Kevin John Lisch was born on May 16,1986 and is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League.
69 Facts About Kevin Lisch
2.
Kevin Lisch holds an Italian passport and is an Australian citizen.
3.
Kevin Lisch won an NBL championship and grand final MVP with the Perth Wildcats in his first professional season before winning the league MVP in 2012 and leading the Wildcats to another two grand finals in 2012 and 2013.
4.
Kevin Lisch returned to the NBL in 2015 after two seasons playing in Europe, joining the Illawarra Hawks and winning his second league MVP.
5.
Kevin Lisch played basketball for Althoff Catholic and was often triple-defended on the court.
6.
Kevin Lisch was a bright student, joining the student council and the National Honor Society.
7.
An all-state guard at Althoff, Kevin Lisch was twice named Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Year.
8.
Kevin Lisch continued on at a Catholic institute for college, joining Saint Louis University.
9.
At Saint Louis, Kevin Lisch played under coaches Brad Soderberg and Rick Majerus while earning a bachelor's degree in marketing and an MBA in four years.
10.
Kevin Lisch was the team's second-leading scorer at 11.1 points per game and top three-point shooter with 58 treys, which set the SLU freshman single-season record.
11.
Kevin Lisch was named to the Shelby Classic All-Tournament team.
12.
Kevin Lisch was second on the team and 13th in the A-10 with 14.9 points per game, and dealt a team-high 3.47 assists per game to rank eighth in the league.
13.
Kevin Lisch was voted to the Academic All-Conference squad and was selected to the Hispanic College Fund Challenge All-Tournament team.
14.
Kevin Lisch led the team in scoring at 14.6 points per game, assists with 97 and steals with 38.
15.
Kevin Lisch was chosen to the NABC All-District second team and voted the A-10 Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year.
16.
Kevin Lisch was third-team All-Conference and was named to the Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament team.
17.
Kevin Lisch closed out his career in sixth place on SLU's scoring list with 1,687 points.
18.
In July 2009, Kevin Lisch signed with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League.
19.
Kevin Lisch was swayed to come to Perth due to the close friendship between Billikens coach Rick Majerus and Wildcats coach Rob Beveridge.
20.
Kevin Lisch debuted with a 12-point effort on September 25,2009, against the Wollongong Hawks, and then had the game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer the following game against the Townsville Crocodiles on October 2 to finish with 16 points.
21.
Kevin Lisch, who posted 15 points in Game 1 and 11 in Game 2, was named grand final MVP.
22.
Kevin Lisch reportedly knocked back a two-year contract offer in favour of a one-year deal.
23.
Kevin Lisch had contemplated a move to Europe and was on the radar of several other NBL clubs.
24.
Kevin Lisch scored in double figures in all but nine games during the regular season, registering over 20 points three times.
25.
Behind a 29-point effort, Kevin Lisch helped the Wildcats take Game 1 of the series in Auckland, before the Breakers came back to win Games 2 and 3.
26.
Kevin Lisch was named the team's co-MVP alongside Shawn Redhage.
27.
In May 2011, Kevin Lisch re-signed with the Wildcats on a two-year deal.
28.
Kevin Lisch spent time as a ball handler early in the season in the absence of the injured Damian Martin, sharing the ball carrying role largely with co-captain Brad Robbins.
29.
Kevin Lisch, who was named in the All-NBL First Team, became just the second Wildcats player to win the league's top individual honour after former captain Paul Rogers in 2000.
30.
Kevin Lisch became the first player since Darryl McDonald 15 years earlier to achieve 100 consecutive games.
31.
Kevin Lisch helped the Wildcats sweep the Wollongong Hawks in the semi-finals to move on to the 2013 NBL Grand Final series.
32.
Kevin Lisch was later named the Wildcats' MVP for the third straight year.
33.
Kevin Lisch ended his four-year tenure in Perth to pursue his European aspirations, finishing with career averages of 14.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
34.
Kevin Lisch went on to lead the team to their first championship in over 30 years, beating Ponce Lions in six games in the best-of-seven BSN finals series.
35.
Kevin Lisch was named MVP of the series after recording 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists in Game 6.
36.
On July 6,2013, Kevin Lisch signed a one-year deal with French team JSF Nanterre.
37.
Kevin Lisch appeared in eight Eurocup games, averaging 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
38.
In June 2014, Kevin Lisch parted ways with Nanterre and signed with Spanish team CAI Zaragoza.
39.
Kevin Lisch appeared in 15 Eurocup games, averaging 6.0 points, 1.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
40.
Kevin Lisch watched the remainder of the game from the bench with his right knee in a brace, and subsequently missed the Hawks' next three games.
41.
On January 7,2016, Kevin Lisch was named NBL Player of the Month for December after leading the Hawks to five wins in six games and averaging 22.7 points, 4.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game throughout the month.
42.
Kevin Lisch, who was named NBL Best Defensive Player and All-NBL First Team, became just the second player in league history to win the award with two different teams.
43.
Kevin Lisch became the fourth Hawks player to win the award, joining Mike Jones, Gary Ervin and Rotnei Clarke, while becoming only the sixth player in NBL history to have been named MVP in multiple seasons, joining Andrew Gaze, Scott Fisher, Leroy Loggins, Robert Rose and Chris Anstey.
44.
On February 1,2016, Kevin Lisch signed with Puerto Rican team Piratas de Quebradillas, returning to the team for a second stint.
45.
In 20 games for Quebradillas in 2016, Kevin Lisch averaged 14.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
46.
Kevin Lisch appeared in 27 out of the Kings' 28 games, averaging 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
47.
The Kings remained confident during the 2017 off-season that Kevin Lisch was the man for the job, despite calls for the team to go after the likes of Jerome Randle or Casper Ware.
48.
Kevin Lisch was described early in the season as "simply not a point guard" after starting at the point in the first three games.
49.
The Kings' offence looked disorganised in the preseason, as well as the beginning of the regular season, and things only got worse when Kevin Lisch went down with a calf tear.
50.
Kevin Lisch was ruled out for eight weeks with a grade two tear.
51.
In 11 games, Kevin Lisch averaged 11.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
52.
In 2018, Kevin Lisch utilised the off-season by not going anywhere to play.
53.
Kevin Lisch stayed in Sydney and concentrated on getting healthy.
54.
On March 29,2019, Kevin Lisch re-signed with the Kings on a multi-year deal.
55.
Kevin Lisch had opportunities to join the South East Melbourne Phoenix and the Illawarra Hawks during the off-season but decided to take a pay cut and re-commit to the Kings.
56.
Kevin Lisch returned to action in Round 10, but further ankle soreness saw him miss the next six rounds.
57.
Kevin Lisch subsequently underwent surgery following the season, with the recommendation from multiple medical specialists being that he should avoid further impact activities following the surgery.
58.
In May 2016, Kevin Lisch was named in the Australian national team's 17-man squad for a selection camp in Melbourne in July ahead of the Rio Olympics.
59.
Kevin Lisch was named in the final 12-man squad, joining former Perth Wildcats teammate Damian Martin as Olympic debutants.
60.
Kevin Lisch was a key reserve for the Boomers during their Olympic campaign, helping Australia reach the bronze medal game.
61.
Kevin Lisch appeared in all eight games for Australia, averaging 2.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 14 minutes per game.
62.
Kevin Lisch scored seven points in Australia's opening game win against France, and had six rebounds in the bronze medal game against Spain.
63.
In June 2017, Kevin Lisch was named in a 20-man Boomers training camp squad ahead of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
64.
Kevin Lisch returned to the Boomers squad in February 2018 for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
65.
Kevin Lisch helped the Kings win the championship in May 2022.
66.
Kevin Lisch's father was a standout prep basketball player before choosing football and going on to play in the National Football League as a quarterback.
67.
Kevin Lisch has an older sister Stephanie, a younger sister Theresa, and a younger brother Daniel.
68.
Kevin Lisch holds an Italian passport thanks to his mother's Italian heritage.
69.
Kevin Lisch first applied for an Italian passport in 2011.