Przemek Karnowski

Przemek Karnowski
No. 24 – Gonzaga Bulldogs
Position Center
League West Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1993-11-08) November 8, 1993
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Nationality Polish
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 271 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school Nicolaus Copernicus (Torun, Poland)
College Gonzaga (2012–present)
Career history
2011–2012 Siarka Jezioro Tarnobrzeg (Poland)
Career highlights and awards

Przemysław "Przemek" Karnowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpʂɛmɛk karˈnɔfskʲi]; born 8 November 1993) is a Polish college basketball player at Gonzaga University. He has also played for the Polish national team. He is currently in his senior season and is viewed by some draft analysts as a potential first round pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

College career

Przemek narrowed his decision down to California and Gonzaga. He committed to Gonzaga on May 29, 2012.[1] For his freshman season he was behind star Canadian center Kelly Olynyk, a future lottery pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. In the 2013-14 season Karnowski averaged 10.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game as the Bulldogs' starting center.[2] As a junior he averaged 11 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1 block per game.[3] Due to back problems, Karnowski was forced to have surgery five games into his senior season. He will likely receive a medical redshirt. He was averaging 8.8 points and 5.4 rebounds in those five games.[4]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Gonzaga 34 1 10.8 .567 .000 .444 2.7 .2 .2 .3 5.4
2013–14 Gonzaga 36 36 25.3 .593 .000 .500 7.0 .7 .3 1.7 10.4
2014–15 Gonzaga 38 37 24.5 .622 1.000 .509 5.8 1.3 .5 1.0 11.0
Career 108 74 20.4 .600 .500 .492 5.2 .8 .3 1.0 9.0

Professional career

In the 2011–12 season, Karnowski played for Siarka Jezioro Tarnobrzeg of the Polish PLK. In 35 games, he averaged 10.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.[5] After the regular season, Karnowski won the PLK Rookie of the Year Award.[6]

Professional career statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Pierniki Torun 14 0 21.4 .560 .000 .612 9.1 1.2 .9 2.5 12.2
2010–11 SMS Wladyslawowo 23 0 31.0 .517 .250 .547 9.6 1.3 1.1 2.1 14.0
2011–12 ASK KS Siarka Tarnobrzeg 35 18 25.6 .520 .067 .560 4.4 1.3 0.7 1.2 10.1

International career

In 2010, he guided the Polish junior national team to the championship game of the U17 World Championships in Hamburg. Karnowski made the FIBA All-Tournament Team[7] and was named Best Center of the tournament by Eurobasket.com[8] after averaging 14.5 points, 11 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 blocked shots per contest.[9] Joining him on the official All-Tournament Team was Canada's Kevin Pangos who would later be his teammate at Gonzaga.

Karnowski represented Poland at EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia. He averaged 3.3 PPG, 2.5 RPG, and 0.3 APG.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Hassanstab, Kellon (May 29, 2012). "Top European center Przemek Karnowski commits to Gonzaga". HoopNiks.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ at RealGM.com
  3. ↑ at RealGM.com
  4. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (December 31, 2015). "Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski needs back surgery, out for season". ESPN. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "GER - Pangos, Ponitka, Beal, Mc Adoo and Karnowski named All-Tournament Five". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  8. ↑ "World Championships U17 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  9. ↑ "Przemyslaw Marcin Karnowski profile, FIBA U17 World Championship for Men 2010 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  10. ↑ "Przemek Karnowski Bio". GoZags.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
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