TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) – Scottie Barnes, who helped lead Florida State to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 and went on to become the No. 4 overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 2021 NBA Draft, has been named the 2021-22 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year as announced by the NBA. Barnes received 48 first place votes and finished first in the voting by a select global group of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. He is the first Seminole player to be named the NBA Rookie of the Year since Dave Cowens was named the Co-Rookie of the Year in 1971. Cowens shared the award with Geoff Petrie of Portland. Barnes proved to be the most well-rounded rookie in the NBA this season as he averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks in 35.4 minutes in 74 games. He led all NBA rookies in minutes played, ranking third in points and rebounds and fifth in assists, steals and blocks. He is the sixth rookie in NBA history to average at least 15.0 points, 7.0 reb
ORLANDO - Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony, guard Jalen Suggs and forward Franz Wagner have all been selected to participate in the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars, which will be played on Friday, Feb. 18 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland as part of NBA All-Star 2022. TNT will televise the annual showcase of premier young talent at 9 p.m. ET.
To the casual basketball fan, Friday night’s matchup between the hometown Charlotte Hornets and visiting Oklahoma City Thunder might seem like your normal, run-of-the-mill, mid-January NBA showdown. But half a world away, this contest holds some significant meaning down under in basketball-crazy Australia.