| Myck Kabongo |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| High School:
St. Benedict's Prep [N.J.]
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 169
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| Position:
G
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| Experience:
Fr.-HS
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Should compete immediately for time in the backcourt ... comes to Austin with the reputation as a true floor leader.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Spent his senior year at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. (head coach Michael Peck) ... ranked as the No. 11 prospect nationally in the ESPNU 100 and No. 26 by Rivals.com following his senior season ... McDonald's All-American and Jordan All-American ... fourth-team All-American by Parade Magazine ... played 20 minutes and recorded five assists, seven rebounds, two points and one blocked shot for the West team at the McDonald's All-American Game in Chicago (March 30) ... started and posted four points and five rebounds in 15 minutes for the West team at the Jordan Brand Classic in Charlotte, N.C. (April 16) ... averaged a team-best 16.6 points and 5.8 assists per game while leading Findlay to a 28-4 record and a spot in the eight-team ESPN RISE National High School Invitational ... set the school's single-season assists record (187) and also recorded the second-highest number of free throws attempted (215) at Findlay ... also led the team in charges taken during the year ... averaged 19.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game in five contests while leading Canada to a bronze medal at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in the summer of 2010 (prior to his senior year) in San Antonio ... spent his first three seasons at St. Benedict's Prep School in Newark, N.J. (head coach Danny Hurley) ... averaged 18 points and six assists per game while leading St. Benedict's to a 20-1 record and a No. 4 national ranking in the Powerade Fab 50 as a junior.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Myck Kabongo ... interested in majoring in Broadcast Journalism ... son of Toure (father, pronounced tu-RAY) and Nene (pronounced NAY-nay) Kabongo ... is the second-youngest among six children in the family (Emmanuel, 24; Henry, 23; Billy, 22; Vanessa, 21; Myck and Jonathan, 12) ... born Jan. 12, 1992 in Lumbaschi, Congo ... spent his first three years in Congo Republic ... lived in Capetown, South Africa from age 3 to 6 ... family moved to Toronto when Myck was six years old.
