High-scoring, high-flying Ben McLemore lost track of his point total as it grew and grew during Thursday’s Rock Chalk Roundball Classic KU alumni basketball game at Free State High School.
“As far as the second half, I don’t know the number. I know I scored a lot,” former KU wing McLemore said, flashing a wide smile when informed he scored 52 points in the KU Red squad’s 128-109 victory over the Blue squad.
“This is special for me. Fifty in an NBA game would sound great too,” added the 6-foot-5, fifth-year NBA veteran who averaged 7.5 points a game last season — his first with the Memphis Grizzlies after four with the Sacramento Kings.