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2020-21 Loyola Men's Basketball Roster

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23 Cooper Kaifes

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Shawnee, Kan.
  • High School Mill Valley

Biography

2020-21: Logged minutes in 26 games, all off the bench, and provided 2.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per contest, while shooting 31.3 percent (15-for-48) from three-point land … Got the season of to a strong start, delivering nine points and hitting a trio of three-pointers, while also corralling six rebounds, in a victory over Lewis (Dec. 5) … Knocked down a triple in each of the first four outings of the year … Had three points, three assists and a pair of boards at UIC (Dec. 13) … Totaled six points in back-to-back games versus North Texas (Jan. 2) and at Indiana State (Jan. 10) … Scored eight points and dished out two assists in only 10 minutes in a win versus Valparaiso (Feb. 17) … Shot 37.5 percent (9-for-24) from three-point range at home.
 
2019-20: Granted a medical redshirt after missing the entire 2019-20 campaign following offseason hip surgery.
 
2018-19: Had an impressive rookie campaign, earning Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team and MVC All-Bench Team recognition … Contributed 5.7 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game … Shot 46.5 percent (53-for-114) from three-point range and 48.1 percent (64-for-133) from the field overall … His 53 threes were the most by a Loyola true freshman since Devon Turk (65) in 2012-13 … Scored in double digits on eight occasions … Knocked down his final five attempts from the foul line … Loyola went 11-4 when he drained two or more treys … Had five games with four or more threes … Burst onto the scene, scoring a team-high 19 points and hitting five three-pointers, in the season opener against UMKC (Nov. 6) … That output was the best by a Loyola true freshman in a season opener since November 2002 … Went for 10 points versus Grambling State (Nov. 16) … Scored in double digits in consecutive outings against No. 5 Nevada (Nov. 27) and at UIC (Dec. 1), posting 11 and 12 points, respectively … Drained four triples en route to a 12-point performance versus Norfolk State (Dec. 16) … Came up big with 12 points and a season-high five rebounds in a win over Valparaiso (Jan. 15) … Posted 12 points in a victory versus Drake (Feb. 5) … Provided 14 points off the bench against Bradley in the MVC Championship semifinal round (March 9). 
 
High School: Elite shooter who averaged 19.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game at Mill Valley High School in 2017-18 … Collected first team all-state, first team all-state tournament team and second team all-metro honors … Was a Greater Kansas City All-Star in 2017-18 … As a junior, averaged 21.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.0 apg and 2.6 spg, earning all-state recognition … Helped Mill Valley to a state title as a sophomore in 2015-16 … Two-time team captain … Played on the Nike EYBL Circuit for MOKAN Elite, contributing 11 points, two rebounds, three assists and a steal per contest, while connecting on 45 percent of his three-point tries … Helped MOKAN Elite to an 11-5 record and the Nike Peach Jam finals in 2017.
 
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

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    6'3" 175 lbs
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    2018-19Freshman

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    6'3" 195 lbs
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    2019-20Sophomore

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    6'3" 195 lbs
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    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'3" 195 lbs
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