most points scored in a single game ever by a rookie 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Charlie Villanueva scored the most points by a rookie in a game, with 48 points against the Bucks on March 26, 2006.

Interpreted as:
most points scored in a single regular-season game ever by a rookie 2000s
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
2Elton Brand
E. Brand
44
4/13/2000
vs
43
12
2
0
3
16
21
76.2
0
0
12
15
80.0
79.7
7
5
1
2
-11
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
42
4/16/2008
@
43
13
6
1
2
18
25
72.0
1
2
50.0
5
6
83.3
76.0
3
10
5
0
+14
4Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
41
1/23/2009
vs
44
2
4
1
0
12
19
63.2
5
7
71.4
12
14
85.7
81.5
0
2
2
4
0
5Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
41
3/30/2004
vs
44
5
0
2
1
19
29
65.5
2
3
66.7
1
1
100.0
69.6
0
5
4
5
+3
6LeBron James
L. James
41
3/27/2004
vs
43
6
13
3
0
15
29
51.7
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
61.4
2
4
2
1
+10
7Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
40
4/16/2002
@
41
2
2
3
0
18
28
64.3
2
5
40.0
2
2
100.0
69.3
1
1
3
6
-5
8Al Thornton
A. Thornton
39
3/29/2008
vs
44
3
2
5
0
13
23
56.5
3
6
50.0
10
12
83.3
69.0
2
1
3
1
+12
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
39
2/2/2004
vs
34
3
0
3
0
14
22
63.6
1
2
50.0
10
14
71.4
69.2
1
2
2
3
+14
10LeBron James
L. James
38
2/1/2004
@
43
6
4
0
2
14
27
51.9
1
2
50.0
9
11
81.8
59.7
3
3
6
4
0
11Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
38
12/30/2002
@
45
14
1
0
2
16
24
66.7
0
1
0.0
6
11
54.5
65.9
6
8
4
4
+2
12Elton Brand
E. Brand
38
2/24/2000
@
39
7
3
1
3
18
23
78.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
79.6
4
3
2
2
-10
13Anthony Morrow
A. Morrow
37
11/15/2008
@
42
11
1
0
0
15
20
75.0
4
5
80.0
3
3
100.0
86.8
3
8
2
2
+24
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
37
4/6/2008
vs
51
8
9
3
0
11
24
45.8
2
4
50.0
13
13
100.0
62.2
0
8
5
2
-2
15Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
37
12/26/2003
vs
41
7
2
1
0
13
22
59.1
5
8
62.5
6
11
54.5
68.9
1
6
1
4
+6
16LeBron James
L. James
37
12/13/2003
vs
45
3
4
0
0
10
20
50.0
1
5
20.0
16
18
88.9
66.3
1
2
2
2
-2
17Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
36
4/7/2004
@
38
11
1
1
0
12
20
60.0
1
2
50.0
11
12
91.7
71.2
4
7
3
3
+11
18LeBron James
L. James
36
12/19/2003
@
42
4
5
4
0
14
24
58.3
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
71.1
1
3
4
1
+9
19Mike Taylor
M. Taylor
35
3/25/2009
@
37
8
3
2
0
14
20
70.0
0
0
7
7
100.0
75.8
2
6
2
4
+20
20Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
35
3/7/2009
vs
45
2
6
2
1
12
18
66.7
5
6
83.3
6
8
75.0
81.3
0
2
2
0
+3
21Jeff Green
J. Green
35
4/6/2008
vs
49
10
3
1
1
14
21
66.7
2
3
66.7
5
6
83.3
74.0
2
8
6
2
+2
22Kevin Durant
K. Durant
35
12/7/2007
vs
39
8
1
0
5
9
20
45.0
2
6
33.3
15
16
93.8
64.7
2
6
3
4
+18
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
35
11/30/2007
vs
40
5
2
2
3
12
20
60.0
3
5
60.0
8
12
66.7
69.2
0
5
7
4
+13
24Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
35
3/30/2005
@
23
3
5
2
0
11
17
64.7
6
8
75.0
7
8
87.5
85.3
1
2
3
2
+10
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
35
2/25/2004
vs
39
4
1
0
1
14
25
56.0
2
3
66.7
5
5
100.0
64.3
3
1
7
5
-7

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Ingram

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RPG

8.2

Barnes

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APG

5.9

Quickley

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

17th

DRTG

112.6

6th

NETRTG

1.9

13th

3P%

34.6

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.0
5
Raptors Raptors
34
25
.576
10.0
6
32
26
.552
11.5
7
31
26
.544
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
8:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
6:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

42 - 16

110

Final

107

TOR Raptors

34 - 25

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
19
.667
5.0
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.0
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
32
26
.552
11.5
7
31
26
.544
12.0
8
31
28
.525
13.0
9
29
31
.483
15.5
10
28
31
.475
16.0
11
25
31
.446
17.5
12
24
35
.407
20.0
13
16
41
.281
27.0
14
15
42
.263
28.0
15
15
44
.254
29.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
36
22
.621
8.0
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
7
33
26
.559
11.5
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
28
31
.475
16.5
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
36
.368
22.5
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
17
42
.288
27.5
15
13
47
.217
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/23
@
111-114
Fri
1/23
@
116-110
Fri
1/23
@
147-116
Sat
1/24
@
116-139
Sat
1/24
@
111-85

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM