Luke Kasubke

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: AP

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Chaminade

Career

Opted to transfer to Illinois State in April 2022.
Played 2 seasons (2020-22) at K-State, appearing in 46 games.
Was expected to redshirt as a freshman in 2020-21 after a preseason foot injury, which kept him out for the first 13 games… Decided to return due to the NCAA waiver regarding the COVID-19 season and became a key contributor in the last 16 games of the season.

Honors

2021 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Fall 2020 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2021 1^st Battalion, 7^th Field Artillery “Never Broken” Award

As A Sophomore (2021-22)

Played in 30 of 31 games, all off the bench.
Logged 369 minutes, the most by any Wildcat reserve, averaging 12.3 per game… Played 20 more minutes in 6 games, including a season-high 27 vs. No. 10/10 Baylor (2/9/22).
Averaged 1.9 points on 35.4 percent shooting (23-of-65), including 25 percent (10-of-40) from 3-point range, with 1.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.
Scored in 18 games, including 10 times in Big 12 action… Scored a season-high 8 points in the win at Wichita State (12/5/21), hitting on 3-of-5 field goals, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range… It marked the first time he hit 2 or more 3-pointers in the same game.
Connected on at least one 3-pointer in 8 of 30 games.
Had his best all-around game at Ole Miss (1/29/22), scoring 7 points on 2-of-5 field goals, including a 4-point play right before halftime, to go with a career-best 5 rebounds and a steal in 24 minutes.
Grabbed at least 2 rebounds in 10 games.
Dished out 14 assists during the year, including a season-high 3 vs. North Dakota (11/28/21).
Saw action in all 18 Big 12 contests, all off the bench… Averaged 1.3 points on 35.7 percent shooting (10-of-28), including 20 percent (3-of-15) from 3-point range, with 1.0 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game in league play.

As A Freshman (2020-21)

Played in the last 16 games after missing the first 13 games due to a foot injury… Was expected to redshirt after the injury but opted to return due to NCAA waiver regarding COVID-19.
Made his first career appearance off the bench at No. 4/4 Texas (1/16/21), playing 10 minutes.
Logged 255 minutes, averaging 15.9 minutes off the bench… Played 20 or more minutes in 5 games, including a season-high 26 vs. No. 13/11 Texas Tech (2/6/21)… First significant action came in a loss at No. 2/2 Baylor (1/27/21).
Averaged 2.2 points on 25.6 percent shooting (10-of-39), including 18.5 percent (5-of-27) from 3-point range, with 1.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game… Connected on 66.7 percent (10-of-15) from the free throw line.
Scored in 10 games, including 5 or more points on 4 occasions… Scored a season-high 8 points at No. 2/2 Baylor (1/27/21), including a 3-pointer and a 5-of-6 effort from the free throw line… Scored his first career points on a 3-pointer on his first career attempt at Oklahoma (1/19/21), finishing with 5 points on 2-of-4 shooting.
Grabbed at least one rebound in 11 games, including a season-high 4 rebounds at No. 2/2 Baylor (1/27/21).
Totaled 13 assists during the year, including at least one in 9 games… Dished out a season-high 3 assists vs. No. 13/11 Texas Tech (2/6/21) to go with 5 points in 26 minutes.
Saw action in 13 Big 12 contests, all off the bench… Averaged 2.5 points on 28.1 percent shooting (9-of-32), including 22.7 percent (5-of-22) from 3-point range, with 1.5 rebounds in 16.7 minutes per game in league play… Connected on 66.7 percent (10-of-15) from the free throw line.
Scored in 9 Big 12 contests, including his season-high 8 points at No. 2/2 Baylor (1/27/21).

High School

A consensus Top 200 prospect by several recruiting services… Also rated among the Top 40 shooting guards in the country, including No. 31 by Rivals.com and No. 37 by 247Sports.com… Rated as the No. 6 prospect in the state of Missouri by 247Sports.com.
A four-year letterman at Chaminade High School in St. Louis, where he led the Red Devils to an 84-30 (.737) overall record and three trips to the MSHSAA Final Four.
Helped Chaminade to a 22-6 overall record and trip to the 2020 MSHSAA Final Four as a senior before the tournament was canceled due to COV-19… The Red Devils were voted No. 1, along with CBC, Kickapoo and Staley, by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) and finished No. 3 in STLhighschoolSPORTS.com final rankings… Led the team to a 60-51 win over Mehlville and future teammate Davion Bradford in the state quarterfinals, leading all scorers with 20 points on 6-of-11 field goals and 7-of-8 free throws and earning him St. Louis Post-Dispatch Athlete of the Week honors on March 18.
Twice was named to the Class 5A All-State team by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association… Was selected First Team Metro Catholic Conference and to the all-district team, while he was a member of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s All-Metro Third Team as a junior.
Scored nearly 1,500 points (1,466) in his prep career, which ranks sixth on the all-time scoring list at Chaminade… The list includes current pros Jayson Tatum (2,676/1st) and Bradley Beal (2,634/2nd) and former pro David Lee (1,602/4^th)… Also ranks ninth in career scoring average (22.3 ppg.)… Connected on 44.7 percent shooting (518-of-1158), including 37.1 percent (218-of-587) from 3-point range in his career… His 218 career 3-pointers are second all-time in school history, only to Beal’s 256… Had at least 50 made 3-pointers in each of his last three seasons, including 73 as a sophomore in 2017-18.
Averaged 13.9 points on 40.9 percent shooting (128-of-313), including 32.3 percent (52-of-161) from 3-point range, with 3.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game as a senior in 2019-20… Paced the team in 3-point field goals made (52) and attempted (161), free throws made (66) and attempted (86) and steals (48), while was second in scoring and fourth in rebounding and assists… Connected on 76.7 percent (68-of-86) from the free throw line.
Scored in double figures in 21 of 27 games played, including one 40-point and three other games of 20 or more points… Scored a season-high 40 points in a win over St. Vincent-St. Mary’s (12/20/19) on 14-of-22 field goals, including 9-of-12 from 3-point range… Scored the career-high point total in front of St. Vincent-St. Mary’s alumnus LeBron James.
Ranked 10th in scoring in the St. Louis area as a junior in 2018-19, averaging a team-best 22.3 points on 47.2 percent (197-of-417) shooting, including 37.9 percent (69-of-182) from 3-point range… Connected on 54.5 percent (128-of-235) from inside the 3-point arc… Hit on 73.4 percent from the free throw line.
Led Chaminade in nearly every offensive category as a junior, including points, field goals made and attempted, 3-point field goals made and attempted and free throws made (94) and attempted (128)… Also averaged 4.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.6 blocks per game in 2018-19… Ranked first in steals (49) and second in assists (69).
Scored in double figures in all 25 games played, including 16 games of 20 or more points, as a junior… Tallied a career-best 50 points on 66.7 percent shooting (18-of-27), including 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from 3-point range, against Parkway North (12/27/18)… Also had three other games of 30 or more points, including 32 vs. Blue Valley Northwest (1/26/19) on 11-of-24 field goals and 31 vs. Hazelwood West (12/28/18) on 11-of-17 field goals and Soldan (1/18/19) on 12-of-24 field goals.
Coached by Frank Bennett.

Personal

Luke Donald Kasubke was born January 15, 2002 in St. Louis, Mo. … Parents are Bret and Michelle Kasubke… Parents played basketball at Quincy University in Quincy, Ill. … Mother, Michelle, scored nearly 1,000 points at Quincy from 1986-90, including 14.2 points per game as a team captain as a senior… Father, Bret, was the Hawks’ team MVP as a senior in 1990-91… Has two older siblings (Katie and Ella).
Played for MoKan Elite and head coach Matt Suther in the Summer of 2019, helping the squad to the prestigious Peach Jam title in July 2019… Averaged 15 points during the 4-game sweep at the Peach Jam on 43.8 percent shooting (21-of-48) with 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game… Scored 28 points against Meanstreets on July 10, while he posted 14 points and 5 assists in the Peach Jam final over Team WhyNot… Overall, he averaged 12.7 points on 44.6 percent shooting (66-of-148), including 33.3 percent (25-of-75) from 3-point range, to go with 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in Nike EYBL play… Played alongside a number of current college players, including future college teammate Davion Bradford, Kansas’ Dajuan Harris and Oregon’s N’Faly Dante.