Seven former IU basketball players are on NBA rosters during this 2024-25 season.
Below is a quick overview of how each player is doing.
(Stats are through Friday action)
OG ANUNOBY – NEW YORK
After signing a new contract that made him the highest paid professional among all former IU athletes, OG Anunoby is putting together a solid season for a title contending Knicks squad.
In his 7th year in the league, Anunoby is posting 16.5 points per game through 31 games. Playing a career-high 36.2 minutes per contest, he’s adding 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.0 blocks. He’s shooting 47.9% overall, 35.5% from three, and 79.5% from the stripe.
TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS – GOLDEN STATE
In his second year in the league, Trayce Jackson-Davis is averaging a couple more minutes per game than a season ago. He has started 22 of 29 games for Golden State thus far.
In 18.2 minutes per contest, Jackson-Davis has posted 8.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, .8 blocks, and .3 steals. He’s shooting 62.5% from the field and he missed his only three. TJD is shooting 58.7% from the free throw line.
ERIC GORDON – PHILADELPHIA
Since an offseason deal that sent him to the 76ers, Eric Gordon is seeing the most diminished role of his 16-year NBA career.
In 16.6 minutes per game, Gordon is averaging 5.0 points, 1.3 assists, .9 rebounds, .7 steals and .3 blocks. He’s shooting just 36% overall, and 27.5% from three. Gordon is 16th all-time with 2,042 made threes.
THOMAS BRYANT – INDIANA
It has been a homecoming season for Thomas Bryant, who was traded to the Indiana Pacers a couple weeks ago. He has played 10 games with the Miami Heat, and six with the Pacers thus far.
In his 16 total games, Bryant is averaging 4.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, .8 blocks, .4 assists, and .3 steals per contest. He’s shooting 46.9% from the field, including 37.9% from three. Bryant is a perfect 13-of-13 from the free throw line.
KEL’EL WARE – MIAMI
A 2024 first round draft pick, Kel’el Ware has appeared in 13 games with the Heat and he also spent some time in the G League.
Playing 8.7 minutes per contest with Miami, Ware is averaging 3.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, .6 blocks, .4 steals, and .2 assists per game. He’s shooting 48.7% overall including 30% from three. Following the Bryant trade to Indiana, Ware has seen his role increase. He’s played around 15 minutes and scored 6.3 points over Miami’s last three games.
JALEN HOOD-SCHIFINO – LOS ANGELES LAKERS
A 2023 first round draft pick, Jalen Hood-Schifino has appeared in just two games with the Lakers thus far. He’s on a run of several missed games in a row with a hamstring injury. Hood-Schifino has also played some in the G League.
In two games, Hood-Schifino is averaging 2.0 points in seven minutes per contest.
CODY ZELLER – ATLANTA
Zeller is with the Atlanta Hawks but he hasn’t played to this point. He’s been out all season for what has been described as “personal reasons.” Zeller is an 11-year veteran.
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