> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.lemmonlabs.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Note #035: Aaron Nkrumah (Elite Camp Elevator)
- URL: https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-035-aaron-nkrumah-g-league-elite-camp-elevator/
- Published: 2026-05-11T00:47:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-25T23:58:56.000Z
- Author: Lemmon Labs
- Tags: NBA Draft, Aaron Nkrumah, Notes, Tyler Tanner, Yaxel Lendeborg, Cameron Boozer, Hersey Hawkins Jr., AJ Dybantsa, Darius Acuff Jr., #Darnell Mee, #C.J. McCollum, #Marcus Hatten, #Ron Harper, #Larry Bird, #Hersey Hawkins Jr., #Matt Rafferty, #Kevin Hamilton, #Dell Curry, #Lester Hudson, #Dwayne Wade, #Marcus Smart, #Prophet Johnson, #Collin Parker, #Quion Williams, #Terri Miller Jr., #Cameron Boozer, #AJ Dybantsa, #Nick Boyd, #Nasir Whitlock, #Tyler Tanner, #Darius Acuff, Jr., #Ebuka Okorie, #Joshua Jefferson, #Keonte Jones, #Great Osobor, #V.J. Edgecombe, #Yaxel Lendeborg, #Tennessee State, #OVC

After noteworthy 2026 G League Elite Camp and NBA Combine performances, former Tennessee State men's basketball player **Aaron Nkrumah** inked an Exhibit 10 contract. 

As a **senior** with the Tigers in **2025-26**, the 6'6" Nkrumah averaged the following in 33 GP (31.4 MP/G): 

- 17.7 PPG
- 5.5 RPG
- 3.0 APG
- 2.8 SPG
- 0.5 BPG
- 5.9 FG/G
- 5.5 FTA/G

**Since 1947-48**, there are **seven** NCAA Division I men's players (including Nkrumah) to average at least **17.5** PPG, **5.5** RPG, **3** APG, **2.5** SPG, **0.5** BPG, **5.5** FG/G, **5.5** FTA/G (min. 30 GP) in a **single** season. The other **six**:

**18-20 PPG**  
1\. Darnell Mee (1992-93) - 18.9 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 3.3 APG, **3.1 SPG**, 1.1 BPG, 6.3 FG/G, 5.9 FTA/G (32 GP, 33.3 MP/G)  
  
**20-25 PPG**  
2\. C.J. McCollum (2011-12) - 21.9 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 3.5 APG, 2.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 7.3 FG/G, 7.0 FTA/G (35 GP, 33.1 MP/G)  
3\. Marcus Hatten (2002-03) - 22.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 4.1 APG, 2.9 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 8.1 FG/G, 5.9 FTA/G (34 GP, 35.4 MP/G)  
4\. Ron Harper (1985-86) - **24.4 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 4.3 APG, 3.3 SPG, 2.3 BPG**, 10.1 FG/G, 6.5 FTA/G (31 GP, 36.9 MP/G)  
  
**25-30 PPG**  
5\. Larry Bird (1978-79) - **28.6 PPG, 14.9 RPG, 5.5 APG**, 2.5 SPG, 0.8 BPG, **11.1 FG/G, 7.8 FTA/G** (34 GP)  
  
**30+ PPG**  
6\. Hersey Hawkins Jr. (1987-88) - **36.3 PPG**, 7.8 RPG, 3.6 APG, 2.6 SPG, 0.8 BPG, **12.2 FG/G, 10.8 FTA/G** (31 GP, **38.8 MP/G**)

All players besides **McCollum (junior)** were **seniors** in the seasons above.

**McCollum* McComes up in* [*Note #024*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-024-gavin-doty-siena-sophomore-ironman/) *on Syracuse commit Gavin Doty.*

**Harper* hits in* [*Note #019*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-019-allen-graves-complete-court-impact/) *on 2026 NBA Draft prospect Allen Graves, and* [*Note #033*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-033-michael-ajayi-true-bulldog/) *on another Draft entrant: Michael Ajayi.*

**Bird* also appears in the* [*Doty*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-024-gavin-doty-siena-sophomore-ironman/) *and* [*Ajayi*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-033-michael-ajayi-true-bulldog/) *Notes, plus* [*Note #026*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-026-nolan-minessale-marquette-made/) *on Nolan Minessale.* 

**Hawkins Jr.* is a major focal point of* [*Note #032*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-032-mark-mitchell-milestone-college-metrics/) *on another battling to be drafted in 2026: Mark Mitchell.*

If we **remove** the **FG/G** and **FTA/G** thresholds from above, we see **six** more who met that PPG/RPG/APG/SPG/BPG criteria in a **single** season (still min. 30 GP):  
  
**Seniors**  
1\. Matt Rafferty (2018-19) - 17.5 PPG, **9.0 RPG, 4.3 APG**, 2.5 SPG, **1.1 BPG** (33 GP, 33.4 MP/G)  
2\. Kevin Hamilton (2005-06) - 17.6 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 3.5 APG, **3.3 SPG**, 0.5 BPG (31 GP, 36.1 MP/G)  
3\. Dell Curry (1985-86) - **24.1 PPG**, 6.8 RPG, 3.8 APG, 2.6 SPG, 0.6 BPG (30 GP, **37.2 MP/G**)  
  
**Juniors**  
4\. Lester Hudson (2007-08) - **25.7 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 4.5 APG**, 2.8 SPG, 0.7 BPG (33 GP, 36.9 MP/G)  
  
**Sophomores**  
5\. Dwayne Wade (2001-02) - 17.8 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 3.4 APG, 2.5 SPG, **1.1 BPG** (32 GP, 29.2 MP/G)  
6\. Marcus Smart (2013-14) - 18.0 PPG, 5.9 RPG, **4.8 APG, 2.9 SPG**, 0.6 BPG (31 GP, 32.7 MP/G)

While no one else in **2025-26** besides **Nkrumah** hit the above **per game** benchmarks, if we remove **BPG**, **one** other player from 2025-26 joins:

**Prophet Johnson** \- 18.2 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 3.7 APG, 2.6 SPG (30 GP, 35.4 MP/G)

If we remove **SPG** as well, **five** others from **2025-26** appear:  
  
**Seniors**  
1\. Collin Parker - 17.6 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 3.6 APG  
2\. Quion Williams - 17.7 PPG, **8.2 RPG,** **5.4 APG**  
3\. Terri Miller Jr. - **19.1 PPG**, 5.6 RPG, 3.4 APG  
  
**Freshmen**  
4\. [**Cameron Boozer**](https://lemmonlabs.io/tag/cameron-boozer/?ref=lemmonlabs.io) \- **22.5 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 4.1 APG**  
5\. [**AJ Dybantsa**](https://lemmonlabs.io/tag/aj-dybantsa/?ref=lemmonlabs.io) \- **25.5 PPG**, 6.8 RPG, 3.7 APG

**Hudson* hails in* [*Note #029*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-029-dra-gibbs-lawhorn-shooting-anomaly/) *on Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.*

**Johnson* jumps out in* [*Note #032*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-032-mark-mitchell-milestone-college-metrics/) *on 2026 G Leauge Elite Camp participant Mark Mitchell.*

**Parker* pops in* [*Note #007*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-007-isaac-celiscar-sophomore-statistical-analysis/) *on Baylor commit Isaac Celiscar.*

---

🏀

In ****2025-26**, ****Nkrumah** notched the following ****shooting** ****splits**:  
  
141/292 2P/2PA ****(48.3 2P%)**, 53/151 3P/3PA ****(35.1 3P%)**, 143/182 FT/FTA ****(78.6 FT%)**  
  
That season, there were ****five** others besides ****Nkrumah** to shoot ****48+** 2P% (min. 290 2PA), ****35+** 3P% (min. 150 3PA), ****78.5+** FT% (min. 180 FTA):  
  
****Seniors**  
1\. Nick Boyd - ****191/358 2P/2PA (53.4%)**, 61/167 3P/3PA (36.5%), 161/194 FT/FTA ****(83.0%)**  
  
****Juniors**  
2\. Nasir Whitlock - 160/331 2P/2PA (48.3%), ****78/180 3P/3PA (43.3%)**, 164/208 FT/FTA (78.8%)  
  
****Sophomores**  
3\. Tyler Tanner - 168/307 2P/2PA ****(54.7%)**, 60/163 3P/3PA (36.8%), 186/218 FT/FTA ****(85.3%)**  
  
****Freshmen**  
4\. [****Darius Acuff Jr.**](https://lemmonlabs.io/tag/darius-acuff-jr/?ref=lemmonlabs.io) \- ****197/388 2P/2PA** (50.8%), ****91/207 3P/3PA (44.0%), 178/220 FT/FTA** (80.9%)  
5\. Ebuka Okorie - 171/325 2P/2PA (52.6%), 63/178 3P/3PA (35.4%), ****188/226 FT/FTA** ****(83.2%)**  
  
****Acuff Jr.** (7th) and ****Okorie** (17th) were both ****2026 NBA Draft** first round picks.  
  
**Four tags now for* ***Tanner** *!*  
[**Note #021*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-021-robert-wright-iii-dynamic-sophomore-guard-genes/) *(Robert Wright III) /* [**Note #025*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-025-elijah-crawford-next-villanova-wildcat-weapon/) *(Elijah Crawford) /* [**Note #026*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-026-nolan-minessale-marquette-made/) *(Nolan Minessale)*

---

🏀 🏀 Another Lemmon Labs ****Triple-Double** Note on the board!  
  
Anyway, as a ****junior** in ****2024-25** at Tennessee St. (his ****first** Division I season; he played ****DIII** prior), ****Nkrumah** averaged the following across ****32 GP** (29.8 MP/G):  
  
****10.9** PPG, ****5.3** RPG, ****3.0** APG, ****1.7** SPG, ****0.6** BPG, ****3.7** FG/G, ****3.6** FTA/G   
  
In ****2024-25**, there were ****six** (including Nkrumah) NCAA DI men's players to average ****10.5+** PPG, ****5+** RPG, ****3+** APG, ****1.5+** SPG, ****0.5+** BPG, ****3.5+** FG/G, ****3.5+** FTA/G (min. 30 GP). The other ****five**:  
  
****13-15 PPG**  
1\. Joshua Jefferson - 13.0 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 3.1 APG, ****2.1 SPG**, 0.7 BPG, 4.5 FG/G, 4.5 FTA/G (35 GP, 29.6 MP/G)  
2\. Keonte Jones - 13.1 PPG, ****9.0 RPG, 4.1 APG**, 1.8 SPG, ****1.3 BPG**, 4.7 FG/G, 4.8 FTA/G (33 GP, 30.8 MP/G)  
3\. Great Osobor - 14.8 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 5.1 FG/G, ****6.6 FTA/G** (31 GP, 31.2 MP/G)  
  
****15+ PPG**  
4\. V.J. Edgecombe - 15.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.2 APG, ****2.1 SPG**, 0.6 BPG, 5.0 FG/G, 4.3 FTA/G (33 GP, 32.7 MP/G)  
5\. Yaxel Lendeborg - ****17.7 PPG, 11.4 RPG, 4.2 APG**, 1.7 SPG, ****1.8 BPG**, ****6.4 FG/G, 5.5 FTA/G** (37 GP, 33.6 MP/G)  
  
****Edgecombe** was the ****3rd** overall pick in the ****2025 NBA Draft**.  
  
****Jefferson**, **Jones**, and **Lendeborg** (11th) are ****2026** NBA Draft aspirants.  
  
***Lendeborg** *lands in* [**Note #033*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-033-michael-ajayi-true-bulldog/) *on yet. another. 2026 Draft entrant: Michael Ajayi.*

---

Statistics via [Sports Reference](https://www.sports-reference.com/?ref=lemmonlabs.io)

*Find this data refreshing? Support our next project!*

[Fill the Pitcher 🍋](https://buy.stripe.com/bJe3cu1Qc7c33eG08r9k400?ref=lemmonlabs.io)

---

Copy Link