Florida Gators

Overview

• Saw his playing time increase dramatically his junior and senior seasons, ultimately becoming the most accomplished walk-on of the Donovan Era and arguably in Florida basketball history.
• Named to the 2015 SEC Community Service Team and was a nominee for SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year.
• Started seven games during his senior season, becoming the first walk-on since Dan Williams (1997) to start a game for Florida.
• Finished his career with 188 points scored and 167 rebounds.
• Originally earned a spot on the roster in Oct. 2011.
• Enrolled at UF in Fall 2010 and was a basketball manager during the 2010-11 season.

2014-15, Senior Season

• Named to the SEC Community Service Team and was a nominee for SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year.
• Made his first career start vs. Miami, recording six points and eight rebounds.
• Scored 132 points in 33 games, including seven starts, finishing with averages of 4.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
• Recorded at least 15 minutes played in 24 games, playing a career high 36 minutes vs. Miami and Louisiana-Monroe.
• Posted career-best games in scoring and rebounding with 10 points vs. Yale and 13 rebounds vs. Louisiana-Monroe, both Florida wins.
• Recorded a personal best three assists on three different occasions.

2013-14, Junior Season

• Saw his first extended action, totaling more minutes in the first three games than he had his entire career.
• Played double-digit minutes in each of Florida’s first seven games (19.7 avg.), scoring 4.1 points and grabbing 3.9 rebounds over that stretch.
• Started in the exhibition game vs. Florida Southern, finishing with 11 points and nine rebounds.
• Converted his first career three-point play in a career-long 27 minutes in the win over Middle Tennessee.
• Scored a career-high eight points against Florida State and grabbed five rebounds.
• Made his first appearance in the NCAA Tournament vs. Dayton.

2012-13, Sophomore Season

• Played in 20 games and scored 12 points.
• Made good on his first 3-point attempt as a Gator and tallied a then-career-best five points in the SEC opener against Georgia.

2011-12, Freshman Season

• Saw action in four games off the bench.
• Made his collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State scoring two points on a pair of free throws. Kurtz also grabbed a rebound in four minutes of action against the Delta Devils

Prep

• All-Conference honorable mention in Seminole Country.
• Led Hagerty in scoring (13 ppg), rebounding (9 rpg) and steals (2 spg) and was named the team’s defensive player of the year as a senior.
• Two-time team captain.
• Coached by Josh Kohn.
• Also played baseball as a middle infielder for two seasons.