
1
3
+5
22Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
30
3/27/2015
vs
39
14
2
2
0
12
17
70.6
0
0
6
8
75.0
73.1
5
9
4
3
-8
23DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
30
4/11/2011
vs
35
9
1
3
1
6
13
46.2
0
1
0.0
18
21
85.7
67.4
4
5
4
4
-8
24Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
30
3/7/2009
vs
39
13
2
0
3
11
15
73.3
0
0
8
11
72.7
75.6
3
10
2
5
+1
25LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
30
3/1/2007
vs
26
6
0
0
2
12
19
63.2
0
0
6
6
100.0
69.3
4
2
1
2
+16

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