Just hours after being named the NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month, Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Tuesday to discuss various topics, including winning the award.

Knueppel became the 10th Hornets player to win, averaging 18.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and three assists on 41.3% shooting from 3-point range in October and November. He leads the rookie class in scoring and is the only first-year player with multiple 30-point games.

While Knueppel won the award in the East, his former Duke teammate, Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg, was honored from the West. It was the first time that both winners were from the same college since the league began awarding the honor in both conferences in 2001-02.

“He texted me today: ‘Who would have thought? Two roommates,'” Knueppel told Fallon, referring to the message that he received from Flagg about winning the award.

With the Hornets on a two-game road trip in New York, Knueppel stopped by Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center to visit Fallon and the show. He was also joined by fellow rookies Liam McNeeley and Sion James, who were seen talking to him before his appearance.

In addition to talking about Flagg, Knueppel discussed playing in his hometown of Milwaukee and bringing the team to his parents’ house for dinner. He also presented Fallon with a custom-made No. 25 Hornets jersey, with his name on the back.

Knueppel has emerged as perhaps the top first-year player in the early going, following a tremendous start with the Hornets. While the league recognized him on Tuesday, Knueppel had the opportunity to take a victory lap of sorts on the show in front of a nationally-televised audience.

This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: Hornets news: Kon Knueppel gave Jimmy Fallon a jersey on Tonight Show