Imagine this scenario: Officially licensed college football and basketball games make their grand return after a far-too-long absence. You throw the college hoops disc into your favorite console, fire up Oklahoma, and destroy your homie via Trae Young's 26 points and 22 assists.
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Pretty impressive for a video game, right?
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There's only one problem. Those aren't video game numbers by the freshman guard out of Normam, Oklahoma. Those are real-deal Holyfield stats from Tuesday's 105-68 rout of Northwestern State.
Let's dig a little bit deeper to examine how these video game-like Trae Young stats are somehow a reality with the Sooners.
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Trae Young Stats
After skyrocketing his Sooners to a 9-1 start, here's a few Trae Young stats that are downright eye-popping.
The first thing that probably catches your eye is his 28.8-per-game average – which is currently best in Division I. In fact, it's nearly four points better than the second-leading scorer in the nation currently owned by Jordan Howard of Central Arkansas.
He's also near the top for assists and is ranked in the top 60 for steals.
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Trae Young 43-Point Performance
Young's points-per-game average received a major boost on November 26 when he throttled Oregon for 43 points on 11 of 22 shooting, including a near-perfect 17 of 18 from the line during his team's 90-80 win.
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Mr. Consistency Through 10 Games
10: Number of times he's played 26 minutes or more.
9: Number of 22-point-plus performances.
8: Number of 8-plus assists performances.
7: Number of 2-plus steal games.
6: Season-high three-point shots made on November 30 versus North Texas.
5: Number of games in which he's shot over 50% from the field.
4: Number of ranked Big 12 opponents he'll play between December 30 and January 13.
3: The Wichita State ranking before Young and company knocked them off 91-83 last week.
2: ESPN 2 is the network showing his next game on December 22 versus Northwestern.
1: Number of seasons Young is certain to play before turning pro.
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Setting Records
It took Young all of 10 career games to tie the NCAA record for assists in a single game (22), which also broke the previous Big 12 mark.
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NBA-Worthy Stats
There's clearly still a ton of season left to go, but with wins already over #25 USC and Wichita State, Young is clearly positioning himself nicely for next year's NBA Draft.
RT if Trae Young is a top 5 pick @TheTraeYoung (via @espn) pic.twitter.com/0NniIraXch
— Overtime (@overtime) December 18, 2017
