Adam Kunkel (basketball)

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Adam Kunkel
No. 47 – South Bay Lakers
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1999-12-09) December 9, 1999 (age 24)
Erlanger, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolRandall K. Cooper
(Union, Kentucky)
College
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024Astana
2024Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2024–presentSouth 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]

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[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  9. ^ Borzello, Jeff (June 17, 2021). "NCAA Division I men's college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Adam Kunkel joins Astana". VTB-League.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "2023-2024 Mexico City Capitanes Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "South Bay Lakers Sign Vance Jackson Jr. and Adam Kunkel". NBA.com. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

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