Marvin Bagley III

He tied the freshman record for rebounds in the next game four days later and scored 30 points in an 87–84 win over Florida, It was the first time a Duke player did so since the 1960s.

Marvin Bagley III (born March 16, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He left Hillcrest Prep in November 2015.

In January 2016, he enrolled in Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.

He was ruled ineligible to play his first year at Sierra Canyon due to California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) rules.

In his last season for Sierra Canyon, he averaged 24.9 points per game and 10.1 rebounds per game.

He would be named for the All-USA Today First Team in 2017.

He would graduate a year early and reclassify into the 2017 class.

Bagley was ranked the No.1 overall recruit and No.1 power forward in the 2017 high school class.

His first college basketball scholarship offer came from Northern Arizona University when he was 14.

Before beginning what would have been his senior year of high school, Bagley reclassified into the Class of 2017.

On August 14, 2017, he announced that he successfully reclassified as a graduate from Sierra Canyon and was eligible to play college basketball for Duke University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

He graduated from Sierra Canyon on September 1, 2017 and went to Duke after finishing high school academics a week later.

Bagley made his Duke debut on November 10, 2017, recording 25 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Elon.

On November 13, 2017, Bagley was named ACC rookie of the week.

On November 24, Bagley scored 34 points and made a freshman record 15 rebounds for Duke as they defeated Texas 85–78 in overtime.

On November 29, 2017, Bagley tallied 23 points and 10 rebounds in a 91–81 victory against Indiana.

On December 30, Bagley recorded 32 points and a record 21 rebounds in a 100–93 win over Florida State.

On December 4, 2017, Bagley earned ACC rookie of the week honors for the third time.

He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was a 2018 Consensus All-American.

He was selected with the second overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2018 NBA draft.

At the end of the 2018–19 season Bagley was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

After spending three and a half seasons with the Kings, he was traded to the Pistons at the 2022 trade deadline.

Bagley attended Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona, as a freshman, where he won the state championship and was named National Freshman Basketball Player of the Year by MaxPreps.

His sophomore year, he transferred to Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was teammates with future #1 pick Deandre Ayton.

Bagley was rated as a five-star recruit throughout his high school career and was formerly ranked as the top player in the 2018 class before his reclassification.

Bagley played for WACG (We All Can Go), in the EYBL circuit, with known players such as Darius Garland and Tray Boyd III.

During this time, Bagley and WACG were selected to play in the EYBL Peach Jam Tournament; Bagley picked up major awards and recognition with alongside help from Garland and Boyd III.

thus allowing him to enter the 2018 NBA draft as an early entry in the collegiate level.

With 30 points and 11 rebounds in an 89–71 win over Wake Forest on January 13, 2018, he became the ACC's record holder for most 30-point, 10-rebound double-doubles in a season.

On January 15, 2018, Bagley earned his fifth ACC rookie of the week honor.

On March 3, 2018, he scored 21 points and 15 rebounds in a 74–64 win over Duke rival North Carolina.

At the end of the regular season, Bagley was named both the ACC's Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year, as well as a member of the All-ACC first team.

He was also named a consensus member of the All-American First-Team by multiple organizations.

In addition to that, Bagley joined Deandre Ayton and Trae Young as the most freshmen players to join the consensus All-American First Team in a season.

Following Duke's loss in the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament, Bagley announced his intention to forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and declare for the 2018 NBA draft.

On June 21, 2018, Bagley was selected second overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, behind his former high school teammate Deandre Ayton.

On July 1, 2018, he signed a rookie scale contract with the Kings.

Bagley made his professional debut with Sacramento on October 17, 2018, with 6 points and 5 rebounds in only 12 minutes coming off the bench in a 123–117 loss to the Utah Jazz.

In his next game two days later, Bagley recorded 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks in a 149–129 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.