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Luke Francis Kornet (born July 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt. He is the all-time leader for blocked shots in the school's history and the NCAA all-time leader for three-pointers made by any player 7 feet tall or taller.[1]

Luke Kornet

Kornet with the Westchester Knicks in 2017
No. 40 – Boston Celtics
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1995-07-15) July 15, 1995 (age 27) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Liberty Christian School (Argyle, Texas)
College	Vanderbilt (2013–2017)
NBA draft	2017 / Undrafted
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2019	New York Knicks
2017–2018	→Westchester Knicks
2019–2021	Chicago Bulls
2021	Boston Celtics
2021–2022	Maine Celtics
2021–2022	Cleveland Cavaliers
2022	Milwaukee Bucks
2022–present	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-NBA G League (2018) First-team All-SEC (2017) 2× SEC All-Defensive Team (2016, 2017)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Kornet averaged 8.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.64 blocks over 24.1 minutes in 128 games during his four-year career at Vanderbilt University. During his senior year with Commodores, he averaged 13.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.00 blocks in 35 starts, earning All-SEC and All-SEC Defensive honors. He holds the NCAA record for three-pointers made by a 7-footer with 150, and is the Commodores' all-time leading shot blocker with 210.[2] On January 12, 2016, Kornet blocked a school-record 10 shots and finished with the second triple-double in Vanderbilt history with 11 points and 11 rebounds, helping the Commodores defeat Auburn 75–57.[3]

Professional career

New York Knicks (2017–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Kornet joined the New York Knicks for the 2017 NBA Summer League. On July 3, 2017, he signed a two-way contract with the Knicks. On February 8, 2018, with his parents in attendance, Kornet made his National Basketball Association debut against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto. He finished with a double-double, scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes, thus being the second Knicks rookie in history to debut with a double-double. He also finished with four blocks, making him the first player in NBA history to sink three three-pointers and have four blocks in his debut.[4]

On July 6, 2018, Kornet signed a standard contract with the Knicks.[5] On April 9, 2019, Kornet recorded a double-double with 12 points, 13 rebounds, and a career-high six blocks in the Knicks' 96–86 win over the Chicago Bulls.[6]

Chicago Bulls (2019–2021)

On July 17, 2019, Kornet signed a fully guaranteed two-year contract for $4.5 million with the Chicago Bulls.[7]

Boston Celtics (2021)

On March 25, 2021, Kornet was traded to the Boston Celtics in a three-team trade involving the Washington Wizards.[8] He re-signed with the Celtics on October 16,[9] but was waived that day.[10]

Maine Celtics (2021)

On October 23, Kornet signed with the Maine Celtics as an affiliate player.[11] In 10 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.7 blocks in 27.4 minutes per contest.[12]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2021–2022)

On December 21, 2021, Kornet signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[12]

Milwaukee Bucks (2022)

On January 3, 2022, Kornet signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.[13]

Return to Maine (2022)

On January 14, 2022, Kornet was reacquired by the Maine Celtics.[14]

Return to Boston (2022–present)

On February 11, 2022, Kornet signed a rest-of-season contract with the Boston Celtics. He and the Celtics reached to the NBA Finals for the first time in Kornet's career, eventually losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games.[15]

On July 1, 2022, Kornet re-signed with the Celtics.[16]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	New York	20	1	16.3	.392	.354	.727	3.2	1.3	.3	.8	6.7
2018–19	New York	46	18	17.0	.378	.363	.826	2.9	1.2	.6	.9	7.0
2019–20	Chicago	36	14	15.5	.438	.287	.714	2.3	.9	.3	.7	6.0
2020–21	Chicago	13	0	7.2	.333	.261	.500	1.2	.3	.2	.5	2.0
2020–21	Boston	18	2	14.1	.473	.250	.500	2.9	1.1	.1	1.4	4.4
2021–22	Cleveland	2	0	7.5	.200	.000	.667	1.5	.5	.0	.5	2.0
2021–22	Milwaukee	1	0	6.0	.000	–	–	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2021–22	Boston	12	0	7.1	.571	.000	.667	2.1	.7	.3	.2	2.2
Career		148	35	14.3	.408	.324	.753	2.6	1.0	.3	.8	5.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	Boston	2	0	2.5	1.000	.000	.500	1.5	.0	.0	.0	1.5
2022	Boston	9	0	2.1	.750	1.000	.000	.6	.1	.0	.0	.8
Career		11	0	2.2	.800	1.000	.500	.7	.1	.0	.0	.9

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Vanderbilt	30	2	15.4	.344	.236	.533	2.3	.8	.3	.6	4.0
2014–15	Vanderbilt	35	14	21.6	.495	.400	.764	3.4	1.1	.2	1.1	8.7
2015–16	Vanderbilt	28	25	27.4	.403	.280	.690	7.3	1.5	.5	3.0	8.9
2016–17	Vanderbilt	35	35	31.5	.406	.327	.857	6.2	1.2	.5	2.0	13.2
Career		128	76	24.1	.417	.320	.779	4.8	1.1	.4	1.6	8.9

Personal life

Kornet is the son of former Vanderbilt and NBA player Frank Kornet and Nashville television news anchor Tracy Kornet.[17] His sister Nicole played basketball at Oklahoma and UCLA.[17] He also has a brother named John.[18] Luke is an avid golfer and is said to have had the "most naturally athletic golf swing in Liberty Christian history", according to LCS golf coach Larry Frank.[19]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Vanderbilt Commodores bio

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[ru] Корнет, Люк

Люк Францис Корнет (англ. Luke Francis Kornet; род. 15 июля 1995, Лексингтон, Кентукки) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, выступающий за клуб «Бостон Селтикс» в НБА. Играет на позиции тяжёлого форварда и центрового.

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