Logan's Jay Scrubb has sights assail the NBA
CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois features a unique connection to Wednesday night's NBA draft
Jay Scrubb, a 6-foot-6 junior guard/forward from John A. Logan College, might be the primary college player drafted since another player from our region when it begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN. Donta (pronounced Don-tay) Smith, a 6-7 forward at Southeastern Illinois College, who, like Scrubb, was destined to play for the University of Louisville before electing to enter the draft, was taken within the second round by Atlanta in 2004. He played two years within the NBA before going overseas
Scrubb, the National Basketball Coaches Association JUCO Player of the Year, has been projected to travel within the second round by CBSSports.com and therefore the Athletic.The 6-foot-6 sophomore guard/forward led the Vols to a 28-5 record this season, including an 18-0 mark in Region XXIV's Great Rivers Athletic Conference. The undefeated conference slate marked the primary in Vols history. Logan had won 11 straight games before the NJCAA Tournament was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic
A dynamic scorer, Scrubb led Logan in points per game (21.9) and steals per game (1.5). The Louisville native, who signed with the University of Louisville but hired an agent, shot 50.1% from the sector and 33.3% from the 3-point line. He averaged 6.8 rebounds per game, second-best on the team to forward Sydney Curry. Over the course of the season, Scrubb posted eight 30-point performances, including a season-high 38 points on February 15 during a 93-83 win at Wabash Valley
Scrubb is projected because the 17th-best shooting guard within the draft by ESPN.com and therefore the No. 75 overall prospect. ESPN doesn't have him in its latest mock draft. CBSSports.com has him because the 11th-best small forward within the draft, and projects him to travel to Philadelphia within the second round with the 58th overall pick. The Athletic has Scrubb getting to Portland with the 46th overall pick
The Minnesota Timberwolves have the primary pick. LaMelo Ball, a 6-7 guard that competed last season within the National league in Australia, is predicted to travel No. 1. Georgia guard Anthony Edwards, Memphis center James Wiseman and Deni Avdija, a 6-9 guard/forward from Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, also are projected to travel within the top four in most major mock drafts
Golden State has the second pick, Charlotte has the third pick, Chicago has the fourth pick and Cleveland is not any . 5
Because of the virus, the draft are going to be held virtually from ESPN's studios in Bristol, Connecticut. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and depute commissioner/chief operating officer Mark Tatum are scheduled to seem to announce the selections. almost like the NFL draft on ESPN earlier this year, select players are scheduled to seem from their homes during the printed