Kyle Kuric ( born Kyle Matthew Kuric ; August 25, 1989 , Evansville , Indiana , USA ) is an American and Slovak professional basketball player playing as an attacking defender . He plays for the Barcelona basketball club.
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| Position | Attacking defender |
| Growth | 193 cm |
| Weight | 88 kg |
| Citizenship |  /  |
| Date of Birth | August 25, 1989 (30 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Evansville , Indiana , USA |
| College | Louisville (2008-2012) |
| NBA draft | not selected, 2012 |
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Career
He began his career in a college team from Louisville . Curic finished his junior season as the second scorer for the Louisville Cardinals .
After playing in Louisville, Kyle began his professional career in 2012 with the Spanish club Estudiantes [1] , where he played for 2 years.
The next 3 seasons played for Gran Canaria [2] . He was recognized as the most useful player in the first and second rounds of the Eurocup in the 2016/2017 season. As part of the team, he won the 2016 Spanish Super Cup and was recognized as the MVP of the tournament.
Curic played for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. He returned to Gran Canaria for the 2016/17 season.
On July 5, 2017, Kyle moved to Zenit [3] .
On April 26, 2018, Kurich and Sergey Karasev set a VTB United League sniper record in the match against the Yenisei (104: 84). For the first time in league history, two players of the same team were able to score more than 30 points in one match. On the account of Kurich 34 points, Karasev - 32 points [4] .
In July 2018, Kuric signed a 2-year contract with Barcelona [5] .
Slovakia Team
On November 23, 2017, Kurić made his debut as a member of the Slovak national team , which started in the first round of prequalification for Eurobasket 2021 with a match against the national team of Macedonia . Kyle spent the most time on the court with his team, playing 36 minutes 21 seconds. During this time, he scored 11 points, gave 4 assists, made 3 rebounds and 2 interceptions, but his team lost to the opponent with a score of 66:74 [6] .
Personal life
On November 5, 2015, Kurich underwent an operation to remove a brain tumor, which was diagnosed 2 days before. Soon Kyle was carried out 2 more additional operations [7] .
In April 2016, Kurich spent the first match after a 5-month absence. In the game with Valencia (68:84), Kyle scored 9 points in 12 minutes [8] .
Achievements
- VTB United League bronze medalist: 2017/2018
- Russian Championship bronze medalist: 2017/2018
- Super Bowl Spain : 2016
Notes
- ↑ Kyle Kuric sign for Estudiantes at Spanish league website
- ↑ Herbalife Gran Canaria inks Kuric
- ↑ Kyle Kurich joins Zenith
- ↑ Sergey Karasev and Kyle Kurich scored 66 points for two
- ↑ Barcelona signed a 2-year contract with Kyle Kurich
- ↑ Kyle Kuric made his debut for the Slovak national team
- ↑ Kyle Kurich underwent a third operation
- ↑ Kyle Kurich returned to the site after surgery for a brain tumor