Position Shooting guard Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Weight 84 kg Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Height 1.88 m | Nationality Guamanian / American Role Basketball player League SCIAC Name Kyle Husslein Education University of Redlands | |
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Born November 6, 1995 (age 28)
Tamuning, Guam ( 1995-11-06 ) High school Christ School
(Arden, North Carolina)
Mid-Pacific
(Honolulu, Hawaii) Current team Guam national basketball team (Shooting guard) | ||
Tamuning Typhoons club player Kyle Husslein 5-31-2011.mp4
Kyle Edward Husslein (born November 6, 1995) is a Guamanian-American college basketball player playing for the University of Redlands. Born in Guam, he has played high school basketball for Christ School and Mid-Pacific.
Contents
- Tamuning Typhoons club player Kyle Husslein 5 31 2011mp4
- Early life and career
- College career
- College statistics
- International career
- References
Husslein has represented Guam at senior level, winning the gold medal at the 2014 Micronesian Games and the 2015 Pacific Games.
Early life and career
Husslein was born in Tamuning, Guam and as a youngster he played for the Tamuning Typhoons. In 2009 he transferred to Arden, North Carolina based Christ School, where along with basketball he competed in cross country and track and field. While at Christ School, Husslein also played AAU basketball for the Carolina Kings. In the summer of 2011, he participated in the training camp of IMG Academy where he was recognized as the IMG total athlete of the week with the Gatorade Standout Award. In 2013 Husslein transferred to Mid-Pacific to compete for the varsity team. In his senior season he earned Mid-Pacific's Most Outstanding Athlete Award, Tri-Athlete Award and basketball team MVP Award. At the same time he played AAU basketball for Off the Bench, with whom he scored 12 points in the championship game against Kuhio Park Terrace.
College career
After considering other scholarship offers, Husslein enrolled in the University of Redlands. In his debut for Redlands, an exhibition game against Concordia University Irvine, he managed to score 6 points in 10 minutes playing time. On February 17, 2015 Husslein scored a season high 14 points to help his team win 62–59 over Chapman, also adding 4 rebounds and 1 steal.
As a sophomore, Husslein reached double digits four games into the season, scoring 18 to help his team get past Linfield 87–79. Versus La Verne, he scored a career high 20 points, also making 4 free throws in the final seconds of the game, to help his team win 76–72. He tied his season high in scoring against Caltech, grabbed 5 rebounds, gave 3 assists and sealed his team's 75–71 victory by scoring the final two free throws.
College statistics
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International career
Following tryouts for the Guam national basketball team in March 2014, Husslein appeared in the 2014 Micronesian Games where his team won the gold medal. Husslein was selected to compete for Guam at the 2015 Pacific Games. As the youngest player on the team, he came off the bench to play the shooting guard. Husslein nearly achieved a double-double in Guam's victory against Kiribati, with 20 points and 9 assists. Guam won the gold medal in the tournament, with Husslein contributing 71 points, 15 rebounds and 11 steals.