Filipowski reaches 1,000 career points during Saturday game against Wake Forest

Star forward Kyle Filipowski’s afternoon took a turn after a postgame incident with Wake Forest fans, but he reached a notable milestone beforehand.

Duke star Kyle Filipowski had an eventful Saturday afternoon.

He scored 17 points with eight rebounds and five assists against Wake Forest before he collided with some fans during a postgame court storming, injuring his knee.

However, the 7-footer did cross a major career milestone earlier during the game in Winston-Salem. He scored his 1,000th point as a Blue Devil, becoming the fifth player to reach such a mark within two seasons since the start of the century.

Filipowski averaged 15.1 points in 36 games as a freshman in 2022-23, giving him a total of 543 points in his debut season. The forward is averaging 16.9 points per game through 27 games so far as a sophomore

Only Luke Kennard, Kyle Singler, JJ Redick, and Jason Williams have scored 1,000 points within two seasons in Durham since 2000.