Paul Kuiper

Nationality: AUS/USA
Date of Birth: 8/02/63
Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)
Position: CTR
Height (CM): 210
Weight (KG): 110
Junior Assoc:
College: Baylor (1983-1985)

NBL DEBUT: 26/04/86
AGE AT DEBUT: 23
LAST NBL GAME: 19/08/95
AGE AT LAST GAME: 32
NBL History: St Kilda 1986 | Westside Melbourne 1987 | Perth 1988-89 | Gold Coast 1990-91, 1995 | Newcastle 1992-94
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Paul Kuiper was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA).

NBL EXPERIENCE

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

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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.

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

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
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

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
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%	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%	0.4	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%	0.1	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%	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%	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%	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%	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%	0.2	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	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%	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%	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	33.3%	0.0	0.0	52.1%	56%	56%	47

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
47	21	5	3	6	7	0

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Kuiper suited up for Australia for the first time at the FIBA World Championships in 1986, a year where the Boomers struggled against much stronger competition. Australia finished with a 2-3 record and failed to progress past the initial stages.

FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
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%

FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
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%

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	76%	38%	51%	88%
2	0	47	5	3	6
Total						1055	1882	56.1%	1	3	33.3%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
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
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

COLLEGE

Played two seasons at Baylor University where he averaged 5.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 56 games .

LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL

Paul Kuiper passed away on April 10, 2022 from a heart attack.

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