The NBA announced on Thursday afternoon that Pacers rookie Bennedict Mathurin was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for October and November.
As the sixth overall pick, Mathurin had to earn the first RoM award of the season and he did so with if impressive numbers off the bench, as the Pacers.com story highlights.
Mathurin, the sixth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft out of the University of Arizona, leads all NBA rookies this season in points scored, 3-pointers made, free throws made and free throw attempts.