Another day, another profile, another rookie. On Wednesday we took a look at Luis Montero, a Dominican-born shooting guard with a very tremulous path to the NBA. Today we look at a Pat Connaughton, whose path to the league was seemingly much more straightforward than Montero’s, but when you look closer, you’ll find a different story.
Pre NBA
Anyone that followed Notre Dame basketball the past few years knows Connaughton and his story. But before playing in 139 games for the Fighting Irish, averaging 10.5 PPG and 5.9 RPG over four years, Connaughton was working his way to get notice by anyone.