Andre Ingram checked into his first NBA game late in the first quarter against the Houston Rockets. Andre Ingram has been playing in the G league for 10 years and finally got to play in his first NBA game at the age of 32.

Ingram is a 6-3 guard and he now holds the all time G league record for most 3-pointers made, and Tuesday night he had 19 points with four 3-pointers made.  The rookie finished with 19 points and 3 blocks with a loss to the Houston Rockets, 105-99. Ingram finished 6 for 8 from the field, including 4 for 5 from the 3-point line.

Ingram’s 19 points were the most by a Laker in his first career game since Nick Van Exel dropped 23 in 1993. As for players making their NBA debut after the All-Star break, Ingram’s 19 points were the most in a debut in the past 50 seasons, second to Danny Finn’s 28 points scored in 1953. Andre Ingram played college basketball at American University in Washington D.C. where he was a four year starter. Ingram is only the second player from American University to reach the NBA.