Lucas Kuipers Class: Sophomore Hometown: Rochester, Minn. High School: Mayo HS Height / Weight: 6-8 / 220 Position: F Experience: 1L

2008-09
Suffered a broken wrist during a mid-January practice and missed the remainder of the season ... prior to the injury, had played in the Owls' first 16 games and had started the last nine contests ... averaged 8.8 points and 3.8 rebounds for the season ... more than half of his 61 rebounds came on the offensive glass ... of his 33 offensive rebounds, 20 led to second-chance points ... despite playing just a half of a season, 41 second-chance points was one shy of a team high for the year ... played 19 minutes off the bench against Portland State in collegiate debut, knocking down a second-half three-pointer for his first career points ... at the Basketball Travelers Invitational in Provo, Utah, scored six points against host BYU, knocking down 2-of-6 three-point attempts in the game ... had a 4-for-4 shooting night against North Florida at the Basketball Travelers, finishing with eight points and three rebounds ... scored nine points, had five rebounds and a steal against Lamar ... had a career scoring game at Texas where he drained 4-of-6 three-pointers and finished with 19 points ... was 5-for-5 from the field in the first half, including four, three-pointers ... for the game was 7-of-11 from the field, had three rebounds, an assist and a steal ... was the first player off the bench in five of seven games before moving into the starting lineup ... first career start came against UTSA and responded with 14 points in 37 minutes of play ... was 6-of-13 from the field against the Roadrunners and led the team with eight rebounds ... scored 16 points and had four rebounds at Duquesne ... was 7-for-12 from the field ... credited with his first career double-double against Harvard, scoring 14 points and pulling down 10 rebounds ... during a five-possession segment of the second half of a road win at UALR, made four field goals ... scored 15 points, had three rebounds, two assists and a block in 32 minutes of play at UALR ... the day before breaking wrist, scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in a win over SMU in the Owls' second game of conference play.

Mayo High School
Three-year starter at Mayo High School where he scored over 1,000 points and finished his prep career as the school's second-leading rebounder ... was a three-time All-Big Nice Conference selection ... as a senior, averaged 19 points and nine rebounds to lead the team ... also averaged 1.5 blocks and one steal per game ... shot 54 percent from the field and 40 percent from beyond the three-point arc ... named all-state honorable mention and all-conference ... helped lead Mayo to a Section championship and an appearance in the Minnesota state tournament senior year ... Shaun Lang-coached team posted a 21-5 record during 2007-08 season ... most memorable moment of the year was being part of a two-player tandem in which both players scored 27 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in a game that Mayo won by 40 points ... named to the National Society of High School Scholars ... member of the Dean's List who carried a 4.0 grade point average ... academic all-state selection ... as a junior, averaged 15 points and nine rebounds to lead Mayo in both statistical categories ... shot 50 percent from the field ... tabbed all-conference and all-state honorable mention ... junior team posted a 17-9 record.

Personal
Lucas Josiah Kuipers was born Aug. 13, 1990 in Rochester, Minn. ... son of Suzanna and Bernard Kuipers ... youngest of six children ... has three older brothers - Jonathan, Benjamin and Joseph - as well as two older sisters - Rachel and Hannah ... sister Rachel is a 2008 graduate of Rice University ... father played basketball at Western Michigan ... has an interest in attending medical school and focusing on a career in sports medicine.

Kuipers Career Statistics

		Minutes		Total			3-Point			F-Throws			Rebounds
Year	gp-gs	min	avg	fg	fga	pct	fg	fga	pct	ft	fta	pct	off	def	tot	avg	pf	fo	ast	t/o	blk	stl	pts	avg
2008-09	16-9	389	24.3	56	117	.479	15	40	.375	13	22	.591	33	28	61	3.8	39	2	10	25	5	4	140	8.8

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