IU freshman scoring leaders through 7 games

What do Eric Gordon, Tom Pritchard and Cody Zeller have in common? All three were IU’s leading scorers as freshmen after their first seven games.

Gordon was drafted No. 7 overall in the 2008 NBA Draft and has averaged 18.1 points per game in the NBA. Pritchard developed into a defensive role off the bench and is averaging 1.3 points per game as a senior.

What Zeller will do remains to be seen, but here’s a look at how his start compares to Gordon’s and Pritchard’s through seven games.

Gordon
26.6 points per game
3.7 rebounds per game
1.86 steals per game
0.86 blocks per game
(54-of-99) 55 percent from the field
35.3 minutes per game
Team record 6-1

Pritchard
14.1 points per game
7.6 rebounds per game
0.71 steals per game
0.86 blocks per game
(36-of-61) 59 percent from the field
29.1 minutes per game
Team record: 4-3

Zeller
15.4 points per game
7.6 rebounds per game
2.4 steals per game
1.3 blocks per game
(37-of-54) 69 percent from the field
27.1 minutes per game
Team record: 7-0