Kurt Looby

Looby transferred to the Hawkeyes from Tyler Community College in Texas, but redshirted his first year at Iowa.  Looby had only been playing organized basketball for a couple years and was widely considered to be a “project” for Coach Steve Alford.  While only playing on a limited basis, Looby excelled at blocking shots.  After only two seasons playing with the Hawkeyes, Looby currently sits 7th overall with 96 career blocks.  After he left Iowa, Looby was selected in the 3rd Round of the NBA D-League Draft by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.  His first season with the Vipers, Looby started 31 games, averaging 6.4 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game and 2.5 blocks per game.  He began this season with the Vipers as well, but at the end of December was traded to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.  While there, he was averaging 6.8 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game with the Thunderbirds.  However, on March 5th, 2010, Looby was traded to the Maine Red Claws. After going to the Red Claws, Looby became a bench player again, where he averaged around 22 minutes a game, but still putting up around 5 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks per game.  After the season ended, Looby signed with Mets de Guaynabo in Puerto Rico, on May 9, 2010. He averaged 4.4 PPG and 10.1 RPG while in Puerto Rico. He made the decision to head overseas, signing with DASH Peristeri GS Athens in Greece. There he averaged 6.5 PPG & 7.0 RPG during the 2010-11 season as well as 1.1 blocks per game. After the season, Looby went to Germany where he signed with EnBW Ludwigsburg. He came off the bench but still managed to tie for 4th in the league in blocks per game at 1.6 for the 14 games he was with the team. In May of 2012, he signed with Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico for 14 games to finish off the season. Before the 2012-13 season, Looby went back to Europe, this time to Poland and signed with Trefl Sopot.

Professional Awards: Honorable Mention All-D League (2009), Eurobasket.com German Bundesliga All-Defensive Team (2012)