Robert Karl Kurz (born March 5, 1985) is an American former professional

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player. He played one season in the

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(NBA) for the

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, and later played in the top leagues in Spain, Germany, and France.

High school

Kurz transferred to

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following two years at

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. In his junior year at Penn Charter, Kurz averaged 18.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. As a senior, he averaged 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game.

College career

In his freshman season at the

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, Kurz appeared in fourteen games and averaged 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. He recorded career bests of 11 points and 7 rebounds in a

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first-round loss to Holy Cross. In his sophomore season, Kurz averaged 6.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, appearing in all thirty games. Kurz was named to the

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Weekly Honor Roll on November 21 after recording 18 points in Notre Dame's season opener. Kurz was one of the three captains for Notre Dame his junior season. He averaged 12.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game during the season. On December 4, 2006 Kurz was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for the second time in his career after averaging 19.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in wins over Lehigh,

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, and

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. Kurz served as a team captain for the second consecutive season, and was also the only

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on Notre Dame's roster. He started in all thirty-three games and averaged 12.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Kurz led Notre Dame with 48 blocks, finishing with 122 blocked shots in his career, which ranks sixth all-time for Notre Dame. On December 31, 2007 he was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for the third time in his career.

Professional career

Kurz played with the

in the

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prior to the

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. In 11 games, Kurz averaged 7.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. He also played four games with the Warriors at the

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, where he averaged 12.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. On September 9, 2008 Kurz signed a contract with the Warriors. On April 11, 2009, Kurz tallied a career-high 21 points against the

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. Kurz agreed to a non-guaranteed contract with the

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on August 15, 2009. On October 19, 2009, Kurz was waived by the Cavaliers. He played in five games during the preseason, averaging 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game. From 2009 to 2010 Kurz played 39 games for the

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of the

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, averaging 17.5 ppg and 10.1 rpg. Kurz was signed by the

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on April 9, 2010, but never played for the team and was waived on June 30, 2010. In August 2010 he signed with Spanish club

CB Granada Club Baloncesto Granada, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Granada, Andalusia. The team was founded in 1994 and has had notable players during its history, including Curtis Borchardt, Darvin Ham, Giorgos Sigalas, Scott Padgett, P ...

. In January 2011, he signed with German club

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. He returned to

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in July 2011 by signing with

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for one season. In February 2012 he signed with the French club

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. Prior to the

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, Kurz agreed to play with the

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in the

. In September 2012, Kurz and

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joined the

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as training camp invitees, but neither player made the team's final roster. In December 2012 he signed with Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada.Robert Kurz es nuevo jugador del Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
* ttp://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2009/09/freeagent_forward_kurz_takes_c.html Free-agent Forward Kurz takes Cavs' invitation -- The Plain Dealer, Sept. 15, 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurz, Rob 1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Artland Dragons players Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players Basketball players from Philadelphia CB Granada players CB Murcia players Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Golden State Warriors players Liga ACB players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) SLUC Nancy Basket players Undrafted National Basketball Association players William Penn Charter School alumni