most points scored in a rookie debut game 8th overall pick

Geoff Petrie dropped 46 points in his rookie season against the Seattle SuperSonics on March 19, 1971.

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most points scored in a rookie debut regular-season game 8th overall pick

	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	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	46	3/19/1971	POR	vs	SEA	42	4	10			14	31	45.2				18	21	85.7	57.2				0
2	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	43	2/23/1971	POR	@	PHI	42	5	4			18	31	58.1				7	9	77.8	61.5				3
3	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	43	2/12/1971	POR	vs	SEA	40	4	1			18	28	64.3				7	8	87.5	68.2				4
4	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	41	3/2/1971	POR	@	DET	42	6	8			16	25	64.0				9	12	75.0	67.7				1
5	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	40	4/13/1997	NJN	@	MIL	45	5	5	3	0	14	21	66.7	5	8	62.5	7	7	100.0	83.1	2	3	3	2	0
6	Ron Harper R. Harper	40	2/4/1987	CLE	@	BOS	46	6	9	1	1	15	21	71.4	2	3	66.7	8	11	72.7	77.4	2	4	4	6
7	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	40	3/7/1971	POR	@	SDR	44	4	5			16	32	50.0				8	9	88.9	55.6				4
8	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	40	1/1/1971	POR	@	SEA	41	6	5			15	27	55.6				10	11	90.9	62.8				3
9	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	39	4/15/1982	SDC	vs	POR	48	10	3	1	1	14	19	73.7	0	0		11	14	78.6	77.5	2	8	2	4
10	Calvin Natt C. Natt	39	2/23/1980	POR	@	DET	33	3	4	1	0	11	16	68.8	1	1	100.0	16	22	72.7	75.9	0	3	1	2
11	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	39	1/4/1971	POR	@	CLE	40	2	2			14	21	66.7				11	13	84.6	73.0				2
12	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	38	12/28/2021	ORL	vs	MIL	38	7	3	1	1	12	20	60.0	4	8	50.0	10	10	100.0	77.9	1	6	2	2	+4
13	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	38	4/12/1982	SDC	@	UTA	47	16	2		2	14	19	73.7	0	0		10	11	90.9	79.7			7	6
14	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	38	2/21/1971	POR	vs	CLE	38	5	4			17	25	68.0				4	6	66.7	68.7				2
15	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	38	10/24/1970	POR	@	SFW	32	5	6			16	30	53.3				6	7	85.7	57.4				1
16	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	37	3/12/1989	CHA	vs	SAC	39	4	3	0	0	16	28	57.1	2	6	33.3	3	3	100.0	63.1	3	1	1	4
17	Ron Harper R. Harper	37	1/13/1987	CLE	vs	DET	39	7	4	3	1	15	24	62.5	0	0		7	10	70.0	65.1	2	5	3	5
18	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	37	3/23/1971	POR	@	CLE	42	3	7			15	24	62.5				7	9	77.8	66.2				2
19	Ron Harper R. Harper	36	2/28/1987	CLE	@	DEN	43	8	6	1	2	14	28	50.0	0	0		8	10	80.0	55.6	4	4	3	2
20	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	36	4/8/1983	IND	@	PHI	44	19	2	3	3	15	26	57.7	0	0		6	6	100.0	62.8				6
21	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	36	11/14/1981	SDC	vs	IND	38	6	0	0	0	13	18	72.2	0	0		10	15	66.7	73.2			3	4
22	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	36	2/18/1971	POR	vs	LAL	37	7	5			16	29	55.2				4	4	100.0	58.5				1
23	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	35	11/7/1981	SDC	@	MIL	46	15	2	1	2	11	24	45.8	0	0		13	17	76.5	55.6			7	4
24	Andrew Toney A. Toney	35	3/29/1981	PHI	@	BOS	33	3	1		0	13	19	68.4	1	1	100.0	8	9	88.9	76.2				5
25	Ron Harper R. Harper	34	12/13/1986	CLE	vs	PHI	43	4	5	2	2	12	24	50.0	2	3	66.7	8	9	88.9	60.8	1	3	4	2