nba players that scored 30 points in a single game as a rookie

Kon Knueppel had 30 points in his rookie season against the Heat on November 7.

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NBA players that scored 30 or more points in a single regular-season game as a rookie

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	11/7/2025	30	CHA	@	MIA	40	8	3	1	1	9	23	39.1	5	13	38.5	7	7	100.0	57.5	1	7	2	4	-3
2	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	11/14/2025	32	CHA	@	MIL	41	3	3	3	0	12	20	60.0	4	9	44.4	4	5	80.0	72.1	1	2	2	3	-8
3	VJ Edgecombe	10/22/2025	34	PHI	@	BOS	42	7	3	1	0	13	26	50.0	5	13	38.5	3	6	50.0	59.4	1	6	2	1	-2
4	Will Richard W. Richard	11/5/2025	30	GSW	@	SAC	35	7	3	1	0	10	15	66.7	5	8	62.5	5	7	71.4	83.0	5	2	1	3	+1
5	Derik Queen D. Queen	11/19/2025	30	NOP	vs	DEN	30	9	4	2	2	12	18	66.7	1	2	50.0	5	8	62.5	69.7	4	5	4	4	0
6	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	11/19/2024	37	LAL	vs	UTA	38	5	0	1	0	12	16	75.0	9	12	75.0	4	5	80.0	101.6	0	5	0	2	+18
7	Jared McCain J. McCain	11/22/2024	30	PHI	vs	BKN	39	5	3	2	0	11	20	55.0	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	70.4	2	3	3	3	+8
8	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	11/6/2024	33	ATL	vs	NYK	37	7	3	3	2	11	18	61.1	6	10	60.0	5	9	55.6	75.1	1	6	0	1	+14
9	Jared McCain J. McCain	11/13/2024	34	PHI	vs	CLE	38	2	10	2	0	12	26	46.2	6	13	46.2	4	4	100.0	61.2	0	2	3	1	-11
10	Antonio Reeves A. Reeves	11/20/2024	34	NOP	@	CLE	40	5	3	0	0	14	25	56.0	4	12	33.3	2	2	100.0	65.7	1	4	0	1	-16
11	Jaylen Wells J. Wells	1/3/2025	30	MEM	@	SAC	36	5	2	0	0	11	16	68.8	8	9	88.9	0	0		93.8	3	2	0	1	-4
12	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	1/30/2025	30	ATL	@	CLE	25	1	1	2	0	11	14	78.6	5	6	83.3	3	6	50.0	90.1	0	1	0	1	-6
13	Stephon Castle S. Castle	2/7/2025	33	SAS	@	CHA	31	4	2	0	0	10	15	66.7	3	5	60.0	10	11	90.9	83.2	1	3	4	2	+7
14	Stephon Castle S. Castle	3/2/2025	32	SAS	vs	OKC	32	8	3	0	0	12	21	57.1	4	10	40.0	4	7	57.1	66.4	4	4	4	2	0
15	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	3/14/2025	32	LAL	@	DEN	37	2	1	0	0	13	27	48.1	5	13	38.5	1	2	50.0	57.4	1	1	0	5	-10
16	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	3/15/2025	34	WAS	@	DEN	32	6	5	1	1	12	28	42.9	5	9	55.6	5	5	100.0	56.3	4	2	2	4	+8
17	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	3/22/2025	31	CHI	@	LAL	30	2	1	1	0	12	18	66.7	5	10	50.0	2	2	100.0	82.1	1	1	2	5	+26
18	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	3/30/2025	36	ATL	@	MIL	35	6	0	1	0	12	21	57.1	5	11	45.5	7	9	77.8	72.1	4	2	1	3	+19
19	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	4/3/2025	32	WAS	vs	ORL	37	9	7	0	0	12	18	66.7	7	10	70.0	1	1	100.0	86.8	1	8	1	3	-5
20	Kyle Filipowski K. Filipowski	4/9/2025	30	UTA	vs	POR	34	18	5	3	2	13	17	76.5	2	5	40.0	2	4	50.0	80.0	5	13	5	5	+9
21	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	4/10/2025	38	ATL	@	BKN	35	4	2	2	1	15	20	75.0	6	11	54.5	2	5	40.0	85.6	0	4	1	5	+28
22	Jaylon Tyson J. Tyson	4/13/2025	31	CLE	vs	IND	46	7	4	3	1	12	25	48.0	4	12	33.3	3	4	75.0	57.9	3	4	5	3	0
23	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	11/2/2023	38	SAS	@	PHX	34	10	2	1	2	15	26	57.7	3	6	50.0	5	6	83.3	66.3	2	8	2	3	+21
24	Jordan Hawkins J. Hawkins	11/6/2023	31	NOP	@	DEN	38	7	3	1	0	10	19	52.6	7	14	50.0	4	5	80.0	73.1	1	6	1	2	-15
25	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	11/18/2023	36	OKC	@	GSW	37	10	5	2	2	14	22	63.6	2	5	40.0	6	7	85.7	71.8	4	6	4	2	+9