RECRUITING: Cyclones land Washington State transfer

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Feb 28, 2019; Stanford, CA, USA; Washington State Cougars forward Aljaz Kunc (4) dribbles the ball against the Stanford Cardinal during the second half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports



Iowa State has landed its first commitment of the T.J. Otzelberger era.



The Cyclones picked up a pledge from Washington State graduate transfer forward Aljaz Kunc on Wednesday, per a university release. This leaves Iowa State with three scholarships currently open pending any further roster attrition.



Kunc is a graduate transfer and will have two years to play.



“Jaz is a skilled frontline player, who has proven at the Power-5 level to have the ability to knock down threes and stretch opposing defenses,” Otzelberger said in the release. “Defensively, he competes and has a high activity level and is able to rebound outside his area.”



Kunc averaged 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game this past season for the Cougars while shooting 33.9 percent...

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[huntt26]

Highlights here

 

[bosco]

Yay. A wing.

 

[Urbandale2013]

Highlights here

Unrelated but is Wazzu’s attendance really that bad?

 

[CoachHines3]

hes full of suspenseeee

 

[CyTwins]

hes full of suspenseeee

That's not him on Twitter

 

[EnkAMania]

I like this quote about him. " Where WSU will miss Kunc the most is with his rebounding and his energy. He never took a possession off and was second on the team in defensive rebounding percentage, behind only Efe Abogidi. "

 

[stateofmind]

Nope, he hit the rim twice, don't want.

 

[ISU22CY]

A wing...nope don’t want

 

[Blandboy]

I like this quote about him. " Where WSU will miss Kunc the most is with his rebounding and his energy. He never took a possession off and was second on the team in defensive rebounding percentage, behind only Efe Abogidi. "

Rebounding? We don't need no stinking rebounding.

 

[CyPunch]

 

[bosco]

Rebounds

 

[Gunnerclone]

Rebounds

We need everything and then some.

 

[isucy86]

Gotta love Aljaz' height, ability to score and he averaged 4rpg in about 20mpg. Looks like 60% of his shots were from 3pt line. Creates more post competition in practice between Conditt, Foster, Hinson and Kunc.

Would love for TJ to bring in a back-to-the-basket post and allow Hinson to play SF.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Gotta love Aljaz' height, ability to score and he averaged 4rpg in about 20mpg. Looks like 60% of his shots were from 3pt line. Creates more post competition in practice between Conditt, Foster, Hinson and Kunc.

Would love for TJ to bring in a back-to-the-basket post and allow Hinson to play SF.

That doesn’t really exist in basketball anymore and doesn’t really fit with TJ’s style anyway. Garza being a major major exception to that.

 

[cyfan92]

Nice stretch 4 to bring off the bench! Net positive if this is hypothetically Tyler Harris' scholarship spot

 

[cyfan92]

Gotta love Aljaz' height, ability to score and he averaged 4rpg in about 20mpg. Looks like 60% of his shots were from 3pt line. Creates more post competition in practice between Conditt, Foster, Hinson and Kunc.

Would love for TJ to bring in a back-to-the-basket post and allow Hinson to play SF.

Players who can space and pace >> Traditional posts in Otz's (Hoiball) offense. ISU was best with guys like Niang and Burton at the 5

 

[jsb]

Seems like a really great get.

 

[VeloClone]

Pronunciation guide please...

Is it Al-jaz, All-jaz, Al-yaz, All-yaz or something else?

Is it Koonce, Koonch, Kunch, or Kunce?

I looked on the Wazzu website and couldn't find it.

 

[JCloned]

Very nice pick up. I will be curious to learn the connections that brought him to TJ & ISU.