EL SEGUNDO — The Lakers selected Jalen Hood-Schifino, a point guard from Indiana, with the 17th overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night. He was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after averaging 13.5 points on 41.7% shooting in 32 games for the Hoosiers in 2022-23.
Hood-Schifino, listed at 6-foot-5½ and 217 pounds, also averaged 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists this past season. During one three-game stretch against Ohio State, Northwestern and Iowa, he averaged 26 points per game, making 16 of 24 shots from 3-point range, plus five assists.
He turned 20 on Monday.
More to come on this story.
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