Former Franklin High School and Duke standout, and 1st round NBA pick, Luke Kennard is working on the best shooting season in NBA history.
Per the Twitter account Underdog: Kennard's shooting splits are 53.7 FG%... 49.3 3PT%... 93.8 FT%
No player has EVER reached ALL three of those numbers for a single season!
He is currently in his 9th NBA season. Career: 505 games, 9.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists
That got me thinking about H.S. players from Greater Cincinnati/NKY that played in the NBA, and where Kennard's pro career stacks up.
That sent me down the rabbit hole of research. Here are names I came up with. Might just be a show topic.
**Greater Cincinnati/NKY HS players/NBA career stats (alphabetically)**
Bob Arnzen, St. Xavier 111 games, 4.0 points, 2.0 rebounds
Darius Bazley, Princeton 237 games, 8.9 points, 5 rebounds
Ricky Calloway, Withrow 64 games, 3.2 points
Butch Carter, Middletown 361 games, 8.7 points
Dave Cowens, Newport Catholic 766 games, 17.6 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists
Erik Daniels, Princeton 21 games, 0.6 points
Derrek Dickey, Purcell Marian 321 games, 6.1 points, 4.9 rebounds
Vince Edwards, Middletown 2 games, 1.5 points
Kevin Grevey, Hamilton 672 games, 11.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.9 asst
Jaxson Hayes, Moeller 406 games, 6.8 points, 3.9 rebounds
Tyrone Hill, Withrow 801 games, 9.4 points, 8.6 rebounds
Robert Hite, Winton Woods 12 games, 4.3 points
Jim Holstein, Hamilton Catholic 225 games, 3.8 points, 2.9 rebounds
Rick Hughes, Walnut Hills 21 games, 3.9 points, 2.3 rebounds
Brandon Hunter, Withrow 67 games, 3.3 points, 2.8 rebounds
Carlik Jones, Aiken 12 games, 2.0 points
Jerry Lucas, Middletown 829 games, 17.0 points, 15.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists
OJ Mayo, North College Hill 547 games, 13.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists
Miles McBride, Moeller 271 games, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Bob Naber, Covington Catholic 4 games, 0.3 points, 1.3 rebounds
Louis Orr, Withrow 569 games, 9.7 rebounds, 3.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists
Bob Quick, Hughes 142 games, 6.0 points, 2.8 rebounds
Larry Staverman, Newport Catholic 265 games, 4.7 points, 3.8 points
Greg Stokes, Hamilton 42 games, 3.1 points, 1.5 assists
Tom Thacker, William Grant 314 games, 3.2 points, 2.6 rebounds
LaSalle Thompson, Withrow 985 games, 7.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Dan Tieman, Covington Catholic 29 games, 1.2 points, 0.8 rebounds
Jack Turner, Newport 42 games, 4.8 points, 2.0 rebounds
Bill Walker, NCH 181 games, 6.0 points, 2.2 rebounds
Bob Wiesenhahn, McNicholas 60 games, 5.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists
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Dayton area
Ron Harper, Kiser 1,009 games, 13.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists
Jim Paxson, Alter 784 games, 14.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists
John Paxson, Alter 772 games, 7.2 points, 1.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists
Derrick Brown, Chaminade Julienne 171 games, 5.2 points, 2.4 rebounds