Kuany Kuany (basketball, born 2000)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | South Sudan | 27 March 2000
Nationality | South Sudanese / Australian |
Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | California (2019–2023) VCU (2023-2024) |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 13 |
Kuany Kuany (born 27 March 2000) is a South Sudanese-Australian college basketball player for the VCU Rams of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays the power forward position.
High school career
[edit]Kuany attended Victory Rock Prep and Prolific Prep. In May 2019, Kuany committed to the California Golden Bears. He chose the Golden Bears over Washington State and Nevada.[1]
College career
[edit]Kuany missed a game on January 9, 2021 due to a concussion.[2]
After graduating with his undergraduate degree in sociology, Kuany decided to enter his name in the transfer portal to use his final year of eligibility.[3]
May 22, 2023 Kuany joined the VCU Rams men's basketball team.[4]
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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2019–20 | California | 28 | 2 | 6.6 | .389 | .357 | .667 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 2.2 |
2020–21 | California | 26 | 3 | 9.3 | .429 | .200 | .647 | 1.3 | .4 | .0 | .2 | 2.3 |
2021–22 | California | 30 | 16 | 17.0 | .413 | .319 | .769 | 2.4 | .5 | .6 | .5 | 4.8 |
2022–23 | California | 32 | 26 | 25.3 | .359 | .298 | .823 | 3.9 | .8 | .6 | .4 | 9.0 |
2023–24 | VCU | 38 | 37 | 16.8 | .447 | .380 | .882 | 2.4 | .5 | .5 | .4 | 5.7 |
Career | 154 | 84 | 15.5 | .400 | .325 | .781 | 2.3 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 5.0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Lawson, Theo (May 9, 2019). "Highly coveted forward Kuany Kuany chooses Cal over Washington State, Nevada". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Curtis, Jake (January 9, 2021). "Cal Basketball: Bears Get First Pac-12 Win – And Without Matt Bradley". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Curtis, Jake (March 18, 2023). "Cal Basketball: Kuany Kuany Enters Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "RAMS SIGN CAL TRANSFER KUANY, BRITISH STANDOUT BELLE". VCU Athletics. May 22, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.