2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 24
Keaton Kutcher
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Major:
- Communication
- Hometown:
- Mount Vernon, Iowa
- High School:
- Mount Vernon
- Prev School:
- South Dakota
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.”
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