which rookie has the lowest free throw percentage in a season

Gene Wiley has the worst free-throw percentage by a rookie in a season, at 33.8 percent in 1962-63.

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	NAME	FT%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Gene Wiley G. Wiley	33.8	1962-63	LAL	75	19.8	3.2	6.7	0.5			1.5	3.1	46.2				0.3	0.9	45.3				1,488	241	504	40				180
2	Bill Davis B. Davis	34.1	1946-47	CHI	47		1.8		0.2			0.7	3.1	24.0				0.3	0.9	25.6					84		11				92
3	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	34.7	1948-49	CHI	45		2.8		0.4			1.2	3.5	34.4				0.4	1.1	35.0					125		18				86
4	Justin Williams J. Williams	36.5	2006-07	SAC	26	12.8	5.0	4.4	0.1	0.2	0.6	2.1	3.4	61.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	2.4	56.6	2.0	2.5	0.6	333	131	115	2	5	16	15	51	-60
5	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	37.1	2012-13	DET	60	20.7	7.9	7.6	0.5	1.0	1.6	3.5	5.7	60.8	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.0	2.7	57.8	2.8	4.8	1.0	1,243	476	457	30	59	95	57	144	-51
6	Jerome Lane J. Lane	38.4	1988-89	DEN	54	10.2	4.8	3.7	1.1	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.7	42.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.8	2.1	42.7	1.6	2.1	0.9	550	261	200	60	20	4	50	105
7	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	38.5	2008-09	LAC	53	14.5	4.3	4.5	0.2	0.2	1.1	1.8	2.8	63.3	0.0	0.0		0.8	2.1	58.5	1.4	3.1	0.8	771	228	237	11	11	59	41	96	-245
8	Jim Davis J. Davis	39.1	1967-68	STL	50	7.9	2.9	2.5	0.3			1.2	2.8	43.9				0.5	1.3	44.0				394	147	123	13				85
9	Chuck Gilmur C. Gilmur	39.4	1946-47	CHI	51		3.5		0.4			1.5	5.0	30.0				0.5	1.3	31.6					178		21				139
10	Ozell Jones O. Jones	39.8	1984-85	SAS	67	13.3	3.7	3.6	0.8	0.4	0.9	1.6	2.7	58.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.2	56.6	1.0	2.6	0.9	888	245	238	56	30	57	61	139
11	Johnny Green J. Green	40.6	1959-60	NYK	69	17.8	7.0	7.9	0.7			3.0	6.8	44.7				0.9	2.2	44.9				1,225	481	545	48				194
12	Joby Wright J. Wright	41.6	1972-73	SEA	77	12.1	3.9	2.8	0.5			1.7	3.6	47.8				0.5	1.2	47.8				931	303	218	36				164
13	Russell Cross R. Cross	41.8	1983-84	GSW	45	7.9	3.7	1.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	1.4	2.5	57.1	0.0	0.0		0.8	2.0	54.6	0.8	1.0	0.4	354	166	82	22	12	7	19	58
14	Walt Wesley W. Wesley	42.3	1966-67	CIN	64	14.2	4.9	5.1	0.3			2.0	5.2	39.3				0.8	1.9	40.6				909	314	329	19				161
15	Milt Schoon M. Schoon	42.5	1946-47	DET	41		2.9		0.3			1.0	4.9	21.6				0.8	2.0	25.6					120		12				75
16	Ken Johnson K. Johnson	43.5	1985-86	POR	64	12.7	4.1	3.8	0.3	0.2	0.3	1.8	3.3	52.8	0.0	0.0		0.6	1.3	52.3	1.4	2.4	0.9	815	263	243	19	13	22	59	147
17	Mike Harper M. Harper	43.5	1980-81	POR	55	8.4	2.7	1.7	0.3	0.4	0.4	1.0	2.5	41.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.7	1.5	43.0	0.5	1.2	0.6	461	149	93	17	23	20	32	73
18	Adonal Foyle A. Foyle	43.5	1997-98	GSW	55	11.9	3.0	3.3	0.3	0.2	0.9	1.3	3.1	40.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.1	41.8	1.3	2.0	0.9	656	165	184	14	13	52	50	94	-165
19	Kris Humphries K. Humphries	43.6	2004-05	UTA	67	13.0	4.1	2.9	0.6	0.4	0.3	1.7	4.3	40.4	0.0	0.1	33.3	0.7	1.5	41.9	1.1	1.9	0.8	873	278	197	43	25	18	52	96	-168
20	Earl Williams E. Williams	43.7	1974-75	PHX	79	13.2	4.7	5.8	1.2	0.4	0.4	2.1	5.0	41.4				0.6	1.3	42.2	2.0	3.8		1,040	371	456	95	28	32		146
21	Giff Roux G. Roux	43.8	1946-47	STL	60		5.9		0.3			2.4	8.0	29.7				1.2	2.7	32.3					354		17				95
22	Harry Miller H. Miller	43.9	1946-47	TOR	53		2.9		0.8			1.1	4.9	22.3				0.7	1.5	25.7					152		42				119
23	Clifford Rozier C. Rozier	44.7	1994-95	GSW	66	22.6	6.8	7.4	0.7	0.5	0.6	2.9	5.9	48.5	0.0	0.1	28.6	1.0	2.3	49.0	3.0	4.3	1.3	1,494	448	486	45	35	39	89	196
24	Lonzo Ball L. Ball	45.1	2017-18	LAL	52	34.2	10.2	6.9	7.2	1.7	0.8	3.9	10.8	36.0	1.7	5.7	30.5	0.6	1.4	44.4	1.3	5.6	2.6	1,780	528	360	376	88	43	136	117	-18
25	Paul Hogue P. Hogue	45.4	1962-63	NYK	50	26.8	7.7	8.6	0.8			3.0	8.4	36.3				1.6	3.5	38.6				1,340	383	430	42				220

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