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Atlanta Hawks | #4 | Guard

Kobe

Bufkin

PPG

4.8

RPG

1.9

APG

1.6

PIE

7.7

HEIGHT

6'4" (1.93m)

WEIGHT

195lb (88kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Michigan

AGE

21 years

BIRTHDATE

September 21, 2003

DRAFT

2023 R1 Pick 15

EXPERIENCE

1 Year

6'4" | 195lb | 21 years

DRAFT

2023 R1 Pick 15

BIRTHDATE

September 21, 2003

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Michigan

EXPERIENCE

1 Year

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Selected by the Hawks in the first round (15th overall) in the 2023 NBA Draft … Signed to a contract by Atlanta on July 3, 2023 … Saw action in 17 games with the Hawks during the 2023-24 season, averaging 4.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 1.6 apg in 11.5 mpg … Scored his first NBA point in a win at Milwaukee on 10/29, knocking down a free throw … Netted his first career NBA field goal on 1/30 against the Los Angeles Lakers, a three-point basket, in a 138-122 win … Scored 10-or-more points twice, including pouring in a career-high 12 points on 2/29 at Brooklyn … Appeared in 14 games for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League (all starts), averaging 23.6 ppg, 5.9 apg, 5.4 rpg and 1.4 spg in 32.0 mpg (.444 FG%, .356 3FG%, .829 FT% )… Scored 10+ points in 13 of his 14 games, including 30-or-more points four times.

BEFORE NBA

Played two seasons at the University of Michigan (2021-23), appearing in 61 games (33 starts), averaging 9.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 23.3 minutes (.463 FG%, .325 3FG%, .833 FT%) … During his sophomore season, appeared and started in all 33 games, tallying 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 34.0 minutes (.482 FG%, .355 3FG%, .849 FT%) … His .482 FG% ranked eighth in the Big Ten, while his 1.3 steals per game ranked ninth in the conference … Netted 10-or-more points in 24 of his 33 games played, including seven outings with at least 20 points … Named to the 2023 All-Big Ten Third Team … Led the Wolverines to the postseason in back-to-back seasons, reaching the Sweet 16 in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and the second round of the 2023 NIT … Enrolled at Michigan at the age of 17, was the youngest Wolverine on the 2022-23 roster.

PERSONAL LIFE

Son of Kimberly Camp and Michael Bufkin … Born September 21, 2003, in Grand Rapids, Michigan … Four-star recruit out of Grand Rapids Christian High School and rated No. 38 by ESPN … Named a 2021 McDonald’s All-American and a 2021 Spalding All-American Honorable Mention … Played AAU with The Family … On X @kb33zy_04 and Instagram @bufkin.