The 2019-20 NBA season officially kicked off last night, and former NC State players T.J. Warren and Dennis Smith Jr. will start their seasons tonight. As the season gets underway, below is a breakdown of the best NBA players in NC State history.
Most Points
1) David Thompson – 13,422 – 22.7
2) Thurl Bailey – 11,834 – 12.8
3) Tom Gugliotta – 9,895 – 13.0
4) Spud Webb – 8,072 – 9.9
5) Kenny Carr – 7,813 – 11.6
Former ACC Player of the Year T.J. Warren and former ACC Freshman of the Year Dennis Smith Jr. will one day likely be on the above list. In regards to career points per game, DSJ is averaging 14.5 & Tony Buckets is averaging 14.4, which rank 2nd and 3rd respectively behind Skywalker.
Most Rebounds
1) Tom Gugliotta – 5,589 – 7.3
2) Kenny Carr – 4,999 – 7.4
3) Thurl Bailey – 4,718 – 5.1
4) J.J. Hickson – 3,639 – 6.8
5) Nate McMillan – 3,222 – 4.0
Most Assists
1) Nate McMillan – 4,893 – 6.1
2) Spud Webb – 4,342 – 5.2
3) Vinny Del Negro – 2,484 – 3.2
4) Tom Gugliotta – 2,140 – 2.8
5) David Thompson – 1,938 – 3.3
Smith Jr. will one day be on this list, with his average of 5.0 assists per game ranking 3rd in school history.
Most Steals
1) Nate McMillan – 1,544
2) Tom Gugliotta – 1,079
3) Spud Webb – 922
4) David Thompson – 592
5) Vinny Del Negro – 576
Most Blocks
1) Thurl Bailey – 1,086
2) Tommy Burleson – 591
3) David Thompson – 509
4) Tom Gugliotta – 492
5) Nate McMillan – 356
Most 3-Pointers
1) Spud Webb – 320
2) Nate McMillan – 298
3) Vinny Del Negro – 243
4) Tom Gugliotta – 208
5) Damien Wilkins – 205
6) Dennis Smith Jr. – 173
7) TJ Warren – 156
3-Point Percentage
1) Vinny Del Negro – 35.9%
2) Nate McMillan – 34.3%
3) T.J. Warren – 34.0%
4) Damien Wilkins – 32.7%
5) Dennis Smith Jr. – 31.6%
Games Played
1) Thurl Bailey – 928
2) Spud Webb – 824
3) Nate McMillan – 796
4) Vinny Del Negro – 771
5) Tom Gugliotta – 763