Kyle Elliot Korver[1][2] (born March 17, 1981) is an American basketball player, who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. He plays as a shooting guard/small forward.
[edit] Career
Before going on to be Creighton University's fifth all-time scorer, he attended Pella High School in Pella, Iowa, where he later had his jersey retired.[1]
Korver was drafted out of Creighton University by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (51st overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft; his draft rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for cash considerations in a draft-night deal.[3]
Korver competed in both the 2004 and 2005 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootouts, coming in third and second in those contests respectively. In the 2004–05 season, Korver tied for first place in the league in three-pointers made with Quentin Richardson who both had 226, also a 76ers franchise record.[4] Korver had a career high 31 points at Milwaukee on February 24, 2006,[5] something he duplicated on February 21, 2007 at home against the New York Knicks.[6] He notably drained a game-tying buzzer-beater against the Boston Celtics on January 12, 2006, sending the game into triple overtime which the 76ers would eventually win. On December 26, 2007, Korver was traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Gordan Giriček and a future first-round draft pick.[4][7]
On July 13, 2010, Korver signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls. He has been widely considered to be a clutch three point threat when the game is coming to a close. [8] [9] Bulls' announcer Stacey King commonly yells "Give me the hot sauce!" when Korver hits an important three point field goal.
[edit] Personal
Korver was born in Lakewood, California, the oldest of four. He lived the first twelve years of his life in the Los Angeles area. Korver was a Los Angeles Lakers fan as a child. Watching Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the "Showtime" Lakers instilled a love of basketball in Korver that made him want to pursue it himself. He moved with his family to Iowa in 1993 and graduated from Pella High School.
Off the court, Korver held a coat-drive while with the 76ers, where he collected and donated coats to Operation Warm.[1][10] He has participated in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders outreach program in Africa, China, Brazil, and India.
Korver has three brothers, Kirk, Kaleb, and Klayton. Klayton was a guard/forward for the Drake Bulldogs while Kaleb was a guard for the Creighton Bluejays. Kirk plays forward at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His mother Laine once scored 74 points in a high school game.[1][2] Kyle's father, Kevin, is a pastor in Pella, Iowa. Kyle also has a passion for playing golf. While with the Utah Jazz, he frequently golfed with many teammates around the Salt Lake Valley, including Deron Williams.
It has been widely publicized that Korver bears a resemblance to television and film actor Ashton Kutcher, who also is from Iowa.[11][12] Korver found comments about it funny at first, but said it started to get a little old.[12] He conceded there was a little resemblance, but not that much.[12] With regard to the constant comparisons, Korver said the fact that he is much taller than Kutcher "still doesn't stop everybody."[13] In one anecdote, he recounts that in an incident at a party he attended "people kept staring at me and I had to tell them that I wasn't Ashton."[13]
Kyle Korver married Juliet Richardson on August 10, 2011.[14]
[edit] Awards
- Missouri Valley Conference career three-pointers record (371)[1]
- Second Team All-American by Associated Press: 2003[1]
- Missouri Valley Conference MVP: 2003[2]
- Missouri Valley Conference Tournament MVP: 2003[2]
- National Midseason Player of the Year by Dick Vitale: 2003[2]
- Honorable Mention All-American by Associated Press: 2002[2]
- Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year: 2002[2]
- Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team: 2001[2]
- Missouri Valley Conference All-Conference second team: 2001[2]
- Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer team: 2000[2]
- Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman team: 2000[2]
- Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench team: 2000[2]
- League leader in three-point field goals made (226)-tied: 2004–05[15]
- League leader in free throw percentage (91.4%): 2006–07[16]
- Holds NBA record for highest 3-point shooting percentage in a season at 53.6%: 2009–10[17]
[edit] NBA career statistics
[edit] Regular season
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2003–04 |
Philadelphia |
74 |
0 |
11.9 |
.352 |
.391 |
.792 |
1.5 |
.5 |
.3 |
.1 |
4.5 |
| 2004–05 |
Philadelphia |
82 |
57 |
32.5 |
.418 |
.405 |
.854 |
4.6 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
.4 |
11.5 |
| 2005–06 |
Philadelphia |
82 |
43 |
31.3 |
.430 |
.420 |
.849 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
.8 |
.3 |
11.5 |
| 2006–07 |
Philadelphia |
74 |
1 |
30.9 |
.440 |
.430 |
.914 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
.8 |
.3 |
14.4 |
| 2007–08 |
Philadelphia |
25 |
0 |
26.3 |
.396 |
.352 |
.912 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
.8 |
.2 |
10.0 |
| 2007–08 |
Utah |
50 |
0 |
21.5 |
.474 |
.388 |
.917 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
.4 |
.5 |
9.8 |
| 2008–09 |
Utah |
78 |
2 |
24.0 |
.438 |
.386 |
.882 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
.6 |
.4 |
9.0 |
| 2009–10 |
Utah |
52 |
0 |
18.3 |
.493 |
.536 |
.796 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
.5 |
.2 |
7.2 |
| 2010-11 |
Chicago |
82 |
0 |
20.1 |
.434 |
.415 |
.885 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
.4 |
.2 |
8.3 |
| Career |
|
599 |
103 |
24.4 |
.431 |
.411 |
.880 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
.7 |
.3 |
9.6 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2005 |
Philadelphia |
5 |
5 |
29.4 |
.286 |
.292 |
1.000 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
.8 |
.2 |
5.0 |
| 2008 |
Utah |
12 |
0 |
21.6 |
.411 |
.289 |
.920 |
2.2 |
.6 |
.3 |
.7 |
7.8 |
| 2009 |
Utah |
5 |
2 |
27.2 |
.391 |
.462 |
.714 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
.6 |
.2 |
10.6 |
| 2010 |
Utah |
10 |
0 |
21.0 |
.525 |
.478 |
.889 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.5 |
.0 |
8.3 |
| 2011 |
Chicago |
16 |
0 |
17.4 |
.388 |
.423 |
1.000 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
.5 |
.2 |
6.6 |
| Career |
|
48 |
7 |
21.4 |
.412 |
.387 |
.900 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
.5 |
.3 |
7.5 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Kyle Elliot Korver |
| Alternative names |
Kyle Korver |
| Short description |
National Basketball Association player. |
| Date of birth |
March 17, 1981 |
| Place of birth |
Lakewood, California |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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