Adam Kunkel (basketball)
No. 47 – South Bay Lakers | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Erlanger, Kentucky | December 9, 1999
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Randall K. Cooper (Union, Kentucky) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–2024 | Astana |
2024 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México |
2024–present | South Bay Lakers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Adam Terrence Kunkel (born December 9, 1999) is an American basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins and the Xavier Musketeers.
High school career[edit]
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 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[edit]
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] Kunkel averaged 7 points and 1.6 assists per game as a junior.[9]
Professional career[edit]
Astana (2023–2024)[edit]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Kunkel joined Astana of the VTB United League in August 2023.[10]
Capitanes de Ciudad de México (2024)[edit]
On February 8, 2024, Kunkel joined the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League.[11] On March 1, 2024, he was waived by the Capitanes.[12]
South Bay Lakers (2024–present)[edit]
On March 13, 2024, Kunkel joined the South Bay Lakers.[13]
Career statistics[edit]
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[edit]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Belmont | 25 | 0 | 9.3 | .321 | .275 | .867 | .6 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 2.3 |
2019–20 | Belmont | 33 | 33 | 29.8 | .433 | .390 | .821 | 2.8 | 2.6 | .9 | .2 | 16.5 |
2020–21 | Xavier | 16 | 4 | 18.8 | .398 | .265 | .889 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .2 | 7.0 |
2021–22 | Xavier | 34 | 4 | 23.3 | .374 | .333 | .755 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 8.8 |
2021–22 | Xavier | 35 | 32 | 30.3 | .460 | .425 | .872 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 10.9 |
Career | 143 | 73 | 23.5 | .418 | .364 | .820 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .9 | .1 | 9.7 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "Welcome Adam Kunkel". Belmont Bruins. November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Fisher, Chris (July 22, 2020). "Kentucky contacts Belmont transfer Adam Kunkel". 247 Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Moore, Josh (December 31, 2016). "Short-handed Cooper tops LexCath in finals". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. B6. Retrieved October 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kunkel's career-high 30 points carries Belmont over BC". ESPN. Associated Press. November 16, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (July 22, 2020). "Report: Louisville in Contact with Belmont Transfer Adam Kunkel". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (June 17, 2021). "NCAA Division I men's college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Adam Kunkel joins Astana". VTB-League.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ CAPITANES [@CapitanesCDMX] (February 8, 2024). "Comunicado oficial: Capitanes de la Ciudad de México anuncia una nueva incorporación en su roster. Adam Kunkel se une al equipo para el resto de la temporada 23-24 de la NBA G League. #SomosCapitanes" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "2023-2024 Mexico City Capitanes Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "South Bay Lakers Sign Vance Jackson Jr. and Adam Kunkel". NBA.com. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
External links[edit]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Kazakhstan
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Kentucky
- BC Astana players
- Belmont Bruins men's basketball players
- Capitanes de Ciudad de México players
- South Bay Lakers players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Kenton County, Kentucky
- Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players