Who Is Jared McCain? Duke Freshman Guard Who Was Picked, Selected 16th In First Round Of 2024 NBA Draft Wednesday By Philadelphia
Who is Jared McCain?
Duke freshman guard who was picked, selected in the first of 2024 NBA Draft by Philadelphia.
As a freshman guard at Duke in 2023-2024 season where he played for Head Coach Jon Scheyer Jared McCain played in 36 games averaging 14.3 points per game, 5.0 rebounds per game 1.9 assists per game where he was NCAA All-Region as well as ACC All-Freshman.
According to sports -reference .com
As a freshman at Duke playing for Head Coach Jon Scheyer Jared McCain was a unique player and expressed himself in his own unique way as he painted his fingernails blue for every game and signed NIL Deal (Name, Image, Likeness ) with Sally Hansen!
On Wednesday when Duke freshman guard Jared McCain was picked, selected 16th in first round of 2024 NBA Draft by Philadelphia his fingernails were painted black with you guessed it Sally Hansen Nail Polish!
Following Duke guard Jared McCain who was picked, selected 16th in first round of 2024 NBA Draft former Duke center current ESPN College Basketball Analyst Jay Bilas shared his thoughts on Jared McCain being picked, selected 16th in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft in a video on X formally known as Twitter by saying he @sixers got a winner, a leader, and one of the best shooters in this entire draft class with Jared McCain…
According to https://x.com/JayBilas/status/1806147516993548531
Following Duke guard Jared McCain who was picked, selected 16th in first round of 2024 NBA Draft Wednesday by Philadelphia Jared McCain had this to say!
“I’m just excited to embrace the challenge and embrace the process and have fun with it,”
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article289546368.html
This is the best moment of my life... other than committing to Duke,""I love life. I'm so grateful to be here. Shout out to Philly. I'm excited to learn the city and get some wins."
According to article https://goduke.com/news/2024/6/26/mens-basketball-mccain-picked-by-76ers-in-first-round-of-nba-draft.aspx
Ahead of 2024 NBA Draft Wednesday Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts on Jared McCain in a video posted to Duke Men’s Basketball’s Social Media Accounts
Fired up to see where Jared McCain going in NBA Draft Jared McCain is one of a kind. His personality the fact you get a coach a guy who brings ineradicable energy as a coach you love a guy who is consistent, dependable where you know what you are going to get every single day and Jared McCain never had a bad day at Duke. Never had a bad day he was always fully committed true to himself it’s nice when you make 8 threes score 30 points a game and those aren’t bad either but who is as a competitor I know that stands out to a lot of teams with the guy there going to be getting I can’t wait to see where he lands and wishing him all the best.
https://x.com/DukeMBB/status/1806015064820031972
With Duke freshman Jared McCain being picked, selected 16th in the first round of 2024 Wednesday by Philadelphia he gets to play for an organization in the NBA who’s General Manager is a former Duke player former NBA power forward center in Elton Brand.
Who is he?
Elton Brand is a a native of Peekskill, N.Y., helped the Blue Devils to a two-year ledger of 69-6 with two ACC regular season championships, one ACC Tournament crown, an appearance in the 1999 NCAA championship game and final Associated Press national rankings of No. 3 in 1998 and No. 1 in 1999. His second and final season at Duke was highlighted by National Player of the Year honors from seven outlets along with first team All-ACC, ACC Player of the Year, first team All-America, first team ACC All-Tournament, ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player, All-NCAA East Regional and All-NCAA Final Four citations. For his 60-game collegiate career, Brand averaged 16.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game while shooting 61.2 percent from the field. The No. 1 overall selection in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, Brand enjoyed a 17-year professional career that included co-Rookie of the Year (2000), NBA All-Rookie (2000), All-NBA (2006; 2nd team), NBA All-Star (2002 & 2006) and NBA Sportsmanship (2006) accolades. In 1,058 career games with the Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks, he posted career averages of 15.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest.
According to https://goduke.com/honors/duke-athletics-hall-of-fame/elton-brand/1