Aaron Nkrumah’s a really good story out of Worcester right now.
Played at South HS in Worcester, before doing a postgrad year at Marianapolis. Spent a semester at Nichols, then transferred to Worcester State.
At Worcester State, Nkrumah was the 2023-2024 MASCAC Player of the Year, averaging 16.9 points per game.
From there, he transferred to Tennessee State.
In two years at TSU, Nkrumah has excelled.
Year 1: 10.9 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, 3 assists per game.
In Year 2, he improved his numbers immensely.
17.7 points per game on 43.8% from the field (+4.1% from first year), 35.1% from three (+7.6% from first year), led the Tigers to an NCAA Tournament berth, and named the Player of the Year in the Ohio Valley Conference.
This past weekend, he really stood out at the G League Combine with his two-way skills, and impressive combine results, 6’5” w/o shoes & a 6’10+” wingspan.
Following that, he was invited to participate in this week’s NBA combine in Chicago which begins today.
Perseverance, showing out at the D3 level in his home city, excelling in the OVC, and now making noise as a potential NBA draft pick next month.
@aaronx_15
Draymond Green learning he has 43 games with more turnovers than field goals in the playoffs, tied with Kendrick Perkins for the most since 2003…but at least he's not Charles Barkley in a Rockets uniform
Austin Rivers response to Draymond
“I was ranked No. 1, you were ranked I don’t know. You were a really good college player, but it’s hard to compare because I was only there for 6 months. Something you could never do.”
“You are the luckiest basketball player I have ever seen. You were drafted to a franchise with a Hall of Fame office, Hall of Fame coach, the greatest shooter of all-time and perhaps top 5 all-time, another top 5 shooter and Hall of Famer, the swiss army knife himself, another Hall of Famer, not to mention one of the most lethal scorers of all-time and arguably top 10 player of all-time, Kevin Durant, the same guy you chased off because of your mouth. You talk too much.”
“You are the backpack jumpshooter. The guy everyone leaves open. No one guards you. There are hours and hours of film of you being left open…talking about Steve Kerr hindered your career. Steve Kerr made your career.”
Jaylen Brown I love you
But to say that your favorite season of all time is the one where your co star missed 65 games and then blew a 3-1 lead in the 1st round rather than the one where you won ECF MVP, FMVP, and a championship is so cringe.