In one respect, Trayce Jackson-Davis proved a lot of people wrong this season.
In another, more fuel has been added to his fire.
Jackson-Davis, who famously posted “Y’all will regret it, I promise” when he fell to the 57th overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, easily outplayed his draft position as a rookie.
The former IU star finished one vote shy of the NBA’s All-Rookie teams announced on Monday afternoon. He received 42 second-place votes, and was in effect named the 11th best rookie for the 2023-24 season.
Jackson-Davis gave Golden State more athleticism and size underneath this season, firmly establishing himself as the team’s starting center by the campaign’s end. He finished his first NBA season averaging 7.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists across 68 games with the Warriors. He shot 70.2 percent from the field in his first campaign in the league.
Here’s the complete voting summary, courtesy of NBA Communications:
Jackson-Davis will live on in Indiana’s record book for a long time. He’s IU’s all-time leading shot-blocker (270) and rebounder (1,143). He finished third on the program’s all-time scoring list with 2,258 career points — and he’s just the sixth Hoosier to top 2,000.
He was a consensus first team All-American in 2023.
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