University of Oklahoma Athletics
2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Kur Kuath
- Position:
- Forward
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Biemnon, South Sudan
- High School:
- Kearns HS
2020-21 (SENIOR): Appeared in all 27 games with 15 starts, averaging 5.1 points per game, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks…Started the season opener against UTSA Dec. 3 and reached double figures with 10 points on 3-for-4 shooting from the field and 4-for-5 from the free throw line…Logged season highs in field goals made (7), field goals attempted (10) and points (14) against Florida A&M Dec. 12…Added eight rebounds and three blocks against the Rattlers…Logged nine rebounds with three blocks against West Virginia Jan. 2…Scored 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting against Kansas State Jan. 19…Recorded a season-high five blocks against the Wildcats….Tallied three blocks in a game for the third time at Kansas State Feb. 23…Reached double-digit points at Oklahoma State Feb. 27, scoring 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting (.833)…Swatted three shots vs. Iowa State March 10…Tied his season high with five blocks against Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament...14 games with 5-or-more points.
2019-20 (RS-JUNIOR): In 30 games, averaged 3.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 10.6 minutes...His 5.8 blocks per 40 minutes ranked second in Division I...Registered a career-best five blocks against Texas Tech on Feb. 25...Swatted four blocks in less than eight minutes of action against Baylor on Jan. 20...Registered career highs in points (17), rebounds (eight) and assists (three) in his first career start on Dec. 30 against UTRGV...Shot 3-of-4 for eight points at Kansas State on Jan. 31...Reached a career-high 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting in 13 minutes against Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov 21...Scored eight points with three boards against William & Mary (Nov. 18)...Produced seven points and six boards in his collegiate debut on Nov. 5 against UTSA.
2018-19 (JUNIOR): Oklahoma will pursue a medical hardship for Kuath, with hopes of gaining an additional year of eligibility...Saw action in six early games before sitting out the remainder of the year due to a back injury...Played a total of 33 minutes.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Comes to Oklahoma after two seasons at Salt Lake Community College in Utah...During his sophomore season, averaged 10.8 points and 7.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocks in 33 games...Helped guide SLCC to a 30-4 record along with Scenic West, Region 18 and District I titles...Led SLCC to the NJCAA national tournament...Totaled 117 blocks and deflected at least four shots in 15 of SLCC’s 32 games and he ranked third nationally in blocks among junior college players...Named an NJCAA third-team All-American...Selected to the Scenic West Athletic Conference’s All-Region 18 First Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Kearns High School, leading the Cougars to the state championship game his senior year...Averaged 11.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.9 blocks as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born in Khartoum, South Sudan...Son of Nyok Daw and Aliet Deng...Moved to Utah as a small toddler while fleeing to the U.S. as refugees...Last name is pronounced “Kweth”.
