oldest rookies by age 30 or younger

27 players are tied for the oldest rookies 30 or younger. They were 30 years old. The first three are Vasilije Micić in 2023-24, Milos Teodosic in 2017-18 and Sasha Kaun in 2015-16.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Vasilije Micić
V. Micić
30
2023-24
TOT
60
19.6
7.0
1.5
4.4
0.5
0.1
2.7
6.2
43.0
0.7
2.6
27.9
1.0
1.3
81.3
52.4
0.2
1.2
1.7
1,176
422
88
262
31
7
99
68
-74
2Milos Teodosic
M. Teodosic
30
2017-18
45
25.2
9.5
2.8
4.6
0.5
0.1
3.4
8.0
41.9
2.0
5.2
37.9
0.9
1.0
84.8
56.4
0.4
2.4
2.2
1,134
429
126
209
23
5
97
103
+87
3Sasha Kaun
S. Kaun
30
2015-16
25
3.8
0.9
1.0
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.7
52.9
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
45.5
52.7
0.5
0.6
0.3
95
23
26
3
4
5
7
11
-4
4Fabricio Oberto
F. Oberto
30
2005-06
59
8.3
1.7
2.1
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.7
1.6
47.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.5
55.6
49.1
1.0
1.1
0.5
490
103
123
27
9
11
28
91
-38
5Horace Jenkins
H. Jenkins
30
2004-05
15
6.9
2.8
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.1
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.8
0.9
92.3
41.4
0.2
0.4
0.5
104
42
9
9
5
1
7
6
-16
6Ben Handlogten
B. Handlogten
30
2003-04
17
10.1
4.0
3.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
1.5
2.8
53.2
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
66.7
57.7
1.3
1.9
0.6
172
68
55
6
3
4
10
32
-13
7Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
30
1996-97
68
24.5
8.0
7.3
0.6
0.6
1.4
3.3
5.7
57.3
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.0
69.6
60.3
2.2
5.1
0.5
1,665
542
495
38
40
95
34
158
+34
8Darryl Johnson
D. Johnson
30
1995-96
11
2.5
1.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.1
41.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.2
100.0
46.6
0.2
0.0
0.1
28
12
2
1
0
0
1
3
9Barry Stevens
B. Stevens
30
1992-93
2
3.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
10Jim Grandholm
J. Grandholm
30
1990-91
26
6.5
3.0
1.9
0.3
0.1
0.3
1.2
2.2
51.7
0.3
0.7
52.9
0.4
0.8
47.6
58.7
0.8
1.2
0.4
168
79
50
8
2
8
11
33
11Tom Scheffler
T. Scheffler
30
1984-85
39
6.9
1.3
1.9
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.5
1.3
41.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
43.5
0.5
1.5
0.4
268
52
76
11
8
11
15
48
12Dale Hamilton
D. Hamilton
30
1949-50
14
1.8
1.2
0.6
2.4
24.2
0.6
1.4
47.4
30.2
25
17
30
13Clint Wager
C. Wager
30
1949-50
63
2.3
1.4
0.9
3.2
28.1
0.5
0.7
61.7
32.0
143
90
175
14Curly Armstrong
C. Armstrong
30
1948-49
52
7.3
2.0
2.5
8.2
30.6
2.3
3.3
69.8
37.8
380
105
152
15Lonnie Eggleston
L. Eggleston
30
1948-49
2
2.0
0.5
0.5
2.0
25.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
37.6
4
1
3
16George Glamack
G. Glamack
30
1948-49
11
9.3
1.7
2.7
11.0
24.8
3.8
5.0
76.4
35.1
102
19
28
17Bruce Hale
B. Hale
30
1948-49
TOT
52
10.5
3.0
3.6
11.3
32.0
3.3
4.4
75.4
39.8
546
156
112
18Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
30
1948-49
58
10.4
3.2
3.7
9.9
37.4
3.0
3.7
81.7
45.2
602
185
121
19Buddy Jeannette
B. Jeannette
30
1947-48
46
10.7
1.5
3.3
9.3
34.9
4.2
5.5
75.8
45.4
491
70
147
20Chet Aubuchon
C. Aubuchon
30
1946-47
30
2.2
0.7
0.8
3.0
25.3
0.6
1.2
54.3
30.5
65
20
46
21Hank Beenders
H. Beenders
30
1946-47
58
12.3
0.6
4.6
17.5
26.2
3.1
4.4
70.4
31.6
713
37
196
22Chet Carlisle
C. Carlisle
30
1946-47
51
5.0
0.3
2.0
7.3
26.8
1.1
1.8
60.9
31.0
256
17
136
23Art Hillhouse
A. Hillhouse
30
1946-47
60
6.0
0.7
2.0
6.9
29.1
2.0
2.8
72.3
37.1
360
41
139
24Ed Melvin
E. Melvin
30
1946-47
57
4.9
0.6
1.7
6.6
26.3
1.5
2.2
65.4
32.5
281
37
150
25Red Mihalik
R. Mihalik
30
1946-47
7
0.9
0.0
0.4
1.3
33.3
0.0
0.0
33.3
6
0
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