most points in a game by a player selected 23rd overall

Alex English has posted the most points by a #23 overall pick in a game, with 54 points versus the Rockets on November 19, 1985.

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most points in a regular-season game by a player selected 23rd overall

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Alex English A. English	54	11/19/1985	DEN	vs	HOU	37	4	1	0	0	21	30	70.0	0	0		12	12	100.0	76.5	1	3	1	3
2	Alex English A. English	51	3/10/1989	DEN	@	MIA	51	3	9	2	0	24	35	68.6	0	0		3	4	75.0	69.4	1	2	3	5
3	World B. Free W. B. Free	49	12/16/1979	SDC	vs	DET	40	6	5	0	0	21	33	63.6	0	0		7	12	58.3	64.0			6	1
4	World B. Free W. B. Free	49	2/2/1979	SDC	vs	DEN	39	6	4	1	0	18	33	54.5				13	14	92.9	62.6	3	3	5	6
5	Alex English A. English	47	10/25/1985	DEN	@	GSW	39	5	3	1	1	16	31	51.6	0	0		15	18	83.3	60.4	2	3	3	4
6	Alex English A. English	47	12/13/1983	DEN	vs	DET	50	12	7	0	1	18	30	60.0	0	0		11	13	84.6	65.8	4	8	0	4
7	Alex English A. English	46	1/24/1987	DEN	vs	MIL	40	4	10	0	1	19	25	76.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	79.4	1	3	0	2
8	World B. Free W. B. Free	46	10/12/1979	SDC	vs	LAL	41	7	5	7	1	19	29	65.5	0	0		8	8	100.0	70.7	2	5	8	4
9	World B. Free W. B. Free	46	1/13/1979	SDC	@	ATL	44	7	3	1	0	12	18	66.7				22	29	75.9	74.8			5	3
10	Alex English A. English	45	12/16/1986	DEN	@	SAC	41	2	5	2	1	17	27	63.0	0	0		11	12	91.7	69.7	2	0	4	5
11	World B. Free W. B. Free	45	2/16/1985	CLE	vs	HOU	38	4	9	2	0	17	30	56.7	6	9	66.7	5	5	100.0	69.9	2	2	3	2
12	Alex English A. English	45	11/8/1984	DEN	vs	POR	38	10	6	3	1	20	37	54.1	0	0		5	6	83.3	56.8	6	4	3	4
13	Alex English A. English	45	11/21/1982	DEN	@	LAL	39	7	3	0	1	20	31	64.5	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	66.9	4	3	5	6
14	World B. Free W. B. Free	45	11/7/1979	SDC	@	PHX	46	3	5	1	0	17	26	65.4	0	0		11	14	78.6	70.0	2	1	2	4
15	World B. Free W. B. Free	45	2/13/1979	SDC	vs	WAS	51	3	2			16	32	50.0				13	14	92.9	59.0			3	3
16	Alex English A. English	44	12/19/1985	DEN	vs	POR	42	5	1	0	0	15	29	51.7	0	0		14	15	93.3	61.8	3	2	3	4
17	Alex English A. English	44	11/10/1984	DEN	vs	UTA	38	6	9	0	1	19	29	65.5	0	0		6	8	75.0	67.7	1	5	4	2
18	Alex English A. English	44	3/3/1984	DEN	vs	UTA	39	5	5	1	2	22	32	68.8	0	0		0	0		68.8	3	2	1	3
19	World B. Free W. B. Free	44	3/15/1980	SDC	vs	PHX	40	6	3	2	0	16	28	57.1	0	1	0.0	12	13	92.3	65.2	4	2	0	3
20	Alex English A. English	43	1/24/1989	DEN	@	NJN	40	3	4	1	0	17	33	51.5	0	0		9	9	100.0	58.2	0	3	2	1
21	Alex English A. English	43	3/5/1987	DEN	vs	SAS	41	2	8	1	0	18	22	81.8	0	0		7	7	100.0	85.7	0	2	2	3
22	Alex English A. English	43	11/18/1986	DEN	vs	NJN	43	3	5	0	0	18	26	69.2	0	0		7	7	100.0	73.9	1	2	2	0
23	World B. Free W. B. Free	43	3/29/1986	CLE	@	ATL	39	6	11	1	1	16	23	69.6	3	3	100.0	8	8	100.0	81.1	1	5	0	3
24	Alex English A. English	43	1/22/1986	DEN	vs	NJN	36	7	3	0	0	16	29	55.2	0	0		11	14	78.6	61.1	4	3	4	5
25	Alex English A. English	43	12/23/1982	DEN	@	DET	37	11	6			18	33	54.5	0	0		7	7	100.0	59.6			2	3

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