Philadelphia 76ers Select Jared McCain In First Round Of 2024 NBA Draft
Set Duke Freshman Record with Eight Made Threes in a Game; Shot 41.4-Percent from Three on 5.8 Attempts per Game
Led NCAA Division I Freshmen with Three Games of at Least 30 Points
The Philadelphia 76ers selected Jared McCain from Duke University with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
McCain spent one season with the Blue Devils and earned a 2023-24 ACC All-Rookie Team selection and was an All-ACC Honorable Mention after starting all 36 games. He averaged 14.3 points per game, while shooting 41.4-percent on 5.8 attempts from beyond the arc, adding 5.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 steals.
The California native set a Duke freshman record with eight made triples en route to a career-best 35-point performance against Florida State on Feb. 17. The 35-point effort matched Zion Williamson for the most points ever scored by a Blue Devils’ freshman. He later notched a school NCAA Tournament-record eight threes in a second-round contest against James Madison on March 24.
McCain recorded three games of at least 30 points, the most among all NCAA Division I freshmen last season. Two of his three 30-point games came during Duke’s run to the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Before attending Duke, McCain was a 2022-23 McDonald’s All-American and earned a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2022 U18 Americas Championship.
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