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Corey James Kispert (born March 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he was a consensus first-team All-American as a senior.
Kispert grew up in Edmonds, Washington and attended King’s High School. As a junior, he averaged 23.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game, led the team to their second straight state title, and was named the MVP of the State Championship Tournament. Rated a four-star recruit, Kispert committed to playing college basketball for Gonzaga over Notre Dame after his junior season. Kispert was averaging 25 points per game during his senior year before breaking his foot in February.
Kispert said in 2021 that Virginia head coach Tony Bennett told Kispert he “needed to see Corey play more against top competition before deciding if he could play at Virginia” and that motivated him to “stick it to” Virginia in an early season game; Virginia had recruited Kispert but did not offer him a scholarship before he committed to Gonzaga.
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