Kur Kuath

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Height:
6-10
Weight:
215
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Biemnon, South Sudan
High School:
Kearns HS
Prev School:
Oklahoma

Honors/Awards:
2021-22
Defensive Champion Award
Father William Kelly Team Morale Award

2021-22 Season Notes (Gr.): Finished seven points, three blocked shots and two rebounds in Marquette debut vs. SIUE (Nov. 9) … Scored nine points, blocked seven shots and grabbed five rebounds in a win over Providence (Jan. 4) … Scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds against DePaul (Jan. 11) … Chipped in six points, seven blocked shots, and three rebounds in a win over Seton Hall (Jan. 26) … Ranked third in the league in blocks (2.5 bpg.) in all games … Finished fifth in all-time season leaders with 81 blocks.

Oklahoma (2018-21): Spent three seasons at Oklahoma … In 2020-21, he contributed 5.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per outing in 17.1 minutes per night … Sooners advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament and he started 15 of the team’s 27 outings … As a redshirt junior in 2019-20, he played in 30 games and earned one starting assignment … Was awarded a medical redshirt in 2018-19 after suffering a back injury and played in just six outings.

Salt Lake Community College (2016-18): Averaged 10.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game as a sophomore in 2017-18 … Helped the team to a 30-4 overall record and conference, region and district titles … Was named to the all-region team and earned NJCAA Third Team All-America accolades after finishing among the national leaders in blocked shots.

High School: As a senior at Kearns High School in Utah, he helped the program to the state championship game his senior season and contributed 11.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per outing.

Personal: Born August 12 in Khartoum, South Sudan … Son of Nyok Daw and Aliet Deng … Moved to Utah as a toddler while fleeing to the U.S. as a refugee.