Washington State University Athletics

JUNIOR (2020-21) – Played in 23 games while starting seven despite battling an ankle injury throughout the year ... finished the year averaging 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in 19.9 minutes per game ... posted seven double-digit scoring efforts including five in the month of February ... had a carer weekend in the desert to finish the regular season grabbing 14 rebounds at Arizona Feb. 25 and scoring 15 points at Arizona State Feb. 27 ... led the team at the line going 34-for-39 (87.2%) including hitting a perfect 9-for-9 against Texas Southern, Nov. 25, to begin the year … named to the inaugural Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2019-20) – Started the first 17 games of the year while playing 29 contests…scored in double-figures four times including a season-best 13 points three times while also adding 12 points in the Cougs OT win over UCLA (Jan. 4)…made a career-best three three-pointers versus Incarnate Word (Dec. 21)…was an impressive 15-of-33 (45.5%) from behind the arc in the corner, the Cougs’ most efficient shooter…named to the inaugural Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2018-19) – Played 31 of WSU’s 32 games with one start…averaged 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game while shooting .448 (30-for-67) from the field…started the season with 7 points and 4 rebounds against Nicholls State (Nov. 11)…had game of the season Feb. 2 against USC with a career-high 14 points and 4 rebounds, along with a career-high 2 assists…had a career-high 5 rebounds against Washington (Feb. 16).

PRIOR TO WSU – Graduated from Elevation Preparatory Academy at Sarasota, Fla., in 2018 where he played basketball, having come to the United States from Slovenia for his final year of high school…competed with Slovenia in the 2016 FIBA U18 European Championships…previously played for Jance Prit from 2014-17 in Slovenia. 

PERSONAL – Born Aljaž Kunc, July of 1999, at Ljubljana, Slovenia…father Andrej and mother Karmen…has a brother, Tilen and sister, Lea…hobbies include sleeping and watching Game of Thrones…major in business.