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Kyle Kuric
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Evansville, Ind.
High School: Memorial
Height / Weight: 6-4 / 190
Position: G
Experience: 1L
Freshman Year:
Scored two points and grabbed a season-high three rebounds vs. Pittsburgh.
Started against Indiana State and responded with nine points, hitting 3-of-4 three-point goals in a season-high 18 minutes of action.
Buried a three-pointer and grabbed two rebounds in six minutes against Morehead State in his first collegiate action.
Missed two and a half weeks of preseason practice after sustaining a high right ankle sprain in the Cards' exhibition against Georgetown College.
His sister Katie is a junior goalkeeper for U of L's women's soccer team.
High School:
Averaged 20.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocked shots as a senior in leading Memorial High School to a 21-2 record and the regional finals before falling to eventual Indiana state champion Washington (Kuric scored 22 points in that game). Memorial rose to the state's top 3A ranking during the season.
Totalled a team-high 17 points and five rebounds as Memorial won its first sectional title in 12 years with a 67-58 victory over Princeton.
Named the Evansville Courier & Press All-Metro Player of the Year, a second team AP all-state honoree and was ranked No. 147 in the ESPN 150 listing of the top players in the class of 2008. He was selected to the Indiana All-Star team.
As a junior, Kuric averaged 22.6 points and 6.6 rebounds in helping Memorial to a 15-7 record and the Indiana sectional finals as the Tigers won 10 of their last 12 games. He connected on 45 percent of his three-point goals as a junior and earned first team all-metro honors.
Averaged 16.2 points and 5.4 rebounds as a sophomore.
Also played shortstop for the Memorial baseball team.
Also received interest from Southern Illinois, Saint Louis, and Michigan before signing with the Cardinals.
Personal:
Born Aug. 25, 1989 ... Son of Steve and Judi Kuric ... Has one older sister (Katie) ... Major is business with a minor in finance/entrepreneurship.
Personal goal at U of L is to "graduate from the business school and make a lot of contacts."
Enjoys playing sports, hanging with friends and working on his car in his spare time.
Chose to attend U of L because "it was the best place and opportunity to play."
When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Michael Jordan.
Wanted to wear No. 14 because 34 was his junior varsity number, 24 was his high school number, and this is the next step up.
Got started playing basketball when he was two years old and played on a six foot goal.
Feels Johnny Depp would be the best actor to play him in a movie.
Wears the same socks and undershirt for every game.
Best moment of his athletic career was winning a sectional championship.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is how high his bed is.
Best basketball advice given to him was "don't be afraid to succeed."
What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino: his passion for the game.
Would most like to meet Kobe Bryant or Nastia Liukin.
Favorites:
Basketball Player: Kobe Bryant
NBA Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Movies: Caddyshack, Hangover, Fast and Furious
TV Shows: King of Queens, Sons of Anarchy, Family Guy, Celebrity Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live
Books: Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time
Actor: Kevin James
Comedian: Russell Peters
TV Sports Personality: Dick Vitale
Subject: math
Musical Group/Singer: Disturbed, Eminem, Skillet, Lil Wayne, RHCP
University of Louisville Belknap Campus
Student Activities Center - Third Floor
Corner of Floyd Street and Brandeis Street
or
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Gate 2 (Floyd Street side)
