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FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Appeared in 25 games in his first season with the Lobos…Averaged 1.5 points per game and one rebound per game…Shot 6-for-18 from 3-point range on the season…Shot 7-for-9 from the free throw line…Set seven career-highs in a win on the road at San Jose State (1-26-16), including 11 points, four rebounds and four assists over 28 minutes…In the team’s comeback win over Boise State, he scored seven points on 2-for-4 shooting and was on the floor down the stretch run (2-17-16)…Scored six points with three rebounds at home in a win over San Jose State (2-13-16).
HIGH SCHOOL/AAU
Rated as the top player in Arizona for the 2015 recruiting class by the Arizona Republic… Helped guide Tempe Corona del Sol to a pair of state championships after moving from Alaska following his sophomore year… First Team Division I All-State selection as a junior and senior… Finished the 2015 Arizona state championship game with team-high 17 points, ten rebounds and six assists… One of five NCAA Division I players from the 2014-15 Corona del Sol Aztecs… Also lettered in football at Corona de Sol… Played AAU basketball with Arizona Power Basketball.
PERSONAL
Son of Shannon and William Kuiper… Has one older brother… Lists pizza as his favorite food… Favorite NBA player is LeBron James and favorite NBA team is the San Antonio Spurs… Enjoys watching movies in his free time… Older brother Brayden plays basketball at CSU-Pueblo… Uncle, Don Burleson, played football at UNM from 1957-59.