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Frank Kaminsky
Kaminsky in 2012
Charlotte Hornets
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-04-04) April 4, 1993 (age 31)
Lisle, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenet Academy (Lisle, Illinois)
CollegeWisconsin (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–presentCharlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Francis Stanley "Frank" Kaminsky III[1] (born April 4, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played four years of college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers where he holds the Wisconsin single game record for points (43).[2][3] He was the unanimous men's National College Player of the Year in 2015.

Early life and high school career

Kaminsky's father, Frank, played basketball at Lewis University. His mother, Mary, played volleyball at Northwestern.[4] In 1998, when he was 5 years old, his aunt and uncle worked for the Chicago Bulls and he had access to the practice facility when Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and Randy Brown were there.[5]

Kaminsky attended Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. He was named first-team all-state by the Chicago Sun-Times and IBCA and second-team all-state by the AP after averaging 14.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.2 blocks and 2.8 assists during his senior season. He led the Redwings to a 29-1 season after being defeated in the Sectional Semifinals by the East Aurora Tomcats that were led by Connecticut Huskies superstar and National Champion Ryan Boatright. He was also named all-area, all-conference and East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year.

College career

Freshman season

Kaminsky played in 35 of 36 games as a freshman. He scored a season-high nine points against UMKC on November 22, 2011.

Sophomore season

Kaminsky played in 32 games, starting the first two games of the season. He finished the season averaging 4.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. He led the team in free-throw percentage at 76.7%. He posted a season-high 19 points at Illinois on February 3, 2013.

Junior season

On November 19, 2013, Kaminsky broke the Wisconsin single game scoring record with 43 points against North Dakota.[6] Kaminsky shot 16 of 19 from the field, including six of six from 3-point range and five of six from the free throw line. The previous Wisconsin single game record was 42 points set by Ken Barnes (vs. Indiana on March 8, 1965) and Michael Finley (vs. Eastern Michigan on December 10, 1994).

At the conclusion of the regular season, Kaminsky was named to the First Team All-Big Ten.[7]

On March 29, 2014, Kaminsky scored 28 points and had 11 rebounds as Wisconsin defeated #1 seeded Arizona 64–63 in overtime during the NCAA Tournament to advance to the Final Four. After the game, Kaminsky was named West Regional Most Outstanding Player.[8]

Senior season

Ahead of the 2014 season Kaminsky was named the Big Ten preseason player of the year.[9] The Badgers were unanimously picked to win the Big Ten Championship.[10] Kaminsky broke the Wisconsin record for the most points in a game. The Badgers ended up winning both the Big Ten regular season and the Big Ten tournament.

Kaminsky was named consensus first-team All-American.[11] On March 31, 2015 he was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches Player of the Year.[12] On April 3 he was named Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, the first Wisconsin player to receive the award since its creation in 1961.[13] He also received the Oscar Robertson Trophy as the United States Basketball Writers Association College Player of the Year.[14] On April 5, he was named the Naismith College Player of the Year.[15] On April 10, he won both the John R. Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award.[16] On June 12 Kaminsky was named University of Wisconsin's Male Athlete of the Year.[17]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Wisconsin 35 0 7.7 .411 .286 .500 1.4 .3 .1 .4 1.8
2012–13 Wisconsin 32 2 10.3 .439 .311 .767 1.8 .8 .4 .5 4.2
2013–14 Wisconsin 38 38 27.2 .528 .378 .765 6.3 1.3 .7 1.7 13.9
2014–15 Wisconsin 39 39 33.6 .547 .416 .780 8.2 2.6 .8 1.5 18.8
Career 144 79 20.4 .522 .369 .763 4.6 1.3 .5 1.1 10.1

Professional career

On June 25, 2015, Kaminsky was selected with the ninth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2015 NBA draft.[18] On July 2, 2015, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Hornets.[19]

References

  1. ^ Torre, Pablo S. (November 5, 2014). "Wisconsin Badgers big man Frank Kaminsky is back for senior season". ESPN The Magazine.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky nets school record 43 points in rout". USA Today. Associated Press. November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Bergeron, Elena (December 27, 2013). "Three and change". ESPN. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Frank Kaminsky Bio". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. ^ "Frank Kaminsky: Badgers to be great". ESPN. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "School Record 43 points from Frank Kaminsky power UW past North Dakota". Madison.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2014 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors: Michigan's Stauskas named Big Ten Player of the Yea r". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  8. ^ Schnell, Lindsay (April 2, 2014). "In a family of athletes, Frank Kaminsky Jr. finally finds his moment". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  9. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (October 16, 2014). "Frank Kaminsky named Big Ten preseason player of the year". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  10. ^ Temple, Jesse (October 16, 2014). "Wisconsin Badgers unanimous pick to win Big Ten basketball title". FOX Sports.
  11. ^ "AP honor makes Kaminsky a consensus All-American". uwbadgers.com. March 30, 2015.
  12. ^ "Kaminsky Named NABC POY". Big Ten Conference. March 31, 2015.
  13. ^ "Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky chosen AP Player of the Year". Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. April 3, 2015.
  14. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2419025-frank-kaminsky-wins-2015-oscar-robertson-mens-college-player-of-the-year-award
  15. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2420039-frank-kaminsky-named-2015-naismith-mens-college-player-of-the-year
  16. ^ "Kaminsky adds more hardware, wins Center of Year award". Fox Sports. April 10, 2015.
  17. ^ "Kaminsky, Martin named UW's Athletes of the Year". uwbadgers.com. June 12, 2015.
  18. ^ "Hornets Select Frank Kaminsky with No. 9 Pick in 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  19. ^ "Hornets Sign 2015 First-Round Draft Pick Frank Kaminsky". NBA.com. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

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