Kyle Wiltjer #33

Position:
PF
Height:
208 cm
Weight:
110 kg
Age:
32 yo (1992 October 20)
Birth place:
Portland, United States of America
Citizenship:
American
Re-establishing the name: NCAA basketball stars that landed in Europe

2022-06-16

Kyle Wiltjer isn't worried about next season, but has decided where he wants to retire

2022-05-12

When BasketNews connected with Kyle Wiltjer for this interview, the American-Canadian forward was relaxing on his couch in Tenerife, basking in the afterglow of his team's second Basketball Champions League title win

However, Lenovo Tenerife's triumph over BAXI Manresa in Sunday's final in Bilbao was to be succeeded by a demanding ACB League game against Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Celebrations were over, as players and coaches had to dry out as soon as possible to catch up with the team's next goal. 

"It's classic European basketball. You celebrate, and then you got to get back to work. I'm used to it at this point," Wiltjer cynically remarks.

Besides, this is his fifth overall season in Europe. It's also his first continental title, which makes the feeling all the more intense. For someone who's had to bounce back after painful losses and eliminations, winning his first trophy can whet his appetite. 

"We're excited about that, but the ACB League is very important to our organization. We're trying to win another one, that's for sure," Wiltjer stresses. 

The 29-year-old former NCAA champ with Kentucky went for 17 points in the BCL final. He averaged 11.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in the 2021-22 season.

Tenerife add depth to their frontcourt with Kyle Wiltjer

2021-07-13

Lenovo Tenerife have announced a one-year contract with Canadian big man Kyle Wiltjer. After four seasons in the NCAA with the Kentucky Wildcats and Gonzaga Bulldogs, Wiltjer went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft. However, he did get a crack at the NBA by playing one year with the Houston Rockets and their G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Wiltjer appeared in 14 NBA games, averaging ...

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
24/25 Umana Reyer Venezia 21:12 59.8%
52/87
27.1%
22/81
89.3%
42/47
3.4
2.7/0.7
1.6 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.2 2.3 11.8 12.1 18 »
23/24 Umana Reyer Venezia 21:51 59.3%
35/59
42.6%
32/75
87.9%
29/33
3.5
3.2/0.3
1.6 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 2.2 2.3 12.2 12.6 16 »
18/19 Unicaja Malaga 19:26 56.5%
43/76
33.8%
29/86
78.9%
22/28
3.4
2.5/0.8
1.3 0.3 1 0.3 0.2 1.6 1.7 10.3 9.2 19 »

Basketball Champions League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Lenovo Tenerife 19:41 58%
54/93
43.8%
28/64
71.2%
20/28
3.2
2.6/0.7
1.1 0.3 0.6 0.2 - 1.3 - 11.8 10.1 18 »
20/21 Turk Telekom Ankara 33:07 55.8%
43/77
32.1%
18/56
83.9%
42/50
5.3
3.7/1.7
2.2 0.6 1.8 0.3 - 2.4 - 15.2 12.6 12 »
19/20 Turk Telekom Ankara 28:19 60.1%
71/118
42.9%
36/84
71.9%
18/25
6.5
5.3/1.3
1.5 0.5 1.7 0.2 - 1.5 - 17.9 16.6 15 »

Liga Endesa

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Lenovo Tenerife 20:41 51.7%
65/126
47.9%
77/161
85.5%
36/42
2.8
2.3/0.5
0.7 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.7 0.2 11 8.3 36 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2019 Canada 23:19 61.9%
13/21
41.7%
15/36
84.6%
11/13
3
2/1
1 0.6 1 0 - 1.2 - 16.4 12.6 5 »

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
17/18 Olympiacos Piraeus 9:38 55.6%
19/34
42.3%
21/50
66%
8/12
1.4
1.1/0.3
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0 1.2 0.4 4.5 3.3 24 »

NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
16/17 Houston Rockets 3:17 0%
0/1
35.5%
5/14
53.8%
1/2
0.7
0.4/0.3
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.3 - 1.1 0.8 15 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
84-80 20 50%
1/2
25%
1/4
-
0/0
2
1/1
2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4
91-77 20 66.7%
4/6
50%
3/6
66.7%
4/6
2
1/1
1 1 1 0 1 2 4 21 18
84-81 23 42.9%
3/7
25%
1/4
-
0/0
6
5/1
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 9 8
76-75 23 0%
0/1
0%
0/2
100%
3/3
5
5/0
3 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 9
77-88 18 0%
0/1
14.3%
1/7
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 -2
77-90 21 83.3%
5/6
50%
2/4
-
0/0
7
6/1
2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 21
81-74 19 66.7%
2/3
0%
0/2
100%
2/2
4
3/1
1 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 9
99-102 29 58.3%
7/12
0%
0/3
100%
3/3
8
6/2
4 3 0 0 0 1 4 17 27
75-80 23 100%
2/2
0%
0/3
100%
6/6
1
1/0
0 1 2 0 0 1 3 10 9
74-81 16 100%
1/1
50%
1/2
-
0/0
1
1/0
1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 5
93-100 21 87.5%
7/8
0%
0/4
88.9%
8/9
6
5/1
0 1 4 0 0 2 7 22 24
75-67 18 42.9%
3/7
25%
2/8
100%
4/4
3
2/1
2 2 0 0 1 0 2 16 14
92-66 25 71.4%
5/7
40%
2/5
100%
2/2
0
0/0
4 1 1 0 0 0 3 18 20
86-78 15 50%
1/2
25%
1/4
-
0/0
3
3/0
1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 6
80-68 14 33.3%
1/3
25%
1/4
-
0/0
4
3/1
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 3
105-83 27 75%
9/12
25%
2/8
100%
10/10
4
3/1
1 0 2 0 0 1 5 34 32
66-88 23 0%
0/3
33.3%
1/3
0%
0/2
3
1/2
3 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0
87-82 20 25%
1/4
50%
4/8
-
0/0
1
1/0
2 0 2 0 0 2 4 14 10

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Umana Reyer Venezia 20:50 59.8%
52/87
27.2%
22/81
89.4%
42/47
3.4
2.7/0.7
1.6 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.2 2.3 11.8 12.1 18 »
Regular season 20:52 60%
51/85
27.3%
21/77
89.4%
42/47
3.5
2.8/0.7
1.5 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.2 2.5 12.2 12.5 17 »
Playoffs 20:00 50%
1/2
25%
1/4
- 2
1/1
2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 »
Home game 19:45 46.2%
12/26
22.9%
8/35
82.6%
19/23
3
2.3/0.8
1.4 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.9 8.4 7.5 8 »
Away game 21:42 65.6%
40/61
30.4%
14/46
95.8%
23/24
3.8
3.1/0.7
1.7 0.6 1 0.1 0.2 1.1 2.7 14.5 15.7 10 »
Wins 20:06 63.8%
30/47
25.7%
9/35
88.9%
24/27
4.4
3.6/0.9
1.7 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.4 1.2 2.4 12.3 14.4 9 »
Losses 21:33 55%
22/40
28.3%
13/46
90%
18/20
2.4
1.9/0.6
1.4 0.2 1 0.2 0.1 1.1 2.2 11.2 9.7 9 »
Last 5 games 20:48 47.1%
8/17
26.1%
6/23
77.8%
7/9
3.4
2.8/0.6
1.2 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 1 1.6 8.2 7.4 5 »
October 19:48 50%
12/24
33.3%
9/27
83.3%
10/12
3
2.2/0.8
1.6 0 1.2 0 0.2 1.6 2.8 12.2 10.2 5 »
November 21:20 68.2%
15/22
23.5%
4/17
93.3%
14/15
3
2.3/0.7
2 1.3 1.7 0 0.3 0.7 4 18.7 19.3 3 »
December 22:40 66.7%
10/15
12.5%
1/8
100%
9/9
3.3
2.7/0.7
1.7 1.7 0.7 0 0 1.3 2.3 10.7 13.7 3 »
January 20:48 55.6%
10/18
21.1%
4/19
100%
5/5
4.8
4.2/0.6
1.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 1 1 7.4 9 5 »
February 20:00 66.7%
4/6
50%
3/6
66.7%
4/6
2
1/1
1 1 1 0 1 2 4 21 18 1 »
March 20:00 50%
1/2
25%
1/4
- 2
1/1
2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 »
Versus 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 20:30 78.6%
11/14
30%
3/10
80%
12/15
4
3/1
0.5 1 2.5 0 0.5 2 5.5 21.5 21 2 »
Versus U-BT Cluj-Napoca 16:30 33.3%
1/3
18.2%
2/11
- 2.5
2.5/0
0.5 0 0 0.5 0 1.5 1.5 4 2 2 »
Versus Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 26:00 46.7%
7/15
16.7%
1/6
60%
3/5
5.5
3.5/2
3.5 1.5 0.5 0 0 1.5 2.5 10 13.5 2 »
Versus Dreamland Gran Canaria 20:00 50%
1/2
25%
1/4
- 2
1/1
2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 »
Versus Turk Telekom Ankara 20:30 42.9%
6/14
25%
3/12
100%
4/4
4.5
3.5/1
1 1 0 0.5 1 0.5 1.5 12.5 11 2 »
Versus Veolia Towers Hamburg 17:30 66.7%
6/9
37.5%
3/8
- 5.5
4.5/1
1.5 0 0.5 0 1 0.5 0.5 10.5 12 2 »
Versus Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 21:30 50%
3/6
36.4%
4/11
100%
6/6
1
1/0
1 0.5 2 0 0 1.5 3.5 12 9.5 2 »
Versus Aris Midea Thessaloniki 16:00 100%
1/1
50%
1/2
- 1
1/0
1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 5 1 »
Versus Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 24:00 62.5%
5/8
28.6%
2/7
100%
5/5
2.5
2.5/0
3.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 0 0.5 3 10.5 14.5 2 »
Versus Valencia Basket 23:00 73.3%
11/15
20%
2/10
100%
12/12
4
3/1
1 1 1 0 0 1.5 3 20 20.5 2 »
Height:
208 cm
Weight:
110 kg
Age:
32 yo (1992-10-20)
Birth place:
Portland, United States of America
Citizenship:
American
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