His famous senior brother plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves but Wayland Baptist University’s J.J. Culver has just served notice on Tuesday he is one to watch for the future regarding the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Culver scored 100 points in a 124-60 victory over Southwestern Adventist University in Plainview, Texas. According to the Corpus Christi Caller Times, Culver made 34 of 62 field goal attempts, including 12 of 33 from 3-point range while sinking 20 of 27 free throws.
Culver, a 6-foot-5 senior guard is only the fourth ever player to score 100 in a single game.
Culver’s coach, Ty Harrelson told ESPN: “The guys realized he was hot and kept going to him. We figured as long as he’s taking good shots and shots out of our philosophy that he had a chance to do something special tonight.”
J.J’s brother Jarrett Culver on Twitter wrote “Somebody tell me I’m not dreaming.”
Jarrett himself is no mean achiever and had guided Texas Tech to the NCAA national title game last season. He now plays for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves.
Despite J.J. Culver’s feat, by virtue of Wayland Baptist being in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), he couldn’t equal the organization’s record of 113 points set by Clarence “Bevo” Francis of Rio Grande (Ohio) in 1954. He however is the second NAIA player to ever score 100 or more.
There is also Frank Selvy of Furman who holds the NCAA Division I record with 100, also set in 1954. Then there is Jack Taylor of Grinnell College; a NCAA Division III player who scored 138 points in 2012. And, of course, Wilt Chamberlain remains the only NBA player to score 100 in a game, which he accomplished in 1962.
Tyra Banks, the iconic former host of Dancing With the Stars, has made a delightful…
A Brazilian woman named Érika de Souza, 42, is under investigation for manslaughter after authorities…
Ghana’s Asante king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has unveiled the long-lost treasure of the kingdom…
Deion Sanders is a retired American professional football and baseball player who currently coaches at…
Tiger Woods is set to receive $100 million from PGA Tour Enterprises for his loyalty,…
Jalen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback, has shown his affection for the community by contributing…
It appears Shaquille O'Neal is willing to go all the way out to pamper his…
A U.S. Army Major faces up to 240 months in prison after he was found…
In her first interview about her conviction in Russia on drug smuggling charges, WNBA star…
The beloved host of This Morning, Alison Hammond, is making headlines by selling off her…
Two high school students in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have earned a place in history. The…
Derek Floyd, a 36-year-old Fire Department of New York probationary fireman, died of a heart…
A 4-year-old boy fighting end-stage kidney disease lived out his dream as a cop for…
Director Abshir Rageh oversees film production at Astaan, a privately held cable television network in…
Nigerians are eagerly awaiting to welcome their "daughter" Meghan Markle's royal visit next month alongside…