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14 Facts About Kurt Looby

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Kurt Looby was born on February 14,1984 and is an Antiguan professional basketball player.

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Kurt Looby played collegiately for the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team and professionally in the NBA Development League, Europe and Puerto Rico.

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Kurt Looby began playing basketball while attending Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.

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Kurt Looby played at Tyler for two seasons before receiving a scholarship at Iowa University.

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Kurt Looby began his professional career in the NBA Development League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

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On January 16,2009, Kurt Looby moved into the starting lineup for Rio Grande Valley.

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The final 29 games of the season, Kurt Looby averaged 8.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per game.

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Kurt Looby reached double figures in scoring 13 times and double-digits in rebounds 17 times, while recording ten double-doubles and one triple-double.

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Kurt Looby was traded midway through his second season with the Vipers to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, with whom he played 26 games.

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Kurt Looby signed with Mets de Guaynabo of Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional, where he played 8 games and 27.4 minutes a game.

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Kurt Looby playing in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional in 2009 where he played 22 games with an average 30 minutes a game, 10.5 rebounds, third in rebounding and 2.8 Blocks per game, leading block-shots record for the BSN league.

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In September 2010, Kurt Looby signed a contract with Peristeri BC in Athens, Greece.

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Kurt Looby was born and raised in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda.

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Kurt Looby was an African American World Studies major at Iowa.