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2016-17 Men's Basketball

42 Brandon Kuczenski

42 Brandon Kuczenski

  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    240
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Naugatuck
  • High School:
    Naugatuck '13
  • Position:
    Center

Summary

Biography

Second among active players in games (81) and tied for second in starts (48)... has missed only four games...

Coach Geitner“Brandon will be returning for his fourth season with us, and is a physical low post player. We are expecting Brandon to continue making major contributions both offensively and defensively this season.”

2016/17: season-highs (p-r-a-b): 10-5-2-1

2015/16: One of five player to see time in all 27 games, starting a career-high 26 and averaging a career-high 20.1 minutes per game...  averaged only 1.48 turnovers per 40 minutes... in a 66-60 overtime win over Berry in Daytona Beach, had five points (all from the free-throw line) and three assists, and career-highs of seven rebounds, three blocked shots and 37 minutes... season-highs (p-r-a-b): 6-7-4-3

2014/15: Appeared in 25 of 28 games, coming off the bench in all but three... in limited attempts, shot 61.9 percent from the floor... converted at least half of his FGs 16 times...  had a season-high ten points (5-of-8 FG)  in 19 minutes in the season-opener Nov. 15 vs. Newbury and a career-high nine rebounds in a season-high 34 minutes Dec. 31 against Messiah... season-highs (p-r-a-b): 10-9-5-1...

2013/14: Led all newcomers by starting (the final) 19 games... appeared in every game after missing the third game at Nichols College... in limited attempts, was second on the team with a 52.6 field goal percentage... in his third start, totalled season-highs of 11 points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes against UMass Boston... in two NCAA games, was 5-for-7 from the floor with five rebounds in 37 minutes...  season-highs (p-r-a-b): 11-9-2-2...

Career-highs (thru 16/17): 37 min., 11 pts., 9 rebs., 5 assists, 3 blocks, 3 steals, zero 3-pointers...

High School: Played basketball and football for four years each... three-year basketball starter and team's leading scorer who scored 1,000 career points and was twice  named all-league... senior captain in both sports...

Other: Played AAU for Connecticut Select...

PERSONAL: Born Brandon H. Kuczenski January 25, 1995… Parents:  Karen and Shawn…Brother: Tyler… Major: General Studies... Career Plans: Law enforcement… Residence: Naugatuck, CT…

 

BRANDON... REVEALED

Your pre-game ritual: Listen to music

Personal goal for the season: Win LEC 

Your most overused phrase: “I gotta lift” 

Favorite place to stop for food after a competition: Ruby Tuesdays

Pet peeve: Laziness  

If you could describe yourself in one word, it would be: Strong 

Biggest waste of money: Donating to Hillary Clinton, or paying her to speak 

Biggest adjustment to college life: School work 

If you were to choose a superpower what would it be: Super strength

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go: Europe

Biggest crisis facing the world: Terrorism  

Your spirit animal: My cat Bubba 

Something no one would miss if it were to be blown up/destroyed: My neighbors house

One thing you would like to do before you died: Have kids 

The automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: Nissan GT-R

Dream job: SWAT officer  

Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Teaching 

Longest time you have watched a Netflix series: a week or two

Number of hours watching the 2016 Olympics: 2-3 hours

Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Basketball

Greatest story to come out of the 2016 Olympics: Katie Ledecky winning ALOT

Greatest Olympian of all time: Michael Phelps

What was the best/worst place Pokémon Go has brought you: Home

Favorite Instagram filter: Don’t use those

Greatest sports dynasty of all-time: 95' Bulls

If you could meet anyone who would it be: Kai Greene

If your life could be made into a movie, the title would be: Life of BK

Favorite aspect about Eastern: Grounds department, love those guys

One thing you would change about Eastern: Bigger/ better weight room

 

 
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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2013-14First Year

    Forward
    6'5" 240 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2014-15Sophomore

    Center
    6'5" 240 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2015-16Junior

    Center
    6'5" 245 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2016-17Senior

    Center
    6'5" 240 lbs
    42
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