Golden State Warriors rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis from Indiana scored a career-high 20 points in the Warriors’ 133-110 win over the Houston Rockets Thursday night. “Trayce was one of the best players at Indiana in the college scene … You can tell he’s been coached very well,” Warriors star Klay Thompson said.

Golden State Warriors rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis from Indiana scored a career-high 20 points in the Warriors’ 133-110 win over the Houston Rockets Thursday night.

Jackson-Davis, an All-American at IU, was 8-for-10 from the field go to with five rebounds, four assists, one steal and one blocked shot in his 10th start of the season for the Warriors.

“Trayce, for a rookie, it’s amazing what he’s doing,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said according to the AP. “He’s gaining a lot more confidence with the extra playing time here in the second half of the season.”

Jackson-Davis’ previous career-high in scoring was 19 points, which he had done multiple times.

In his past 10 games, the former Indiana Mr. Basketball and McDonald’s All-American from Center Grove is averaging 10.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 blocked shots and 2.0 assists while committing just 1.6 fouls in 26.7 minutes per game.

“Trayce was one of the best players at Indiana in the college scene,” Warriors star Klay Thompson said. “When you play for four years and you’re NBA ready — you can tell he’s been coached very well. His fundamentals are very good.

“He’s an NBA-ready player. The value we get from him as the 50-something pick, it’s very special. Give our front office credit for that, and give Trayce a ton of credit for just his readiness as a professional.

“It’s very impressive. He’s had such an incredible year. I’d assume he’d ben on one of these all-rookie teams. He’s playing that well.”

Jackson-Davis also earned praise from Scott Van Pelt on ESPN’s SportsCenter Thursday night.

Jackson-Davis was the 57th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft after playing four years for the Hoosiers, his first two under Archie Miller and his final two under Mike Woodson.

A consensus All-American as a senior at IU, Jackson-Davis averaged career bests in points (20.9), rebounds (10.8), assists (4.0), and blocked shots (2.9) as a senior.

His scoring average marked the highest for a Hoosier since Eric Gordon (20.9 points per game in 2007-08), his rebounding figure was the highest since Steve Downing (15.1 in 1972-73), and his block number was the most since Dean Garrett (3.4 in 1987-88).

As a senior, TJD was second among all major conference players in points per game, fourth in rebounds per contest, and third in blocked shots.

Jackson-Davis finished his collegiate career as the program’s all-time leader in rebounds (1,143) and blocked shots (270), third on the all-time scoring list (2,258), and third in double-doubles (50).He was named a Karl Malone Award Finalist, to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Late Season Watch List, the John R. Wooden Men’s National Ballot, and the Naismith Trophy Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist list. TJD was also a unanimous choice for the All-Big Ten First Team by the coaches, media, and Associated Press while also collecting All-Big Ten Defensive Team honors.

Jackson-Davis announced his commitment to Indiana on Nov. 30, 2018, shortly after his senior year at Center Grove began. Jackson-Davis was the 2019 Indiana Mr. Basketball and was a McDonald’s All-American. He played AAU for Team Teague and Indy Heat.

Jackson-Davis ranked first among all center prospects at the combine in standing vertical jump (33.0 inches), max vertical jump (36.5 inches), shuttle run (3.16 seconds), and three-quarter sprint (3.20 inches). He measured 6-foot-8 1/2 without shoes with a wingspan of 7-foot-1.