BIO: Paul Kuiper was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA).
Paul Kuiper made his NBL debut with the St. Kilda Saints at 23 years of age. He scored 14 points in his first game.
In 1986 Kuiper averaged 14.1 points and 7.6 rebounds in his first year in the NBL playing for the St. Kilda Saints who failed to make the playoffs, finishing with a 5-21 record.
1987
In 1987, Kuiper had his best year in the NBL. He averaged 22.8 points and 11 rebounds but again, the Saints struggled to be competitive in the NBL and won only four games for the season.
PERTH WILDCATS
1988
In 1988, Kuiper averaged 15.5 points and 7.4 rebounds, and helped the Perth Wildcats reach the semi finals before being eliminated by Scott Fisher, Tim Dillon and the North Melbourne Giants.
1989
In 1989 Kuiper averaged 4.0 points and 4.8 rebounds, and helped Wildcats finish the year in third place finish with a record of 16-8. The team would defeat the Adelaide 36ers in three games before losing to the North Melbourne Giants for the second year in a row.
The Perth Wildcats are saddened to learn of the sudden passing of former player, Paul Kuiper.
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– Kuiper played 35 games for the Wildcats in 1988 and 1989. He played 188 NBL games in total over 10 years.
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– Our thoughts are with Paul's family and friends. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/sJjLbjjVos— Perth Wildcats (@PerthWildcats) April 10, 2022
GOLD COAST COUGARS
1990
Kuiper struggled to find a role within the Perth Wildcats roster and moved to play with the Gold Coast Cougars in 1990 where after his worst year in the NBL he returned to his previous form, averaging 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds. It was a rebuilding season for the Cougars however and the team failed to make the playoffs, finishing the year with a 9-17 record.
1991
In 1991, Gold Coast re-branded themselves from the Cougars to the Rollers and although they recorded their best team result ever, finishing with 14 wins and 12 losses, the team still failed to make the playoffs. Kuiper averaged 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds in what would be the team’s most successful year in its six years existance and Gold Coast’s only winning season.
NEWCASTLE FALCONS
1992
In 1992, Kuiper averaged 12.9 points and 7.7 rebounds, and helped the Newcastle Falcons record a 9-15 record.
1993
In 1993, Kuiper averaged 11.2 points and 7 rebounds, and helped guide the Falcons to a fifth place finish in the regular season with a 15-11 record.
1993
1994 saw Kuiper average 8.3 points and 6 rebounds and play a key role in helping the Falcons to a eighth place finish in the regular season with a 13-13 record.
GOLD COAST ROLLERS
1995
In 1995 Kuiper averaged 1.9 points and 1.4 rebounds, and helped Rollers finish the year in third place finish with a record of 5-21 .
Remembering Paul Kuiper.
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– One of the NBL's great characters, Kuiper was a well known personality off the court due to his involvement on Hoops TV after his final season in 1995.
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– On the court, Kuiper played in 188 NBL games, representing Australia at the 1986 World Championships. pic.twitter.com/Xm471UiYuQ— The NBL (@NBL) April 11, 2022
Paul Kuiper played ten seasons across five NBL teams. This included the St. Kilda Saints, Gold Coast Cougars, Westside Melbourne Saints, Newcastle Falcons, Perth Wildcats and Gold Coast Rollers. He averaged 12.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 188 NBL games.
HIGHLIGHTS:
We're still not sure how Paul Kuiper missed out on the best actor gong at the 1994 #Oscars for his role in Mission: Impossible – SAVING GAZEY.@carfinomagic, @derekrucker5, @markbradtke & @AndrewGaze10 were also hard done by in the best supporting actor category tbh. pic.twitter.com/tCKnEKGcu4
— The NBL (@NBL) February 24, 2019
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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1986 | 23 | St Kilda | 5-21 (14) | 17 | 0.0 | 239 | 129 | 8 | 42 | 87 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 58 | 111 | 214 | 52% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 49 | 34.7% | 50% | 52% | 35 |
1995 | 32 | Gold Coast | 5-21 (13) | 14 | 82.0 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 48% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 8 | 63% | 50% | 48% | 5 |
1994 | 31 | Newcastle | 13-13 (8) | 26 | 457.0 | 216 | 156 | 5 | 45 | 111 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 75 | 92 | 154 | 60% | 0 | 2 | 0% | 32 | 61 | 52% | 59% | 60% | 19 |
1993 | 30 | Newcastle | 15-11 (5) | 22 | 482.0 | 247 | 153 | 5 | 57 | 96 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 63 | 105 | 161 | 65% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 37 | 70 | 53% | 64% | 65% | 26 |
1992 | 29 | Newcastle | 9-15 (12) | 7 | 167.0 | 90 | 54 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 73 | 53% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 23 | 52% | 54% | 53% | 24 |
1991 | 28 | Gold Coast | 14-12 (8) | 21 | 533.0 | 275 | 154 | 15 | 51 | 103 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 76 | 118 | 195 | 61% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 39 | 66 | 59% | 61% | 61% | 26 |
1990 | 27 | Gold Coast | 9-17 (11) | 26 | 725.0 | 399 | 227 | 13 | 91 | 136 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 75 | 178 | 344 | 52% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 43 | 70 | 61% | 53% | 52% | 26 |
1989 | 26 | Perth | 16-8 (3) | 10 | 139.0 | 40 | 48 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 39 | 49% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 6 | 33% | 48% | 49% | 10 |
1988 | 25 | Perth | 13-11 (6) | 25 | 634.0 | 388 | 186 | 14 | 60 | 126 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 81 | 177 | 288 | 61% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 33 | 69 | 48% | 60% | 62% | 30 |
1987 | 24 | Westside Melbourne | 4-22 (13) | 20 | 712.0 | 456 | 219 | 17 | 87 | 132 | 13 | 23 | 53 | 55 | 205 | 391 | 52% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 46 | 89 | 52% | 53% | 52% | 47 |
1986 | 23 | St. Kilda | 5-21 (14) | 17 | 0.0 | 239 | 129 | 8 | 42 | 87 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 58 | 111 | 214 | 52% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 17 | 49 | 35% | 50% | 52% | 35 | Totals | 188 | 3931 | 2377 | 1345 | 89 | 473 | 872 | 74 | 135 | 375 | 556 | 1055 | 1882 | 56.1% | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 266 | 511 | 52.1% | 56% | 56% | 47 |
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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1986 | 23 | St Kilda | 5-21 (14) | 17 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 52% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.0 | 2.9 | 34.7% | 50% | 52% | 35 |
1995 | 32 | Gold Coast | 5-21 (13) | 14 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 48% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 63% | 50% | 48% | 5 |
1994 | 31 | Newcastle | 13-13 (8) | 26 | 17.6 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 60% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 1.2 | 2.3 | 52% | 59% | 60% | 19 |
1993 | 30 | Newcastle | 15-11 (5) | 22 | 21.9 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 65% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.7 | 3.2 | 53% | 64% | 65% | 26 |
1992 | 29 | Newcastle | 9-15 (12) | 7 | 23.9 | 12.9 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 53% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.7 | 3.3 | 52% | 54% | 53% | 24 |
1991 | 28 | Gold Coast | 14-12 (8) | 21 | 25.4 | 13.1 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 61% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.9 | 3.1 | 59% | 61% | 61% | 26 |
1990 | 27 | Gold Coast | 9-17 (11) | 26 | 27.9 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 52% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.7 | 2.7 | 61% | 53% | 52% | 26 |
1989 | 26 | Perth | 16-8 (3) | 10 | 13.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 49% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 33% | 48% | 49% | 10 |
1988 | 25 | Perth | 13-11 (6) | 25 | 25.4 | 15.5 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 61% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100% | 1.3 | 2.8 | 48% | 60% | 62% | 30 |
1987 | 24 | Westside Melbourne | 4-22 (13) | 20 | 35.6 | 22.8 | 11.0 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 19.6 | 52% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.3 | 4.5 | 52% | 53% | 52% | 47 |
1986 | 23 | St. Kilda | 5-21 (14) | 17 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 52% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.0 | 2.9 | 35% | 50% | 52% | 35 | Total | 188 | 20.9 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 56.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.1% | 56% | 56% | 47 |
POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 47 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
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YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
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1986 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% |
YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
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1986 | 23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | Total | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% |
Played two seasons at Baylor University where he averaged 5.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 56 games .
Paul Kuiper passed away on April 10, 2022 from a heart attack.
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