Kyle Kuric

Kyle Matthew Kuric (born August 25, 1989)[1] is an American-Slovak professional basketball player for MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga Endesa.

[4][5] Kuric attended Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville, Indiana, and as a senior averaged 20.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocked shots.

[1] Kuric was named the 2008 Evansville Courier & Press All-Metro Player of the Year,[7] a second team AP all-state honoree and was ranked No.

Kuric came on strong in Big East Conference play by averaging a team-high 15.1 points and 5.8 rebounds over the last 13 games, hitting 34-of-74 three-pointers (.459) and 53.8 percent from the field.

[12] Kuric scored the winning layup on a pass from Preston Knowles with four seconds left to cap a 24–5 run against Marquette Golden Eagles in the last 5:44 of the game.

[13] Kuric was selected to the Big East Honor Roll on February 14 after averaging 25.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and hitting 62.1 percent from the field—including 9-of-14 three-point goals (.643) – as Louisville split games against Notre Dame and Syracuse.

Kuric was selected a tri-captain of the 2011–12 University of Louisville Men's basketball team along with Peyton Siva and Chris Smith.

Louisville went to the Final Four after a comeback win over Florida in the Elite Eight game but lost to Kentucky in a highly anticipated national semifinal in New Orleans.

[16] After playing at Louisville, in the NCAA Division I, Kuric started his pro career in 2012, with the Spanish club Asefa Estudiantes,[17] where he stayed for two seasons, until signing with Herbalife Gran Canaria on 31 July 2014.

Herbalife Gran Canaria won the season's curtain raiser competition, the 2016 Spanish Supercup in September, and Kuric was named the MVP of the tournament.

[19] On July 18, 2018, Kuric signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague after reached an agreement with Zenit Saint Petersburg.

[23] He made a much anticipated return to the court five months after surgery, making 3 of 4 three point shots in his first game back at Gran Canaria.