| Position | Power forward |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| League | BBL |
| Team | EnBW Ludwigsburg |
| Born | February 17, 1984 St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Nationality | Antigua and Barbuda |
| College | Tyler Junior College – Iowa University |
| Draft | , NBA - Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2008–present |
| Career history | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2008–2009) Albuquerque Thunderbirds (2010) Maine Red Claws |
| Awards | Big Ten Sportsmanship Award |
Kurt Looby (born February 17, 1984) is an Antiguan professional basketball player with EnBW Ludwigsburg of the Germany BBL league.[1] He played collegiately in the United States with the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team and professionally in the NBA Development League as well as the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in Puerto Rico.
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Looby did not play basketball in high school and began playing basketball while attending Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. Looby grew up playing soccer and not basketball in Antigua. He played at Tyler for two seasons before receiving a scholarship at Iowa University. After redshirting his first season at Iowa, the Caribbean power forward played for coach Steve Alford with the Hawkeyes from 2006–2008.[2]
Looby began his professional career in the NBA Development League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. On January 16, 2009 Looby moved into the starting lineup for Rio Grande Valley. The final 29 games of the season, Looby averaged 8.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per game. He reached double figures in scoring 13 times and double-digits in rebounds 17 times, while recording ten double-doubles and one triple-double. He was traded midway through his second season with the Vipers to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, with whom he played 26 games. While playing for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, Looby average 31 minutes per game, 9 rebounds, 3.27 blocks per game and a second career triple-double of 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocks-shots against Dakota Wizards. Following those 26 games, he was traded to the Maine Red Claws for Trey Gilder. At the time, he was second in the Development League in blocked shots per game, averaging 3.1.[3] With the Red Claws, he averaged 4 blocks a game over 13 games. Through his first two seasons, Looby played in 100 games and averaged 6 points per game, 8 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots.[4] He complete 22 games with a 9.4 points avg., 10.5 rebounding avg., for third in rebounding, 2.8 blocks avg. and (166) block-shots, a D-League record. After playing the NBA Development League for 2009-2010. Kurt signed with Mets de Guaynabo of Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional, where he played 8 games and 27.4 minutes a game. Looby also playing in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional in 2009 were 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. In September 2010, Looby signed a contract with Peristeri B.C. in Athens, Greece. Kurt Looby ended his 2010-2011 season in Greece with a 28 games played and 23 min. avg. per game. FGM-A 54%, 6.5 points avg., 7.0 rebounds avg., and 1.1 block shot avg. This set Looby as 8th in rebounding and 4th in block shots in the Greece league for the season. Kurt Looby has signed with EnBW Ludwigsburg team of the (BBL) in Germany for the 2011-2012 basketball season. Training began on Aug.15 with a 16 game preseason.
Looby was born in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. His mother is Olivet Looby. He was an African American World Studies major at Iowa.[2]