College Basketball
Adam Kunkel
2021-22
Passed 1,000 collegiate career points during his team-high tying 18-point game vs. St. Bonaventure on March 29 ... Led Xavier with 14 points to go with three assists and a collegiate career-high four steals vs. Cleveland State on March 15 ... Scored 14 points vs. Vanderbilt on March 22, including the driving layup that put XU ahead 74-72 with 57 seconds left ... Hit three 3-pointers on his way to 12 points to go with a Xavier career-high (collegiate career-high tying) eight assists vs. Georgetown on March 5 ... 25 points on 8-12 shooting at Butler on Jan. 7 ... 15 points, including 3-4 3-point shooting, at UConn on Feb. 19 and a team-high 20 points, including four 3-pointers, at Providence on Feb. 23 ... 12 points in the Creighton win on Jan. 15 ... Second on the team in 3-point field goals at 1.6 per game ... BIG EAST Honor Roll for the second time this season after scoring a game-high 25 points on 8-12 shooting (4-8 3-pointers) at Butler on Jan. 7 ... Contributed 12 points to the Cincinnati win on Dec. 11 and added 12 more vs. Morehead State on Dec. 15 ... BIG EAST Honor Roll after averaging 18.0 ppg in wins over Ohio State on Nov. 18 and Norfolk State on Nov. 21 ... Collegiate career-high eight 3-pointers (8-10) on his way to a Xavier career-high 26 points vs. Norfolk State on Nov. 21; the school record is nine ... 10 points and four assists vs. Ohio State on Nov. 18.
MAKING AN IMPACT IN HIS FIRST SEASON AS A MUSKETEER (2020-21)
Scored in double figures in three of the last four games, including 10 at Georgetown on March 2 and 11 at Marquette on March 6 ... Scored 12 points in the Creighton win on Feb. 27, including 10 in the decisive second half ... Made his first start as a Musketeer on Jan. 30 at Butler, contributing 15 points on 6-9 shooting, including 3-3 from 3-point range ... Scored 22 points in 17 minutes, hitting 7-9 from the field, including the game-winning 3-pointer vs. Marquette on Dec. 20 in just his third game as a Musketeer ... That big shot vs. Marquette earned him the top play on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 ... Became eligible on Dec. 5, the day before the game at Cincinnati, and contributed two 3-pointers to the win at UC ... Averaged 18.8 minutes per game.
AS A BELMONT SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Started all 33 games and was the leading scoring for a Belmont team that finished 26-7 overall, finished 15-3 and won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season title for a second straight year; also won the OVC Tournament, which would have put his team in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled March Madness ... Among OVC leaders in 10 statistical categories, including seventh in points per game (16.5 ppg.), second in 3-point field goals made (83) and second in free throw percentage (.821) ... 2019-20 Lou Henson All-America Team selection ... NABC All-District ... All-OVC First Team ... OVC All-Tournament Team after contributing 16 points and five assists in the 76-75 championship game win over Murray State on March 7, his last game in a Bruins’ uniform ... Named OVC Player of the Week twice ... Second-greatest scoring increase in nation (+14.2 ppg. improvement over his freshman season) ... 29 double figure scoring games ... Scored 546 points, second-most by any sophomore in Belmont’s NCAA Division I history ... Scored a career-high 35 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and grabbing two steals in the win at Boston College on Nov. 16 ... 28 points on the strength of a career-high seven 3-pointers in the Samford win on Nov. 11 … Had nine games with at least four 3-pointers as a sophomore … 27 points in the Lipscomb win on Dec. 3 and 26 points in the Jacksonville State win on Feb. 15 ... 22 points in the Feb. 22 win at EKU ... Scored 16 points vs. Alabama on Dec. 21 … Basketball coach: Casey Alexander.
AS A BELMONT FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Played in 25 games as a freshman for a Belmont team that finished 27-6 overall and won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season title with a 16-2 record … Earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament … Played 11 minutes in Belmont’s NCAA victory over Temple in the First Four in Dayton on March 19, contributing five points, a blocked shot and a steal; logged two minutes two days later on March 21 in a two-point loss to Maryland ... Scored a season-high eight points with four assists and three steals vs. Trevecca on Nov. 20 ... Scored six points vs. EKU on Jan. 12 and six points with three assists at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 16 … Basketball coach: Rick Byrd.
AT COOPER HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Cooper High under head coach Tim Sullivan ... 2018 Kentucky Boys' All-State (Associated Press & Louisville Courier-Journal) ... 2018 Kentucky Mr. Basketball Finalist ... Averaged 20.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game on 51 percent field goal shooting and 45 percent 3-point shooting as senior ... Most Valuable Player of the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game ... 2018 Cincinnati.com All-Cincinnati Area Boys' Basketball Team ... 2018 Kentucky Co-Ninth Region Player of the Year ... 2017 AP Kentucky All-State Honorable Mention ... Led Cooper HS to 98-25 record over his four years, including the Ninth Region state semifinals as senior ... All-time leading scorer in school history ... Averaged 16.3 points, 3.9 rebounds per game as a junior as CHS went 31-5.
