Note #035: Aaron Nkrumah (Elite Camp Elevator)
Former Tennessee State men's basketball player Aaron Nkrumah has entered the 2026 NBA Draft process after his 2025-26 senior season with the Tigers.
After a noteworthy G League Elite Camp performance, Nkrumah will also participate in the 2026 NBA Combine prior to the Draft.
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 on Syracuse commit Gavin Doty.
Harper hits in Note #019 on 2026 NBA Draft prospect Allen Graves, and Note #033 on another 2026 NBA Draft entrant: Michael Ajayi.
Bird also appears in the Doty and Ajayi Notes, plus Note #026 on Nolan Minessale.
Hawkins Jr. is a major focal point of Note #032 on another player 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 - 22.5 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 4.1 APG
5. AJ Dybantsa - 25.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 3.7 APG
Hudson hails in Note #029 on Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
Johnson jumps out in Note #032 on 2026 G Leauge Elite Camp participant Mark Mitchell.
Parker pops in Note #007 on Baylor commit Isaac Celiscar.
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. - 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%)
Boyd, Acuff Jr., and Okorie are all 2026 NBA Draft hopefuls. Whitlock transferred from Lehigh to Georgia Tech for the 2026-27 season.
Four tags now for Tanner!
Note #021 (Robert Wright III) / Note #025 (Elijah Crawford) / Note #026 (Nolan Minessale)
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 are 2026 NBA Draft aspirants.
Lendeborg lands in Note #033 on yet. another. 2026 Draft entrant: Michael Ajayi.
Statistics via Sports Reference
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