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Kutcher's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

2024-25 FRESHMAN

• Played in 13 games, averaging 0.4 points and 0.2 rebounds in 1.8 minutes per contest
• Played one minute in win at #15 Michigan (3/2)
• Played two minutes vs. #3 Duke at Madison Square Garden (2/22)
• Tied season high with one rebound one minute at #11 Wisconsin (2/18)
• Played two minutes in win at Minnesota (2/8)
• Played one minute with one rebound vs. Maryland (1/23)
• Played two minutes vs. Penn State (1/8)
• Knocked down first 3-pointer as an Illini (1-1 3FGs) on an inbounds pass with 1:47 left vs. Chicago State (12/29), securing a triple-double for teammate Kylan Bosell
• Played one minute vs. Little Rock (11/25)
• Logged three minutes vs. UMES (11/23)
• Knocked down first FG of Illinois career to score first points as an Illini vs. SIUE (11/8)
• Made Illini debut, playing four minutes and recording one assist in opener vs. Eastern Illinois (11/4)

2023-24 Redshirt

• Sat out the season as a redshirt

Career at South Dakota

• Prior to transferring to Illinois, played two seasons at South Dakota
• Played in 25 career games, averaging 2.5 points

2022-23 Sophomore (at South Dakota)

• Played in 14 games, totaling 35 points (2.5 ppg)
• Shot 50% from the field (11-22) and 60% from 3-point land (9-15)
• Scored career-high 12 points on four threes and two assists vs. Mount Marty (11/28/22)
• Six points on pair of treys vs. Sam Houston (11/23/22)
• Five points at Oral Roberts (1/30/23)
• Four points vs. Denver (1/19/23)

2021-22 Freshman (at South Dakota)

• Played in 11 games, totaling 28 points (2.5 ppg)
• Season-high 11 points with three 3-pointers and career-high three rebounds vs. Omaha (1/15/22)
• Seven points (3-5 FG) at Western Illinois (1/24/22)
• Five points vs. St. Thomas (2/17/22)

High School

• Mount Vernon career scoring leader with 1,640 points
• Four-time all-conference and all-substate, and three-time all-state honoree
• Averaged 22.6 points as a senior, earning WaMaC Conference East Division Player of the Year
• Averaged 20 points as a junior and made 75 three-pointers, including a triple with 3.6 seconds in the Iowa Class 3A substate final, propelling Mount Vernon to the state quarterfinals

Personal

• Born Aug. 31, 2002
• Majoring in communication
• Parents are David and Johana Kutcher
• Father played at Western Illinois for Brad Underwood while he was an assistant coach
• Has a younger brother, Jackson, and younger sister, Ava
• Hobbies include playing video games including NBA 2K, playing cards, and watching Netflix
• Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan
• Favorite teams are the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears
• Credits his high school coach, Ed Timm, for most influencing his career, “He believed in me and gave me confidence as a player.”
• Chose Illinois because, “My dad has a good relationship with Coach Underwood, having played for him, so I knew it was a family atmosphere here, and it’s an opportunity to play at the highest level.”