Note #056: Henri Veesaar (7'0" Floor Spacer)
North Carolina's Henri Veesaar opted to forego his final year of college eligibility to enter the 2026 NBA Draft, where he was selected 52nd overall.
In 2025-26, the 7'0" tall, 7'2" wing-spanned Veesaar (who was at Arizona for three seasons prior, playing as a freshman and junior while redshirting as a sophomore) charted the following for the Tar Heels (31 GP, 31.4 MP/G):
- 17.0 PPG
- 8.7 RPG
- 2.1 APG
- 0.6 SPG
- 1.2 BPG
Here are the seven seniors besides Veesaar, since 1947-48, to average 17+ PPG, 8.5+ RPG, 2+ APG, 0.5+ SPG, 1+ BPG in 31.5 MP/G or less (min. 30 GP):
17-18 PPG
1. Brad Miller (1997-98) - 17.2 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.2 SPG, 1.6 BPG (34 GP, 29.2 MP/G)
2. Xavier Cooks (2017-18) - 17.2 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.0 SPG, 2.1 BPG (30 GP, 29.8 MP/G)
3. Mason Peatling (2019-20) - 17.2 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 3.2 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.5 BPG (31 GP, 30.7 MP/G)
4. Hunter Dickinson (2024-25) - 17.4 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.0 SPG, 1.3 BPG (34 GP, 30.1 MP/G)
18-19 PPG
5. Johni Broome (2024-25) - 18.6 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 2.9 APG, 0.9 SPG, 2.1 BPG (36 GP, 30.2 MP/G)
6. Danny Granger (2004-05) - 18.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.4 APG, 2.1 SPG, 2.0 BPG (30 GP, 30.0 MP/G)
19+ PPG
7. Nathan Boothe (2015-16) - 19.3 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 3.3 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.0 BPG (32 GP, 31.5 MP/G)
If we remove the GP floor and MP/G ceiling, these two players met those per game thresholds in 2025-26 like Veesaar:
1. Caleb Wilson - 19.8 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.5 SPG, 1.4 BPG (24 GP, 31.3 MP/G)
2. JT Toppin - 21.8 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.4 SPG, 1.7 BPG (25 GP, 34.8 MP/G)
Wilson, the 4th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, and Veesaar were teammates that season at UNC!
Dickinson debuted in Note #033 on real Bulldog, Michael Ajayi.
Granger went back-to-back before:
Note #018 (Thomas Haugh) / Note #019 (Allen Graves)
Toppin also teaches us a thing or two in the Haugh Note, plus Note #038 on Cameron Carr.
Okay, to Veesaar's 2025-26 shooting!
- 168/248 2P/2PA (67.7 2P%!)
- 40/94 3P/3PA (42.6 3P%!)
- 72/117 FT/FTA (61.5 FT%)
Of the 28 instances of an NCAA DI men's player shooting 67.5+ 2P% (min. 245 2PA) and 61.5+ FT% (min. 115 FTA) in a single season, Veesaar is the only one to attempt 90+ threes.
If we drop the 3PA floor to 85, another player enters the arena:
Jacob Ognacevic (2022-23) - 195/276 2P/2PA (70.7%), 115/135 FT/FTA (85.2%), 26/88 3P/3PA (29.5%)
Lower it a little further to 80, and we see:
Obi Toppin (2019-20) - 213/305 2P/2PA (69.8%), 99/141 FT/FTA (70.2%), 32/82 3P/3PA (39.0%)
Alright, let's go to 70 for one more:
Zion Williamson (2018-19) - 272/364 2P/2PA (74.7%!), 130/203 FT/FTA (64.0%), 24/71 3P/3PA (33.8%)
Ognacevic was a junior in the season above, Toppin a sophomore, and Williamson a freshman.
Continuing on: if we drop the 3PA floor again to 50, we get one more player - twice!
Ryan Kalkbrenner
2024-25 - 250/354 2P/2PA (70.6%), 109/160 FT/FTA (68.1%), 21/61 3P/3PA (34.4%)
2023-24 - 225/319 2P/2PA (70.5%), 106/149 FT/FTA (71.1%), 16/54 3P/3PA (29.6%)
And a final reduction to 45+ 3PA for:
Larry Johnson (1990-91) - 291/417 2P/2PA (69.8%), 162/198 FT/FTA (81.8%), 17/48 3P/3PA (35.4%)
Lastly, for fun, the other three times since 1980-81 a 7-footer, besides Veesaar, shot 42.5+ 3P% (min. 90 3PA) in a single season:
1. David Przybyszewski (2003-04) - 51/112 3P/3PA (45.5%)
2. David Przybyszewski (2004-05) - 48/113 3P/3PA (42.5%)
3. Quinten Post (2023-24) - 50/116 3P/3PA (43.1%)
This Toppin (Obi) takes over Note #051 on former Big Ten big man Morez Johnson Jr., the 9th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Kalkbrenner is caught in Note #016 on new USC center Eric Reibe.
Johnson is too in the Johnson Jr. Note, as well as Note #022 on Johnson Jr.'s 2025-26 Michigan teammate: Aday Mara (the 12th overall pick in 2026).