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# Note #003: Keaton Wagler (Freshmen Guard Surge)
- URL: https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-003-keaton-wagler-freshman-guard-statistics/
- Published: 2026-04-12T02:29:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-24T00:45:13.000Z
- Author: Lemmon Labs
- Tags: NBA Draft, Keaton Wagler, Notes, D'Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons, R.J. Cole, Trae Young, Cooper Flagg, Markelle Fultz, Kenny Anderson, Darius Acuff Jr., Big Ten, Cameron Boozer, #Illinois, #Big Ten, #Cameron Boozer, #Cooper Flagg, #Cole Anthony, #R.J. Barrett, #Markelle Fultz, #Ben Simmons, #D'Angelo Russell, #Chauncey Billups, #Kenny Anderson, #Stefan Vaaks, #Darius Acuff, Jr., #Preston Edmead, #Brandon Knight, #Stephon Marbury, #O.J. Mayo, #Dennis Scott, #R.J. Cole, #Keydren Clark, #Trae Young, #Antoine Davis

Former Illinois guard **Keaton Wagler** declared for the **2026 NBA Draft** after his lone college season in Champaign, going **5th** overall to the Clippers. 

As a freshman in **2025-26**, Wagler averaged **17.9 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 4.2 APG**. 

Below is the complete list of NCAA Division I men, **since 1980-81**, that averaged at least **17** PPG, **5** RPG, **4** APG in their **freshman** season:  
  
**Sorted by season**  
Cameron Boozer (2025-26) - **22.5 PPG, 10.2 RPG,** 4.1 APG  
**Keaton Wagler (2025-26)** \- 17.9 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 4.2 APG  
Cooper Flagg (2024-25) - 19.2 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 4.2 APG  
Cole Anthony (2019-20) - 18.5 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 4.0 APG  
R.J. Barrett (2018-19) - **22.6 PPG,** 7.6 RPG, 4.3 APG  
Markelle Fultz (2016-17) - **23.2 PPG**, 5.7 RPG, **5.9 APG**  
Ben Simmons (2015-16) - 19.2 PPG, **11.8 RPG**, 4.8 APG  
D'Angelo Russell (2014-15) - 19.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 5.0 APG  
Chauncey Billups (1995-96) - 17.9 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 5.5 APG  
Kenny Anderson (1989-90) - 20.6 PPG, 5.5 RPG, **8.1 APG**

**Eight** of **ten** of these seasons have occurred in the last **11 years**.

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If we alter the data parameters, ****Wagler** shows up on another stacked and exclusive list: ****freshmen** since ****1980-81** to average at least ****15** PPG, ****3** APG, ****2.5** RPG and hit ****85+ threes** (Wagler had ****87 treys** in 2025-26 on 39.7 3PT%).   
  
Amazingly, **three** other **freshmen** in **2025-26** also made the shortlist of ****13**!  
  
****Sorted by 3PM (ascending)**  
Stefan Vaaks - 15.8 PPG, 3.2 APG, 2.5 RPG, 91 3PM (35.0 3PT%)  
Darius Acuff, Jr. - ****23.5 PPG, 6.4 APG**, 3.1 RPG, 91 3PM ****(44.0 3PT%)**  
Preston Edmead - 16.1 PPG, 4.4 APG, 3.5 RPG, 96 3PM (38.7 3PT%)  
  
****Vaaks**, who played his ****freshman** year at ****Providence**, went portaling after one season and committed to ****Wagler's Illini** for 2026-27.  
  
The remaining ****nine** players to fit the above criteria are:  
  
****85-90 3PM**  
1\. Brandon Knight (2010-11) - 17.3 PPG, 4.2 APG, 4.0 RPG, 87 3 PM (37.7 3PT%)  
2\. Stephon Marbury (1995-96) - 18.9 PPG, 4.5 APG, 3.1 RPG, 88 3PM (37.0 3PT%)  
3\. O.J. Mayo (2007-08) - ****20.7 PPG**, 3.3 APG, 4.5 RPG, 88 3PM   
(40.9 3PT%)  
  
****90-100 3PM**  
4\. D'Angelo Russell (2014-15) - 19.3 PPG, 5.0 APG, ****5.7 RPG**, 95 3PM ****(41.1% 3PT%)**  
5\. Dennis Scott (1987-88) - 15.5 PPG, 3.6 APG, ****5.0 RPG**, 98 3PM (****47.1 3PT%**)  
  
****100+ 3PM**  
6\. R.J. Cole (2017-18) - 23.7 PPG, ****6.1 APG**, 3.9 RPG, 109 3PM   
(35.9 3PT%)  
7\. Keydren Clark (2002-03) - 24.9 PPG, 4.2 APG, 3.3 RPG, 109 3PM (39.2 3PT%)  
8\. Trae Young (2017-18) - ****27.4 PPG, 8.7 APG,** 3.9 RPG, ****118 3PM** (36.0 3PT%)  
9\. Antoine Davis (2018-19) - ****26.1 PPG**, 3.6 APG, 3.1 RPG, ****132 3PM** (38.0 3PT%)

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