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  Kevin Knudson
Kevin Knudson
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Westminster, Colo.

High School:
Northglenn

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 195

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
08/03/1979

Experience:
4VL

Graduated:
2003


In 2002-03 became only the 10th player in UNC history to score 1,000 points in a career and finished career at UNC as the program’s No. 10 all-time leading scorer with 1,004 points … finished career as UNC’s all-time leading three-pointer maker, knocking down 188 trifectas in his career, 16 more than anyone else in school history … finished fifth on career steals (107) and eighth on career games played (105) list.

2002-03: Played in and started all 26 games … was second on the team in scoring with a 13.2 points per game average … knocked down 62 three-pointers to push career total to 188, the most in school history … led the team in steals (45) and was second in assists (57) … nearly perfect at the free-throw line, hitting 76-85 (89.4%) including 23-24 (95.8%) of his attempts in the final five minutes of games … scored a career-high 28 points, thanks in part to hitting 13-15 (86.7%) at the free-throw line, in game against North Dakota State (Jan. 4) … canned 6-8 three-pointers on way to 22 points in victory at Western State (Dec. 17) … hit a three-pointer in 24 of the season’s 26 games.

2001-02: Played in 25 games during season, starting four contests …notched a season-high 15 points at Morningside (Feb. 1) … scored in double figures in three other games … shot 41.7% (25-60) from three-point range, including three games in which he connected on three trifectas … after struggling in previous seasons, became automatic at the free-throw line, connecting of 23-25 (92%) of his charity stripe attempts.

2000-01: Ranked ninth in three-point field goals made per game in the NCC (2.00/game) ... ranked 10th in the NCC in three-point field goal percentage (.424) ... played in 25 of 26 games and started 15 contests ... sat out South Dakota State (Feb. 16) game at home with an injured back... his 50 three-point field goal makes ranked him second on the Bears’ squad ... scored a season-high 21 points, including five three-pointers in a 79-75 loss at Morningside (Jan. 6) scored in double figures in 15 games.

1999-2000: Played in 25 of the Bears’ 27 games ... started three contests ... scored double-figures in 13 games including two 20-point efforts ... had 14 multiple three-point games ... drilled 48 percent of his three-point attempts, which ranked him third in the NCC ... ranked 9th in the NCC in 3-pt. shots made per game with 1.88 average ... drained game-winning three-point shot against Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 29) with 2.4 seconds remaining in Bears’ first NCC win of the season, 64-63 ... led the team with a career-high 22 points in the victory at UNO ... tossed in a 20-point game at St. Cloud State on 7-14 shooting (4-7 three-point range) ... his three-point field goal percentage (.486) ranked No. 14 in the nation.

1998-99: Played in four games before his season ended with a broken ankle suffered in practice ... tallied 11 points on three-of-three shooting from three-point range in his first game in a UNC uniform against Fort Lewis (Nov 13, 1998) ... had five points and one rebound versus Adams State (Nov. 14, 1998) ... hit four-of-seven three-pointers in limited action.

High School: Attended and played basketball at Northglenn High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner ... three-time All-Front Range Conference selection ... served as team captain in 1998 ... named all-state following his senior season ... holds the Northglenn record for three-point field goals made in a season and career ... helped his team to a 1997 Front Range League championship.

Personal: Born August 3, 1979 in Westminster, Colorado ... son of Ken and Vicki Knudson ... majoring in kinesiology.

Career Highs

Points:         28 vs. North Dakota State (Jan. 4, 2003)
Rebounds:       6, four times, last vs. Minnesota State (Feb. 28, 2003)
Assists:        7 vs. South Dakota (Feb. 3, 2001)
Field Goals:    8, twice, last vs. Judson College (Dec. 27, 2002)
FG Attempts:    16, twice, last vs. South Dakota (Feb. 8, 2003)
3pt FG:         6 vs. Western State (Dec. 17, 2002)
3pt FG Att.:    11, twice, last vs. South Dakota State (Feb. 13, 2003)
Free Throws:    13 vs. North Dakota State (Jan. 4, 2003)
FT Attempts:    15 vs. North Dakota State (Jan. 4, 2003)
Steals:         4, five times, last vs. South Dakota St. (Mar. 1, 2003)

Career Totals

Year	G/S	FGM-A	FG%	3-PT-A	3-PT%	FTM-A	FT%	PTS	AVG	REB	AVG	PF-D	A	BK	ST	MIN
1998-99	4/0	6-12	.500	4-7	.571	0-0	.000	16	4.0	3	0.8	1-0	1	1	1	32
1999-00	25/3	92-200	.460	47-98	.480	28-43	.651	259	10.4	73	2.9	48-1	50	3	25	504
2000-01	25/15	85-193	.440	50-118	.424	31-44	.705	251	10.0	51	2.0	53-2	44	5	22	560
2001-02	25/4	43-95	.453	25-60	.417	23-25	.920	134	5.4	31	1.2	45-0	25	2	14	430
2002-03	26/26	103-263	.392	62-174	.356	76-85	.894	344	13.2	59	2.3	47-0	57	4	45	784
Totals	105/48	329-763	.431	188-457	.411	158-197	.802	1004	9.6	217	2.1	194-3	177	15	107	2310	



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