what are the most points in a game by a rookie in the past 3 years

Between May 12, 2022 and May 12, 2025, GG Jackson II has dropped the most points by a rookie in a game, with 44 points against the Nuggets on April 14, 2024.

Interpreted as:

What are the most points in a regular-season game by a rookie in the past 3 years?

	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	GG Jackson II	44	4/14/2024	MEM	vs	DEN	44	12	1	2	1	17	36	47.2	4	13	30.8	6	7	85.7	56.3	6	6	3	1	-13
2	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	42	4/9/2023	MEM	@	OKC	40	14	0	1	0	17	25	68.0	0	2	0.0	8	12	66.7	69.4	6	8	2	3	-17
3	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	40	3/29/2024	SAS	vs	NYK	38	20	7	2	1	13	22	59.1	4	9	44.4	10	12	83.3	73.3	5	15	4	2	+1
4	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	38	4/10/2025	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
5	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	38	11/2/2023	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
6	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	37	11/19/2024	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	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	36	3/30/2025	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
8	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	36	11/18/2023	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
9	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	35	3/20/2024	OKC	vs	UTA	31	14	1	2	3	12	18	66.7	1	5	20.0	10	12	83.3	75.2	3	11	2	1	+27
10	GG Jackson II	35	3/20/2024	MEM	@	GSW	35	5	3	0	0	11	19	57.9	7	14	50.0	6	7	85.7	79.3	1	4	1	2	-8
11	Brandon Miller B. Miller	35	2/4/2024	CHA	vs	IND	38	6	1	1	2	10	25	40.0	5	12	41.7	10	12	83.3	57.8	2	4	1	1	0
12	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	34	3/15/2025	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
13	Antonio Reeves A. Reeves	34	11/20/2024	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
14	Jared McCain J. McCain	34	11/13/2024	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
15	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	34	4/12/2024	SAS	vs	DEN	37	12	5	1	2	12	27	44.4	5	12	41.7	5	7	71.4	56.5	1	11	7	1	-11
16	Jordan Hawkins J. Hawkins	34	1/13/2024	NOP	@	DAL	37	5	4	2	0	11	19	57.9	6	12	50.0	6	8	75.0	75.5	3	2	3	3	+10
17	Stephon Castle S. Castle	33	2/7/2025	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
18	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	33	11/6/2024	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
19	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	33	4/7/2024	SAS	vs	PHI	43	18	6	0	7	11	20	55.0	5	10	50.0	6	7	85.7	71.5	3	15	9	1	-1
20	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	33	3/17/2024	SAS	vs	BKN	36	15	7	0	7	14	26	53.8	1	7	14.3	4	6	66.7	57.6	4	11	4	1	+5
21	Keyonte George K. George	33	2/15/2024	UTA	vs	GSW	41	2	6	3	0	11	22	50.0	9	16	56.3	2	3	66.7	70.8	0	2	2	6	+7
22	Brandon Miller B. Miller	33	2/5/2024	CHA	vs	LAL	33	4	3	4	0	13	25	52.0	5	11	45.5	2	2	100.0	63.8	1	3	2	4	+3
23	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	33	1/22/2024	SAS	@	PHI	28	7	2	0	2	10	19	52.6	2	5	40.0	11	12	91.7	68.0	3	4	1	5	0
24	Scoot Henderson S. Henderson	33	1/14/2024	POR	vs	PHX	40	7	9	3	0	11	31	35.5	4	9	44.4	7	9	77.8	47.2	4	3	3	3	-12
25	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	33	11/25/2023	OKC	vs	PHI	32	6	2	0	3	13	21	61.9	5	11	45.5	2	2	100.0	75.4	1	5	1	3	+4