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Boston Celtics | #40 | Center-Forward

Luke Kornet

PPG

4.6

RPG

5.1

APG

1.5

PIE

11.6

HEIGHT

7'1" (2.16m)

WEIGHT

250lb (113kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Vanderbilt

AGE

29 years

BIRTHDATE

July 15, 1995

DRAFT

Undrafted

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

7'1" | 250lb | 29 years

DRAFT

Undrafted

BIRTHDATE

July 15, 1995

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Vanderbilt

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 SEASON: Appeared in 63 games (seven starts) and averaged 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.0 blocks in 15.6 minutes per game… Scored 10+ points in 12 games this season and grabbed double-digit rebounds three times… Started his first game of the season on Dec. 29 and registered a season-high 20 points along with three assists, eight rebounds, and three blocked shots… Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds and finished with eight points, four assists, and two blocks at Chicago on March 23… Made his first three-pointer since Jan. 12, 2023 when he went 1-for-1 from beyond the arc and 3-for-3 from the field on April 9 at Milwaukee… Dished out a season-high six assists and tallied 12 points and nine rebounds at Utah on March 12… Registered 3+ blocks in a season-high eight games this season, beating out his previous career-high of seven such games during the 2018-19 season… Recorded his second start of the season and finished with six points, a then season-high nine rebounds, and three blocks on 1/17… Against Charlotte on Nov. 20, he was +25 in 18:31 minutes of action. PLAYOFFS: Registered a playoff career-high 13 games played during the Celtics Championship run after logging 19 total playoff games from 2020-2023… Played a total of 133 minutes and averaged a career-best 10.2 minutes per game... He put up a true shooting percentage of 73.0 percent during these games… Averaged a career-high 3.2 rebounds per game, pulling down 22 defensive and 19 offensive rebounds… Kornet is the sixth Celtic to record at least 19 offensive rebounds off the bench in a single postseason since 2011, joining Robert Williams (2x), Grant Williams, Enes Freedom, and Marcus Smart… In back-to-back playoff games on May 1 vs. Miami and May 7 vs. Cleveland, Kornet posted playoff career highs with seven and 10 rebounds, respectively… On May 7, he posted playoff career highs of 10 rebounds and 21 minutes of action in the first round against the Cavaliers along with four points, two assists, and two blocked shots… Scored nine points (4-5 FG), the second-highest in his playoff career, and grabbed six rebounds on May 13. 

BEFORE NBA

Appeared in 128 games (76 starts) and averaged 8.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.1 apg and 1.64 bpg in 24.1 mpg … shot .417 from the field, .320 from three and .779 from the free-throw line … received SEC All-Defense honors in 2015-16 and 2016-17 … named All-SEC First Team in 2016-17 … SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2016-17 … left Vanderbilt as school’s all-time leader in blocks (210), and as the NCAA’s all-time career leader in 3FGM by a seven-footer (150). 2016-17: Appeared in 35 games (35 starts) and averaged 13.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.2 apg and 2.03 bpg in 31.5 mpg … shot .406 from the field, .327 from three and .857 from the free-throw line … became Vanderbilt’s 45th 1,000-point scorer … scored in double figures in 26 games in 2016-17 … tied a career high with 24 points in a win over Florida on senior day … tallied 20 points vs. Belmont, 21 vs. Iowa State and 21 at Kentucky … blocked a season-high 7 shots in win at Tennessee … posted five double-doubles this season and ended his career with 10 double-doubles. 2015-16: Appeared in 28 games (25 starts) and averaged 8.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.5 apg and 3.00 bpg in 27.4 mpg … scored in double figures in 11 games and had 4-or-more blocks in 12 contests … scored a season-high 20 points at Ole Miss … made season-high 4 threes in win over Texas A&M … 4th in the nation in blocked shots … 5th in program history in bpg (1.49) and is 4th in total blocks (139) … in a single season, his 84 blocks ranks 2nd in program history and his 3.00 average is the best in a single season … notched the program’s second triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocks vs. Auburn – the program’s first triple-double with blocks. 2014-15: Appeared in 35 games (14 starts) and averaged 8.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.1 apg and 1.09 bpg in 21.6 mpg … scored in double figures in 18 games and made three-or-more 3-pointers in six contests … shot .400 from three and made 50 3-pointers … posted first career double-double vs. Trevecca (10 pts, career-high 10 reb); also had career-best 4 blocks. 2013-14: Appeared in 30 games (two starts) and averaged 4.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg … shot .344 from the field … scored in double figures in three games

PERSONAL LIFE

Son of Frank and Tracy Kornet … both parents attended Vanderbilt … has one brother, John and one sister, Nicole … grew seven inches in his junior and senior seasons in high school and then two more when he arrived at Vanderbilt.