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Jersey Number 42
William Kyle III
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Neb.
- High School:
- Bellevue West
- Prev School:
- South Dakota State/UCLA
Senior Year:
Kyle had 16 points in his first Syracuse appearance, a win against BINGHAMTON... He also had five rebounds versus the BEARCATS ... He contributed a career-best six blocked shots, 13 rebounds and eight points when Syracuse defeated DELAWARE STATE ... He had eight points,10 rebounds and three blocks against DREXEL ... Kyle recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against HOUSTON in the Players Era Championship in Las Vegas ... He also had three steals against the COUGARS ... He had nine points and nine rebounds versus KANSAS ... He tied his career-best with six blocks in the home-court win against #13/13 TENNESSEE ... Kyle also scored 10 points and had seven rebounds against the VOLUNTEERS ... He recorded another double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds versus SAINT JOSEPH'S ... Kyle added four more blocks against the HAWKS ... He posted 13 points, six rebounds and four blocks versus HOFSTRA ... He shot 5-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line versus the PRIDE ... Kyle recorded double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds versus MERCYHURST ... He added five blocked shots versus the LAKERS ... He had 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in the win against NORTHEASTERN ... Kyle logged 11 points, four rebounds and four steals at PITT ... Kyle added 11 points and nine rebounds against FLORIDA STATE ... Kyle had seven points, four boards and three blocks against BOSTON COLLEGE ... He put up 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds against VIRGINIA TECH ... Kyle posted 10 points and four rebounds when the Orange squared off with MIAMI ... He grabbed eight rebounds and rejected three shots at NC STATE ... Kyle shot four-of-five from the field and put up 10 points and eight rebounds when Syracuse defeated NOTRE DAME ... Kyle tallied six boards and four blocks at VIRGINIA ... He produced a 15-point and 16- rebound double-double when the Orange beat CALIFORNIA in two overtimes ... The 16 boards represented a career-best effort ... He had seven rebounds and three blocked shots in a victory versus SMU ... Kyle was selected for the Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year Award mid-season watch list ... He shot six-of-eight from the field and led Syracuse with 12 points against DUKE ... He grabbed eight rebounds in the home-court loss to #16/20 NORTH CAROLINA.Â
Junior  Year at UCLA:
Kyle averaged 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in 32 appearances at UCLA ... He led the team in field goal percentage at 70.4% (38-of-54) ... He averaged 9.8 minutes per game ... Kyle ranked second on the team with 20 blocked shots ... He shot a perfect four-of-four from the floor and finished with eight points in 15 minutes versus CAL STATE FULLERTON ... He recorded a season-high 12 points (6-of-7) and 28 minutes in a home win against IOWA ... He helped secure a win against NORTHWESTERN with a steal in the final seconds ...The Bruins led 69-67 at the time of the theft ... Kyle blocked a jump shot in the final seconds against WISCONSIN with UCLA leading 82-80 ... In the Big Ten Tournament versus WISCONSIN, Kyle clocked 21 minutes and shot a career-high 11 foul shots ... He finished with nine points, four rebounds and two blocked shots against the BADGERS.
Sophomore Year at South Dakota St.:
Kyle was named 2024 All-Summit League First Team and Defensive Player of the Year ... He was named the 2024 Summit League Tournament MVP ... Kyle averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds and shot 63% from the field (17-of-27) in three tournament games ... Kyle scored in double-figures in all but eight games on the season ... He scored in double-digits in 20 of his last 22 games ... Kyle scored in double-digits in 15 straight games ... He had five double-doubles on the season ... He ranked 12th in the country in field goal percentage (.623) ... Kyle’s shooting rate ranked ninth in program history ... Kyle had 10 games with three-plus blocks ... His 55 blocks on the campaign ranked fourth in South Dakota State history ... He scored 17 points and grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds versus DAKOTA WESLEYAN ... He scored 20 points and secured five rebounds versus NORTH DAKOTA ... Kyle was 9-of-9 from the field at MONTANA STATE, setting the single-game program record of field goals made without a miss ... He scored a career-high 26 points and made 10-of-11 from the field at DENVER ... Against ORAL ROBERTS, Kyle posted 17 points and 12 rebounds in 36 minutes ... He recorded a career-high five blocks twice on the season, against SOUTH DAKOTA and at KANSAS CITY ... The five blocks tied for the second most in a game in South Dakota State history ... He clocked a career-high 41 minutes and finished the game with 18 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks at OMAHA ... He recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds in a win against DENVER in the Summit League Championship game ... He concluded his campaign by scoring 14 points and snagging seven rebounds in 30 minutes against IOWA STATE in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman Year at South Dakota St.:
Kyle was named to the 2022-23 Summit League All-Newcomer Team ... He scored in double-digits in 13 games ... He played 30-or-more minutes on seven occasions ... He started the team’s final 12 contests ... His 38 blocks tied for 10th in program history for a single season ... Kyle recorded three blocks in three different games as a freshman ... Kyle had two-or-more blocks in 11 contests ... He scored 14 points in his collegiate debut against AKRON ... Kyle scored 17 and 15 in consecutive games against VALPARAISO and JAMES MADISON, respectively ... He had eight points, six rebounds, two blocks and a career-high five assists at ALABAMA ... He scored a season-high 20 points and shot 8-of-12 from the field at KANSAS CITY ... The freshman finished with 19 points and made seven-of-nine foul shots versus DENVER ... He registered his first career double-double at OMAHA (11 points, 11 rebounds) ... Against rival NORTH DAKOTA STATE, Kyle made all six shots and scored 12 points, grabbed eight boards and recorded three blocks.
Bellevue West High School:Â
Kyle was rated a top 10 prospect out of Nebraska by Prep Hoop Nebraska and the fifth ranked prospect in the state by MaxPreps ... He was named to the 2022 All-Nebraska 2nd Team and an academic all-state selection ... As a senior, Kyle averaged 12.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and two blocks per game ... He was a member of consecutive state championship runner-up teams ... Bellevue finished 25-4 in 2021, Kyle’s senior season.
Personal:Â
William Kyle III was born in Omaha, Nebraska ... He is the son of William Jr. and Lutricia Kyle ... Kyle has two older sisters, Tyla Bishop and Tameira Rollins ... He is majoring in Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Kyle had 16 points in his first Syracuse appearance, a win against BINGHAMTON... He also had five rebounds versus the BEARCATS ... He contributed a career-best six blocked shots, 13 rebounds and eight points when Syracuse defeated DELAWARE STATE ... He had eight points,10 rebounds and three blocks against DREXEL ... Kyle recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against HOUSTON in the Players Era Championship in Las Vegas ... He also had three steals against the COUGARS ... He had nine points and nine rebounds versus KANSAS ... He tied his career-best with six blocks in the home-court win against #13/13 TENNESSEE ... Kyle also scored 10 points and had seven rebounds against the VOLUNTEERS ... He recorded another double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds versus SAINT JOSEPH'S ... Kyle added four more blocks against the HAWKS ... He posted 13 points, six rebounds and four blocks versus HOFSTRA ... He shot 5-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line versus the PRIDE ... Kyle recorded double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds versus MERCYHURST ... He added five blocked shots versus the LAKERS ... He had 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in the win against NORTHEASTERN ... Kyle logged 11 points, four rebounds and four steals at PITT ... Kyle added 11 points and nine rebounds against FLORIDA STATE ... Kyle had seven points, four boards and three blocks against BOSTON COLLEGE ... He put up 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds against VIRGINIA TECH ... Kyle posted 10 points and four rebounds when the Orange squared off with MIAMI ... He grabbed eight rebounds and rejected three shots at NC STATE ... Kyle shot four-of-five from the field and put up 10 points and eight rebounds when Syracuse defeated NOTRE DAME ... Kyle tallied six boards and four blocks at VIRGINIA ... He produced a 15-point and 16- rebound double-double when the Orange beat CALIFORNIA in two overtimes ... The 16 boards represented a career-best effort ... He had seven rebounds and three blocked shots in a victory versus SMU ... Kyle was selected for the Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year Award mid-season watch list ... He shot six-of-eight from the field and led Syracuse with 12 points against DUKE ... He grabbed eight rebounds in the home-court loss to #16/20 NORTH CAROLINA.Â
Junior  Year at UCLA:
Kyle averaged 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in 32 appearances at UCLA ... He led the team in field goal percentage at 70.4% (38-of-54) ... He averaged 9.8 minutes per game ... Kyle ranked second on the team with 20 blocked shots ... He shot a perfect four-of-four from the floor and finished with eight points in 15 minutes versus CAL STATE FULLERTON ... He recorded a season-high 12 points (6-of-7) and 28 minutes in a home win against IOWA ... He helped secure a win against NORTHWESTERN with a steal in the final seconds ...The Bruins led 69-67 at the time of the theft ... Kyle blocked a jump shot in the final seconds against WISCONSIN with UCLA leading 82-80 ... In the Big Ten Tournament versus WISCONSIN, Kyle clocked 21 minutes and shot a career-high 11 foul shots ... He finished with nine points, four rebounds and two blocked shots against the BADGERS.
Sophomore Year at South Dakota St.:
Kyle was named 2024 All-Summit League First Team and Defensive Player of the Year ... He was named the 2024 Summit League Tournament MVP ... Kyle averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds and shot 63% from the field (17-of-27) in three tournament games ... Kyle scored in double-figures in all but eight games on the season ... He scored in double-digits in 20 of his last 22 games ... Kyle scored in double-digits in 15 straight games ... He had five double-doubles on the season ... He ranked 12th in the country in field goal percentage (.623) ... Kyle’s shooting rate ranked ninth in program history ... Kyle had 10 games with three-plus blocks ... His 55 blocks on the campaign ranked fourth in South Dakota State history ... He scored 17 points and grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds versus DAKOTA WESLEYAN ... He scored 20 points and secured five rebounds versus NORTH DAKOTA ... Kyle was 9-of-9 from the field at MONTANA STATE, setting the single-game program record of field goals made without a miss ... He scored a career-high 26 points and made 10-of-11 from the field at DENVER ... Against ORAL ROBERTS, Kyle posted 17 points and 12 rebounds in 36 minutes ... He recorded a career-high five blocks twice on the season, against SOUTH DAKOTA and at KANSAS CITY ... The five blocks tied for the second most in a game in South Dakota State history ... He clocked a career-high 41 minutes and finished the game with 18 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks at OMAHA ... He recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds in a win against DENVER in the Summit League Championship game ... He concluded his campaign by scoring 14 points and snagging seven rebounds in 30 minutes against IOWA STATE in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman Year at South Dakota St.:
Kyle was named to the 2022-23 Summit League All-Newcomer Team ... He scored in double-digits in 13 games ... He played 30-or-more minutes on seven occasions ... He started the team’s final 12 contests ... His 38 blocks tied for 10th in program history for a single season ... Kyle recorded three blocks in three different games as a freshman ... Kyle had two-or-more blocks in 11 contests ... He scored 14 points in his collegiate debut against AKRON ... Kyle scored 17 and 15 in consecutive games against VALPARAISO and JAMES MADISON, respectively ... He had eight points, six rebounds, two blocks and a career-high five assists at ALABAMA ... He scored a season-high 20 points and shot 8-of-12 from the field at KANSAS CITY ... The freshman finished with 19 points and made seven-of-nine foul shots versus DENVER ... He registered his first career double-double at OMAHA (11 points, 11 rebounds) ... Against rival NORTH DAKOTA STATE, Kyle made all six shots and scored 12 points, grabbed eight boards and recorded three blocks.
Bellevue West High School:Â
Kyle was rated a top 10 prospect out of Nebraska by Prep Hoop Nebraska and the fifth ranked prospect in the state by MaxPreps ... He was named to the 2022 All-Nebraska 2nd Team and an academic all-state selection ... As a senior, Kyle averaged 12.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and two blocks per game ... He was a member of consecutive state championship runner-up teams ... Bellevue finished 25-4 in 2021, Kyle’s senior season.
Personal:Â
William Kyle III was born in Omaha, Nebraska ... He is the son of William Jr. and Lutricia Kyle ... Kyle has two older sisters, Tyla Bishop and Tameira Rollins ... He is majoring in Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
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