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Jersey Number 24
William Kyle III
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Neb.
- High School:
- Bellevue West HS
Bio
Career
Has played in 99 games (49 starts) over the past three seasons … spent his first two years at South Dakota State and spent his junior season at UCLA … has averaged 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 99 collegiate contests … has shot 60.0 percent from the field … has scored at least 10 points in 40 career games … has totaled six double-doubles in his career (one as a freshman, five as a sophomore).
2024-25 (at UCLA)
Played in 32 games as a junior … averaged 2.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game … averaged 9.8 minutes per contest … shot 70.4 percent from the field (38-for-54) … ranked second on the team with 20 blocks … had six games with at least two blocks … scored a season-high 12 points in a home victory over Iowa (Jan. 17, 2025), playing a season-high 27 minutes in that game … shot 6-for-7 from the field in the win over Iowa and had four rebounds and one steal … twice tallied a season-high six rebounds – versus Boston University (Nov. 15, 2024) and against North Carolina in New York (Dec. 21, 2024) … totaled a season-high three blocks in two games – in the season-opener against Rider (Nov. 4, 2024) and against Ohio State (Feb. 23, 2024) … recorded one steal with under 15 seconds to play in a win at Northwestern (March 3, 2025), with UCLA leading 69-67 at the time of the steal … blocked a jump shot with under 10 seconds remaining against Wisconsin with UCLA leading, 82-80, to secure the victory in Pauley Pavilion (Jan. 21, 2025) … missed two games due to medical reasons (vs. Gonzaga on Dec. 28, and at Nebraska on Jan. 4).
2023-24 (at South Dakota State)
Played in all 35 games as a sophomore at South Dakota State … averaged 13.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game … averaged 27.7 minutes per game … led South Dakota State in rebounding (6.6 rpg) and blocks (55) and was second on the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) … shot 62.3 percent from the field through 35 games … helped South Dakota State to a 22-12 overall record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament (No. 15 seed, East Region) … ranked No. 1 in the Summit League in overall field goal percentage (62.3%) and No. 6 in rebounding (6.6) … was named a first-team All-Summit League selection … was honored as the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year (also was one of student-athletes on the league’s All-Defensive Team) … was recognized as one of six student-athletes on the Summit League Men’s Basketball Academic All-League Team … was also named the Most Valuable Player at the Summit League Tournament, averaging 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in three games … shot 63.0 percent from the field (17-for-27) at the Summit League Tournament … totaled 58 assists and 11 steals, through all 35 games … finished the season with five double-doubles … scored at least 10 points in 26 of 35 games … recorded at least 10 rebounds in six contests … logged a career-high 26 points at Denver (Jan. 13) … grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds in the second game of the season, against Dakota Wesleyan (Nov. 8) … had at least one block in 24 games and finished with at least two blocks in 15 games … had a career-best five blocks in two games – against South Dakota (Feb. 4) and Kansas City (Feb. 15) … totaled a season-high five assists in two games – against Omaha (Jan. 18) and Denver (Feb. 22) … had a 15-point and 11-rebounds double-double in South Dakota State’s 76-68 win over Denver in the title game of the Summit League Championship, hosted in Sioux Falls, S.D. … was one of five players from South Dakota State’s team to have played in all 35 contests.
2022-23 (at South Dakota State)
Played in all 32 games as a freshman at South Dakota State … averaged 8.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game … averaged 24.6 minutes per game … shot 54.2 percent from the field … was named to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team … also was named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll in 2022-23 … helped South Dakota State to a 19-13 overall record and a semifinal appearance at the year-end Summit League Championship in Sioux Falls, S.D. … totaled 31 assists and 11 steals in all 32 games … finished his freshman season with one double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds at Omaha on Feb. 18) … scored at least 10 points in 13 contests … registered a season-high 20 points at Kansas City (Jan. 30) … totaled a season-high 11 rebounds at Omaha (Feb. 18) … tallied a season-high five assists at Alabama (Dec. 3) … had at least one block in 24 contests and finished with two or more blocks in 11 games.
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Bellevue West High School in Omaha, Neb. (graduated in 2022) … was a member of consecutive state championships runner-up teams … helped his high school team to a 25-4 record as a senior (2021-22), averaging 12.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game … made all 14 field goal attempts in the first two games at the state tournament (senior season), finishing the title contest with 13 points (5-of-8 shooting) in a loss to Millard North … named a second-team All-Nebraska selection in 2022 by the Lincoln Journal Star and the Omaha World-Herald … earned academic all-state honors in 2022 … scored in double figures in 21 of 29 games as a senior, totaling a season-best 19 points against Lincoln Southeast … shot 64.0 percent from the field … had seven games with at least 10 rebounds, including a 16-point and 10-rebound double-double in his team’s state tournament semifinal win over Creighton Prep … had 16 games with at least two blocks and tallied a season-high five blocks in one game … was a two-year starter at Bellevue West High School … averaged 9.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.2 assists per game as a junior … was ranked in the top 10 in Nebraska by Prep Hoop Nebraska and was the No. 5-ranked prospect in Nebraska by MaxPreps.com.
Personal
William Kyle III was born in Omaha, Neb … is the son of William Kyle Jr. and Lutricia Kyle … has two older sisters, Tyla Bishop and Tameira Rollins … as a youngster, he most admired basketball players Kobe Bryant and Russell Westbrook … sociology major.
Has played in 99 games (49 starts) over the past three seasons … spent his first two years at South Dakota State and spent his junior season at UCLA … has averaged 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 99 collegiate contests … has shot 60.0 percent from the field … has scored at least 10 points in 40 career games … has totaled six double-doubles in his career (one as a freshman, five as a sophomore).
2024-25 (at UCLA)
Played in 32 games as a junior … averaged 2.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game … averaged 9.8 minutes per contest … shot 70.4 percent from the field (38-for-54) … ranked second on the team with 20 blocks … had six games with at least two blocks … scored a season-high 12 points in a home victory over Iowa (Jan. 17, 2025), playing a season-high 27 minutes in that game … shot 6-for-7 from the field in the win over Iowa and had four rebounds and one steal … twice tallied a season-high six rebounds – versus Boston University (Nov. 15, 2024) and against North Carolina in New York (Dec. 21, 2024) … totaled a season-high three blocks in two games – in the season-opener against Rider (Nov. 4, 2024) and against Ohio State (Feb. 23, 2024) … recorded one steal with under 15 seconds to play in a win at Northwestern (March 3, 2025), with UCLA leading 69-67 at the time of the steal … blocked a jump shot with under 10 seconds remaining against Wisconsin with UCLA leading, 82-80, to secure the victory in Pauley Pavilion (Jan. 21, 2025) … missed two games due to medical reasons (vs. Gonzaga on Dec. 28, and at Nebraska on Jan. 4).
2023-24 (at South Dakota State)
Played in all 35 games as a sophomore at South Dakota State … averaged 13.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game … averaged 27.7 minutes per game … led South Dakota State in rebounding (6.6 rpg) and blocks (55) and was second on the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) … shot 62.3 percent from the field through 35 games … helped South Dakota State to a 22-12 overall record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament (No. 15 seed, East Region) … ranked No. 1 in the Summit League in overall field goal percentage (62.3%) and No. 6 in rebounding (6.6) … was named a first-team All-Summit League selection … was honored as the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year (also was one of student-athletes on the league’s All-Defensive Team) … was recognized as one of six student-athletes on the Summit League Men’s Basketball Academic All-League Team … was also named the Most Valuable Player at the Summit League Tournament, averaging 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in three games … shot 63.0 percent from the field (17-for-27) at the Summit League Tournament … totaled 58 assists and 11 steals, through all 35 games … finished the season with five double-doubles … scored at least 10 points in 26 of 35 games … recorded at least 10 rebounds in six contests … logged a career-high 26 points at Denver (Jan. 13) … grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds in the second game of the season, against Dakota Wesleyan (Nov. 8) … had at least one block in 24 games and finished with at least two blocks in 15 games … had a career-best five blocks in two games – against South Dakota (Feb. 4) and Kansas City (Feb. 15) … totaled a season-high five assists in two games – against Omaha (Jan. 18) and Denver (Feb. 22) … had a 15-point and 11-rebounds double-double in South Dakota State’s 76-68 win over Denver in the title game of the Summit League Championship, hosted in Sioux Falls, S.D. … was one of five players from South Dakota State’s team to have played in all 35 contests.
2022-23 (at South Dakota State)
Played in all 32 games as a freshman at South Dakota State … averaged 8.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game … averaged 24.6 minutes per game … shot 54.2 percent from the field … was named to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team … also was named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll in 2022-23 … helped South Dakota State to a 19-13 overall record and a semifinal appearance at the year-end Summit League Championship in Sioux Falls, S.D. … totaled 31 assists and 11 steals in all 32 games … finished his freshman season with one double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds at Omaha on Feb. 18) … scored at least 10 points in 13 contests … registered a season-high 20 points at Kansas City (Jan. 30) … totaled a season-high 11 rebounds at Omaha (Feb. 18) … tallied a season-high five assists at Alabama (Dec. 3) … had at least one block in 24 contests and finished with two or more blocks in 11 games.
High School
Was a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Bellevue West High School in Omaha, Neb. (graduated in 2022) … was a member of consecutive state championships runner-up teams … helped his high school team to a 25-4 record as a senior (2021-22), averaging 12.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game … made all 14 field goal attempts in the first two games at the state tournament (senior season), finishing the title contest with 13 points (5-of-8 shooting) in a loss to Millard North … named a second-team All-Nebraska selection in 2022 by the Lincoln Journal Star and the Omaha World-Herald … earned academic all-state honors in 2022 … scored in double figures in 21 of 29 games as a senior, totaling a season-best 19 points against Lincoln Southeast … shot 64.0 percent from the field … had seven games with at least 10 rebounds, including a 16-point and 10-rebound double-double in his team’s state tournament semifinal win over Creighton Prep … had 16 games with at least two blocks and tallied a season-high five blocks in one game … was a two-year starter at Bellevue West High School … averaged 9.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.2 assists per game as a junior … was ranked in the top 10 in Nebraska by Prep Hoop Nebraska and was the No. 5-ranked prospect in Nebraska by MaxPreps.com.
Personal
William Kyle III was born in Omaha, Neb … is the son of William Kyle Jr. and Lutricia Kyle … has two older sisters, Tyla Bishop and Tameira Rollins … as a youngster, he most admired basketball players Kobe Bryant and Russell Westbrook … sociology major.
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