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Angel Delgado Makes NBA Debut
2/8/2019 10:05:00 AM | Men's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS - Former Seton Hall men's basketball legend Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) made his NBA debut on Thursday, Feb. 7, posting a box score line of three points, four rebounds and one steal in 14 minutes of action for the Los Angeles Clippers in a 116-92 loss to the host Indiana Pacers.
Delgado, who signed a two-way contract the Clippers back in June 2018, scores his first NBA points on a driving layup to the basket with 2:37 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Delgado earned the call-up to the Clippers after dominating in the G-League for the Agua Caliente Clippers, where he was averaging 17.4 points and a league-leading 14.6 rebounds per game. On Jan. 4, he set the G-League record for most rebounds in a single game with 31.
Delgado graduated from Seton Hall in May 2018 after an illustrious four-year career that saw him finish with 1,593 points, 16th in program history, and 1,455 rebounds, second-most in program history. He was a two-time All-BIG EAST selection, two-time All-America honorable mention, the 2017 Met Writers Haggerty Award Metropolitan Player of the Year and the 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award National Center of the Year.
Since the creation of NCAA divisions in 1973, Delgado racked up the 7th most career rebounds of any Div. I student-athlete and his 72 career double-doubles rank 16th all-time in NCAA history.
Delgado, who signed a two-way contract the Clippers back in June 2018, scores his first NBA points on a driving layup to the basket with 2:37 remaining in the fourth quarter.
A moment he'll never forget.@AngelDelgado scores his first @NBA points! pic.twitter.com/J5ccEPCjPb
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) February 8, 2019
Delgado earned the call-up to the Clippers after dominating in the G-League for the Agua Caliente Clippers, where he was averaging 17.4 points and a league-leading 14.6 rebounds per game. On Jan. 4, he set the G-League record for most rebounds in a single game with 31.
Delgado graduated from Seton Hall in May 2018 after an illustrious four-year career that saw him finish with 1,593 points, 16th in program history, and 1,455 rebounds, second-most in program history. He was a two-time All-BIG EAST selection, two-time All-America honorable mention, the 2017 Met Writers Haggerty Award Metropolitan Player of the Year and the 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award National Center of the Year.
Since the creation of NCAA divisions in 1973, Delgado racked up the 7th most career rebounds of any Div. I student-athlete and his 72 career double-doubles rank 16th all-time in NCAA history.
