Wisconsin basketball legend Frank Kaminsky dominated in his second appearance with the Toronto Raptors NBA G League affiliate on Saturday.
Representing Raptors 905, Kaminsky logged 33 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 112-11 overtime win over the San Diego Clippers. He shot 12-of-19 from the field and 3-of-5 from deep in the one-point victory.
Kaminsky made his Raptors 905 debut on Dec. 19 in a 17-point loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In that game, he tallied six points and five rebounds.
Prior to his current stint with Raptors 905, Kaminsky represented USA Basketball at the two-game 2024 AmeriCup Qualifying circuit in Washington, D.C. In his second game representing the red, white and blue, the UW legend scored 14 points, grabbed a team-leading seven rebounds, dished a team-best four assists and tallied a game-high two blocks.
Frank Kaminsky was getting busy in a 1-point overtime win! 🚨😤
🔥 33 PTS
🔥 7 REB
🔥 5 AST@nbagleague @Raptors905 @FSKPart3 #WinterShowcase pic.twitter.com/5khCZsuL2e— SLAM (@SLAMonline) December 22, 2024
That time with the national team appears to have reignited Kaminsky’s fire to compete at the NBA level. He most recently laced up for the Phoenix Suns training camp roster in late September ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season.
In eight NBA seasons, Kaminsky averaged 8.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists on 43% shooting and 35% from 3. He most recently appeared in 26 games for the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets in 2022-23.
With the Badgers, the talented 7-footer earned National College Player of the Year nods and was a consensus first-team All-American in 2015. He led Wisconsin to back-to-back Final Four appearances in the best stretch in program history.
At this stage, it appears as if he will look to continue his basketball journey in the G League.