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New Orleans Pelicans | #14 | Forward

Brandon

Ingram

PPG

22.9

RPG

5.8

APG

5.4

PIE

12.5

HEIGHT

6'8" (2.03m)

WEIGHT

190lb (86kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

AGE

27 years

BIRTHDATE

September 2, 1997

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 2

EXPERIENCE

8 Years

6'8" | 190lb | 27 years

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 2

BIRTHDATE

September 2, 1997

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

EXPERIENCE

8 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has appeared in 477 games (438 starts) for New Orleans and the Los Angeles Lakers, holding career averages of 19.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 33.0 minutes while shooting .468 from the floor, .362 from deep range and .786 from the free throw line...Has recorded 230 games with 20-plus points and 60 games with 30-plus points…Notched three triple-doubles in his career…Tallied 37 double-doubles in his career (27 point/rebound, 13 point/assist)...Selected to the 2020 All-Star Game…Two-time participant in the Rising Stars Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend...NBA All-Rookie Second Team selection in 2017…2022-23 Season (New Orleans): Started all 45 games he appeared in, averaging 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 0.7 steals in 34.2 minutes per game while converting .484 from the field, .390 from three-point range and .882 from the charity stripe…Tallied his first two triple-doubles of his career this season…Scored in double figures 44 times, including 32 outings of 20 or more points, and 13 games of 30 or more points…Western Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 20-26). During that week, he led New Orleans to a 3-0 week, recording averages of 31.3 points, 10.0 assists, and 6.3 rebounds in 33.0 minutes per game while shooting .525 from the field, .462 from deep, and 1.000 from the foul stripe…In New Orleans’s 115-96 win over Charlotte on March 23, Ingram notched the first triple-double of his career with 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists…Secured in the third quarter, Ingram became just the third player in franchise history to notch a triple-double before the fourth frame, and the third to notch 30/10/10 overall…Ingram also became the 8th player in NBA history to record a 30-plus point triple-double without committing a turnover, joining Nikola Jokić (2x), Dejounte Murray, James Harden, Nikola Vucevic, Antoine Walker, Grant Hill, and Charles Barkley…Ingram followed up this career milestone by notching 32 points and a career-best 13 assists in a 131-110 win over the LA Clippers on March 25…Finished the season tied for third in the NBA in ‘mid-range’ field goals made per game (2.9)… On 3/1 at POR, scored 40 points, converting 18-of-29 (.621) from the field and a perfect 3-of-3 from the free throw line. His 18 made field goals is a career-high for field goals made in any regular season game… On 3/25 at LAC, scored 32 points, shooting 12-of-22 (.545) from the floor, 3-of-5 (.600) from three-point distance and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe. He added a career-high 13 assists…On 3/30 at DEN, notched his second-career triple-double, posting 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists…On 4/9 at MIN, scored a season-high 42 points, shooting 16-of-28 (.571) from the floor 1-of-3 (.333) from three-point distance and a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line and added a season-high 12 rebounds…Missed 37 regular season games during the 2022-23 season…2021-22 Season (New Orleans): Started in all 55 games he appeared in, averaging 22.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists while shooting .461 from the field, .327 from behind the arc and .826 from the free throw line…Scored 20-plus points in 35 games, including 10 outings of 30 or more points…Notched seven double-doubles on the year…Named Western Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 31-Feb. 6). ..The only player in the NBA during the regular season to average 22-plus points, 5.4-plus assists, 5.5-plus rebounds and three or less turnovers per game… On 12/5 at HOU, scored a season-high 40 points, converting 15-of-28 (.536) from the floor and 7-of-8 (.875) from the free throw line. On 12/8 vs. DEN, played in a season-high 43 minutes, posting 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists and tied a career-high four steals… On 1/11 vs. MIN, scored a game-high 33 points, shooting 11-of-19 (.579) from the floor, a season-high 6-of-7 (.857) from three-point range and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe. Also, he passed E'Twaun Moore for 7th on the Pelicans All-Time three pointers list… Ingram passed DeMarcus Cousins for 17th on the Pelicans All-Time blocks list… Missed 27 games on the year…Play-In Tournament: Started both games for New Orleans, averaging, 28.5 points , 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists while shooting .625 from the floor and .700 from the free throw line… 2020-21 Season (New Orleans): Appeared in 61 games (all starts), averaging 23.8 points (20th in NBA), 4.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 34.3 minutes...Scored 20 or more points in 33 games, including 12 outings of 30 or more points...Notched four double-doubles this season…Named the Western Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 22-27)…The third player in team history to earn the Player of the Week honor multiple times, joining Chris Paul (eight) and Anthony Davis (five)…Became the first player in franchise history to notch 80 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists through the first three games of the season…On 4/16 at WAS, matched a career-high four steals to go along with 34 points, five assists and seven rebounds... On 2/6 vs. MEM, posted a career-high four blocks to go along with 27 points, three assists and a season-high 12 boards… 2019-20 (New Orleans): Named the NBA’s Most Improved Player after appearing in 62 games (all starts), averaging 23.8 points (14th in NBA), 6.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 33.9 minutes...Scored 20 or more points in 46 games, including 11 outings of 30 or more points...Notched nine double-doubles this season…Selected to his first NBA All-Star Game…Became the second player in NBA history age 22 or younger to average at least 23.5 points per game while shooting over .450 from the field, .390 from three-point range and .850 from the free throw line, joining Kevin Durant (Age 20 – 2008-09)…Became one of five players in NBA history age 22 or younger to average at least 23.5 PPG, 6.0 RP, 4.0 APG and 0.9 SPG, joining Tracy McGrady (Age 21 – 2000-01; Age 22 – 2001-02), Michael Jordan (Age 21 – 1984-85), LeBron James (Age 20 – 2004-05; Age 21 – 2005-06; Age 22 – 2006-07) and Luka Doncic (Age 20 – 2019-20)…Was named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Dec. 23-29.… Tallied a career-best 49 points on 15-of-25 from the floor, 3-of-8 from deep, and a season-best 16-of-20 from the foul line to go along with eight rebounds and six assists vs. UTA (1/16)…Scored 40 points (17-24 FG) with five rebounds and five assists at BKN (11/4)… With this performance, Ingram is the sixth player in Pelicans franchise history to score at least 40 points on less than 25 FGA…Ingram’s 181 points set the mark for the highest point total through his first seven games with the Pelicans in franchise history, passing DeMarcus Cousins’ 155…2018-19 (Los Angeles Lakers): Appeared in 52 games (all starts), averaging 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 33.9 minutes... Scored in double figures in 49 games, including 20 outings of 20 or more points and three 30-plus point games... 3/1 vs. MIL, shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the field in the first half, marking the most shots made without a miss in a single half in his career... Became one of three players in NBA history to have at least 24 points, three blocks and three 3FG in 25 minutes or less (joining K. McHale and B. Laimbeer)… Missed seven games due to sprained left ankle (12/7-12/18), two games due to right shoulder soreness (3/4-3/6), five games due to deep venous thrombosis, right arm (3/9-3/17), 12 games due to thoracic outlet decompression syndrome, right arm (3/19-4/9) and four games due to NBA suspension (10/22-10/27)…2017-18 (Los Angeles Lakers): Appeared in 59 games (all starts), averaging 16.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 33.5 minutes...Selected to participate in the Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars Challenge at the 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles...Was the only player in the NBA aged 20 years or younger to average at least 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game...Became fourth player in NBA history to have at least 395 assists (396), 95 three-pointers (96) and 75 blocks (79) at the age of 20 or younger, joining LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant as the only players to do so... Finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three blocks on 2/26 at ATL, joining Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Lamar Odom as the only players to post those numbers at the age of 20 or younger... Earned first career double-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, one steal and one blocks on 10/25 vs. WAS...Missed two games due to right quad contusion/left quad tendinitis (12/23-12/25), two games due to mild left ankle sprain (1/15, 1/19), 12 games due to left groin strain (3/3-3/26) and seven games due to concussion protocol (4/1-4/11)…2016-17 (Los Angeles Lakers): Appeared in 79 games (40 starts), averaging 9.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 29.8 minutes...Selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team...Chosen to participate in the Rising Stars Challenge at NBA All-Star 2017...Ranked eighth overall among rookies in points per game (9.4)...Posted 36 double-figure point games, including two contests with 20-plus points...Became the fifth player in NBA history to total at least 150 assists, 50 three-pointers and 36 blocks in a season at the age of 19 or younger...One of three players in NBA history to total at least 150 assists at the age of 19 while standing at 6-foot-9 or taller (Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo)... Scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds in his NBA debut on 10/26 vs. HOU...Missed three games with right patellar tendinitis (3/26-3/30).

BEFORE NBA

College (Duke: 2015-16): Consensus ACC Freshman of the Year in his lone collegiate season...AP All-American Honorable Mention...Consensus Second Team All-ACC selection...USBWA Freshman All-America and All-District III honors...NABC All-District II First Team recognition...ACC Rookie of the Week four times...Finalist for the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Year Award...Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week once (1/12/16)...One of five finalists for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award...Named to the midseason Naismith Trophy watch list...Started 34 of his 36 games in 2015-16...Finished ranked sixth in the ACC in scoring(17.3), seventh in three-point percentage (.410) and minutes played (34.6), ninth in three-pointers per game (2.2), 10th in blocks (1.4), and 13th in rebounds (6.8)...Led ACC freshman in scoring, rebounding, three-pointers per game, three-point percentage, minutes played, and double-doubles (eight)...Duke’s leading scorer in the NCAA Tournament, averaging 23.0 points to go along with 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists over three games, scoring at least 20 points in each contest...Played 119 of a possible 120 minutes in the NCAA Tournament...Led the Blue Devils in scoring nine times, in rebounding seven times, and in assists six times...Hit double-figures in 31 of 36 games, with 14 games of 20-plus points...Blocked a career-high six shots 1/9/16 vs. Virginia Tech...Finished in the top-five in Duke’s freshman record books in a number of categories, including total points, points per game, double-figure scoring games, 20-point scoring games, field goals made, three-point field goals made, free throws made, total blocks, double-doubles, minutes played, and minutes per game.

PERSONAL LIFE

Son of Donald and Joann Ingram...Has an older brother, Donovan (who goes by ‘Bo’), and an older sister, Brittany...Is an avid supporter of community efforts, having participated in the Lakers Youth Foundation Casino Night, Thanksgiving Dinner for the LAFD and the Lakers Youth Foundation Golf Tournament...Has also hosted school supply giveaways in his home town of Kinston, NC…Has participated in Thanksgiving meal giveaways in the Louisiana community…Donated shoes to hospital workers in his hometown during the 2020 pandemic.