Adam Kunkel (basketball)

Adam Terrence Kunkel (born December 9, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Xavier Musketeers of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Belmont Bruins.

Adam Kunkel
No. 5 – Xavier Musketeers
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-12-09) December 9, 1999
Erlanger, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolRandall K. Cooper
(Union, Kentucky)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-OVC (2020)

High school career

Kunkel attended Randall K. Cooper High School. As a junior, he helped his team reach the Sweet 16 title game, scoring 13 points in the loss against Bowling Green High School.[1] Kunkel averaged 16.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, shooting 41 percent from three-point range. He earned Kentucky Region IX Player of the Year, Third Team Kentucky All-State, and Lexington Catholic Tournament Most Valuable Player honors.[2] Kunkel averaged 20.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a senior, shooting 45 percent from behind the arc. He was named First Team All-State, Kentucky Region IX Player of the Year, and was a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball.[3] Kunkel committed to Belmont in November 2017, choosing the Bruins over offers from Central Arkansas, Samford and Winthrop.[2][4]

College career

Kunkel expected to redshirt his freshman season at Belmont to put on weight, but instead became a rotation player. As a freshman, he averaged 2.3 points in 9.3 minutes per game.[1] On November 16, 2019, Kunkel scored a career-high 35 points in a 100–85 win against Boston College in the Gotham Classic.[5] As a sophomore, Kunkel averaged 16.5 points, 2.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game, shooting 39 percent from three-point from behind the arc. He earned First-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors.[6] Kunkel's increase in his scoring average of 14.2 points per game was the second highest in Division I.[1] Following the season, he entered the transfer portal. On July 25, Kunkel committed to Xavier over Arkansas, Creighton and Oklahoma.[7] He was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility on December 5.[8]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Belmont 2509.3.321.275.867.6.7.4.12.3
2019–20 Belmont 333329.8.433.390.8212.82.6.9.216.5
Career 583320.9.421.372.8261.91.8.7.210.4

References
  1. Hale, Jon (July 23, 2020). "Could Belmont transfer, former Cooper HS star Adam Kunkel play for Kentucky or Louisville?". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. "Welcome Adam Kunkel". Belmont Bruins. November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. Fisher, Chris (July 22, 2020). "Kentucky contacts Belmont transfer Adam Kunkel". 247 Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. Moore, Josh (December 31, 2016). "Short-handed Cooper tops LexCath in finals". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. B6. Retrieved October 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Kunkel's career-high 30 points carries Belmont over BC". ESPN. Associated Press. November 16, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  6. McGavic, Matthew (July 22, 2020). "Report: Louisville in Contact with Belmont Transfer Adam Kunkel". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. Baum, Adam (July 25, 2020). "'Ready to be a Musketeer': Xavier lands Belmont transfer, Cooper grad Adam Kunkel". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  8. Baum, Adam (December 5, 2020). "Xavier's 3 quarantined players are back and Adam Kunkel's waiver has been approved". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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