JJ Culver, who plays college basketball for Wayland Baptist University, has scored 100 points in their win against Southwestern Adventist University on Tuesday.
JJ Culver became only the second player in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) history to score at least 100 points in a game. Culver scored 100 of the 124 points from Wayland Baptist in their 124-60 win over Southwestern Adventist.
In a tweet, Calver said: "Definitely a dream come true. I put in a lot of work for this. I love playing basketball and thanks everyone for the support."
The religion major also added: "All glory to God! Couldn't have done it without my Coaches, Teammates, and Family."
His brother, Jarrett Culver, who is currently a rookie in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Minnesota Timberwolves, expressed his disbelief in a tweet. The former Texas Tech star wrote: "WAIT.... my brother @jj10culver just scored 100 points in a game," Jarrett Culver said in a tweet. "Somebody tell me I'm not dreaming."
During their game in Plainview, Texas, Culver score the team's first 42 points and had 51 at halftime, breaking the school's record of 50 points in a half, set by Roy Young against Sheppard Air Force Base during the 1955-56 season.
Wayland head coach Ty Harrelson said: "The guys realized he was hot and kept going to him. We figured as long as he's taking good shots and shots out of our philosophy that he had a chance to do something special tonight."
"I've coached him really hard for four years, so I'm happy for him and proud of him. It couldn't happen to a nicer kid and harder worker," Harrelson added.
Currently, the NAIA record for the most points in a game is 113, set by Clarence "Bevo" Francis of Rio Grande in 1954 while the NCAA single-game record for the most points scored in a game is by Jack Taylor, who had 138 for Division III Grinnell College in 2012.
Wilt Chamberlain is still the only player in the NBA to score 100 points in a game, which he recorded in 1962.
