Kaitlyn Cupples

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Kaitlyn Cupples
  • Birth Date:
    5-29-95
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Clinton, Tenn.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Anderson County HS
  • Major:
    Pre-Physical Therapy
  • gp
    30
  • pts/g
    6.7
  • fg %
    51.3
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    65.3
  • reb/g
    5.0
  • a/g
    0.5
Bio

2014-15 (Sophomore): Preseason second team All-SAC selection… Was one of five players to participate in all 30 games with 9 starts averaging 17.9 minutes per night…Averaged 6.7 points per game and 5.0 rebounds…Ranked fourth in the SAC by averaging 1.2 blocks per game…Led the team in rebounding on nine occasions chalking up a season-high 10 board against Mars Hill on November 25…Notched five double-figure scoring nights led by a season-high 14 points against Catawba on January 31 on 6-of-8 shooting…Had three or more blocks four times including a season-high four against Tusculum on January 21 and Catawba on January 31…Played a career-high 34 minutes at Newberry on January 24

2013-14 (Freshman): Named the SAC Freshman of the Year and All-SAC Freshman Team selection…Started 27 of the 30 games she played while averaging 25 minutes per affair during her freshman year…Led the SAC with a 52.7 percent field goal percentage…Scored in double figures in 16 of 30 games including a career high 19 at Tusculum on January 22…Corralled five or more rebounds in 22 contests including a career high 14 v. Lenoir-Rhyne in the SAC semifinals on March 8…Led the squad with 183 rebounds (6.1 per game), offensive boards (66) and blocked shots (35)…Her 183 rebounds were good for 10th best in the league while her 35 blocks were fourth highest in the league…Finished second on the team with 9.1 points per game and 109 made field goals…Had at least one shot block in 18 games including a career best five against Coker on January 18…Shot over 50 percent from the floor 20 times…Named to the All-South Atlantic Conference Tournament team scoring 24 points and 21 rebounds in two contests

High School: A Clinton, Tenn.-native, Cupples was a two sport star at Anderson County.  Cupples scored 1,630 points and grabbed 1,021 rebounds with the Mavericks.  She also added 171 blocks and 133 assists for her high school career. Cupples was a state finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman and earned all-district honors all four years of her high school career.  She was a two-time all-region pick, three-time all-district tournament selection and the MVP for her district in her senior year.  Cupples also starred for the Mavericks' volleyball program, averaging more than 240 kills a year over the course of her high school career.  She garnered all-state, all-region, all-district and all-tournament honors as a volleyball player.

Personal: The daughter of Mitch and Karen Cupples.  Her parents were both star athletes at Tennessee Tech.  Her father played basketball and her mother volleyball.  She was a member of her high school's honor society and a state finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman.  

Head Coach Mike Mincey on Cupples: "I saw her play," Mincey said. "And what struck me was just how hard she played.  She's another local product from the Knoxville area who I believe will be successful here."

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 30 22
Games started 9 7
Minutes 536 404
Minutes per game 17.9 18.4
FG 77-150 57-115
FG Pct 51.3 49.6
3PT 0-1 0-1
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 47-72 35-53
FT Pct 65.3 66.0
Off rebounds 46 38
Def rebounds 103 84
Total rebounds 149 122
Rebounds per game 5.0 5.5
Personal fouls 74 54
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 16 14
Turnovers 43 32
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.4
Steals 19 11
Blocks 36 29
Points 201 149
Points per game 6.7 6.8
Points per 40 min 15.0 14.8
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 18 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 73-71
Feb 23 at Queens (N.C.) W, 57-50
Feb 25 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-57
Feb 28 Newberry W, 75-44
Mar 4 at Catawba L, 79-52
Mar 13 vs. Columbus St. L, 58-40
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 5 at North Carolina L, 88-27 1 26 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 9 at Tennessee L, 90-57 1 20 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Nov 15 USC Aiken W, 68-67 1 17 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 16 Lander W, 66-57 1 13 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 19 at Tusculum W, 88-79 1 17 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 9
Nov 22 Coker W, 78-58 1 18 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 10
Nov 25 Mars Hill W, 80-69 1 22 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Nov 29 North Greenville W, 73-57 - 18 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 5
Dec 6 at Catawba W, 73-65 - 19 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 13
Dec 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 57-52 - 16 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Dec 15 King (Tenn.) W, 61-48 - 20 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 19 vs. Trevecca Nazarene W, 82-72 - 11 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 20 vs. Ky. Wesleyan W, 76-45 - 10 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 7
Jan 3 Wingate L, 66-63 - 16 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 7 at Mars Hill W, 75-72 - 19 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 10 Queens (N.C.) W, 76-59 - 13 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 6
Jan 14 at Brevard L, 77-76 - 11 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 4
Jan 17 at Coker L, 68-61 - 9 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 Tusculum W, 91-54 - 21 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 11
Jan 24 at Newberry W, 53-50 1 34 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 28 Anderson (S.C.) L, 78-65 1 24 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 8
Jan 31 Catawba L, 87-78 1 22 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 14
Feb 4 at Lincoln Memorial L, 90-85 1 15 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 68-62 - 22 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 8
Feb 11 Brevard W, 75-62 - 22 6-13 46.2 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 13
Feb 14 at Wingate L, 78-51 - 15 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 4
Feb 18 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 73-71 - 15 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 23 at Queens (N.C.) W, 57-50 - 17 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 4
Feb 25 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-57 - 19 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 7
Feb 28 Newberry W, 75-44 - 18 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 4 at Catawba L, 79-52 - 21 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 8
Mar 13 vs. Columbus St. L, 58-40 - 22 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 8
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 5 at North Carolina L, 88-27 1 26 1 3 4 0 1 2 3
Nov 9 at Tennessee L, 90-57 1 20 0 2 2 3 1 1 0
Nov 15 USC Aiken W, 68-67 1 17 0 3 3 0 1 1 1
Nov 16 Lander W, 66-57 1 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 19 at Tusculum W, 88-79 1 17 1 5 6 1 2 1 1
Nov 22 Coker W, 78-58 1 18 0 3 3 1 4 1 2
Nov 25 Mars Hill W, 80-69 1 22 3 7 10 0 1 0 1
Nov 29 North Greenville W, 73-57 - 18 1 2 3 1 1 1 0
Dec 6 at Catawba W, 73-65 - 19 4 5 9 0 3 0 1
Dec 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 57-52 - 16 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Dec 15 King (Tenn.) W, 61-48 - 20 0 2 2 0 0 1 1
Dec 19 vs. Trevecca Nazarene W, 82-72 - 11 1 3 4 0 1 1 0
Dec 20 vs. Ky. Wesleyan W, 76-45 - 10 0 4 4 0 3 1 1
Jan 3 Wingate L, 66-63 - 16 4 1 5 0 2 0 2
Jan 7 at Mars Hill W, 75-72 - 19 2 3 5 1 3 0 0
Jan 10 Queens (N.C.) W, 76-59 - 13 2 2 4 1 1 1 0
Jan 14 at Brevard L, 77-76 - 11 3 2 5 1 0 0 0
Jan 17 at Coker L, 68-61 - 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Jan 21 Tusculum W, 91-54 - 21 2 7 9 1 1 1 4
Jan 24 at Newberry W, 53-50 1 34 2 5 7 0 3 1 1
Jan 28 Anderson (S.C.) L, 78-65 1 24 3 3 6 2 0 1 0
Jan 31 Catawba L, 87-78 1 22 2 6 8 0 1 0 4
Feb 4 at Lincoln Memorial L, 90-85 1 15 1 5 6 1 1 1 1
Feb 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 68-62 - 22 2 3 5 1 1 0 1
Feb 11 Brevard W, 75-62 - 22 4 5 9 1 3 0 3
Feb 14 at Wingate L, 78-51 - 15 1 4 5 0 0 0 2
Feb 18 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 73-71 - 15 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Feb 23 at Queens (N.C.) W, 57-50 - 17 1 4 5 0 0 1 0
Feb 25 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-57 - 19 0 3 3 0 1 1 2
Feb 28 Newberry W, 75-44 - 18 1 8 9 1 3 2 3
Mar 4 at Catawba L, 79-52 - 21 4 2 6 0 1 1 2
Mar 13 vs. Columbus St. L, 58-40 - 22 2 3 5 1 2 2 2
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 5 at North Carolina L, 88-27 1 2 - 0.0
Nov 9 at Tennessee L, 90-57 1 4 - 3.0
Nov 15 USC Aiken W, 68-67 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 16 Lander W, 66-57 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 19 at Tusculum W, 88-79 1 4 - 0.5
Nov 22 Coker W, 78-58 1 1 - 0.3
Nov 25 Mars Hill W, 80-69 1 4 - 0.0
Nov 29 North Greenville W, 73-57 - 2 - 1.0
Dec 6 at Catawba W, 73-65 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 57-52 - 1 - 0.5
Dec 15 King (Tenn.) W, 61-48 - 3 0 -
Dec 19 vs. Trevecca Nazarene W, 82-72 - 4 - 0.0
Dec 20 vs. Ky. Wesleyan W, 76-45 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 3 Wingate L, 66-63 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 7 at Mars Hill W, 75-72 - 4 - 0.3
Jan 10 Queens (N.C.) W, 76-59 - 5 1 1.0
Jan 14 at Brevard L, 77-76 - 3 0 -
Jan 17 at Coker L, 68-61 - 0 - -
Jan 21 Tusculum W, 91-54 - 4 - 1.0
Jan 24 at Newberry W, 53-50 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 28 Anderson (S.C.) L, 78-65 1 2 - -
Jan 31 Catawba L, 87-78 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 4 at Lincoln Memorial L, 90-85 1 3 - 1.0
Feb 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 68-62 - 3 0 1.0
Feb 11 Brevard W, 75-62 - 3 - 0.3
Feb 14 at Wingate L, 78-51 - 3 - -
Feb 18 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 73-71 - 2 0 -
Feb 23 at Queens (N.C.) W, 57-50 - 1 - -
Feb 25 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-57 - 4 - 0.0
Feb 28 Newberry W, 75-44 - 0 - 0.3
Mar 4 at Catawba L, 79-52 - 1 - 0.0
Mar 13 vs. Columbus St. L, 58-40 - 3 - 0.5
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2013-14 30 25.0 3.6-6.9 0.0-0.0 1.9-3.1 9.1
2014-15 30 17.9 2.6-5.0 0.0-0.0 1.6-2.4 6.7
2015-16 29 19.5 2.1-5.1 0.0-0.1 1.5-2.1 5.8
2016-17 30 17.8 1.8-3.9 0.0-0.0 1.0-1.5 4.6
Total 119 20.1 2.5-5.2 0.0-0.0 1.5-2.3 6.6
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2013-14 30 27 750 109-207 52.7 0-1 0.0 56-92 60.9 274
2014-15 30 9 536 77-150 51.3 0-1 0.0 47-72 65.3 201
2015-16 29 14 565 62-149 41.6 1-2 50.0 44-60 73.3 169
2016-17 30 2 535 54-116 46.6 0-0 - 30-44 68.2 138
Total 119 52 2386 302-622 48.6 1-4 25.0 177-268 66.0 782
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2013-14 30 750 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2014-15 30 536 17.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2015-16 29 565 19.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2016-17 30 535 17.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 119 2386 20.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2013-14 30 2.2 3.9 6.1 0.6 2.0 0.6 1.2
2014-15 30 1.5 3.4 5.0 0.5 1.4 0.6 1.2
2015-16 29 2.0 2.9 4.9 1.2 1.7 0.7 1.3
2016-17 30 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.6
Total 119 1.9 3.3 5.2 0.8 1.5 0.6 1.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2013-14 30 27 66 117 183 18 61 19 35
2014-15 30 9 46 103 149 16 43 19 36
2015-16 29 14 59 83 142 36 49 20 39
2016-17 30 2 58 86 144 23 24 14 19
Total 119 52 229 389 618 93 177 72 129
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2013-14 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014-15 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015-16 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016-17 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 119 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 30 17.9 2.6-5.0 0.0-0.0 1.6-2.4 6.7
Conference 22 18.4 2.6-5.2 0.0-0.0 1.6-2.4 6.8
Exhibition 2 23.0 1.5-3.0 0.0-0.0 1.0-1.0 4.0
Location
Home 15 18.6 2.9-5.7 0.0-0.0 1.2-1.9 6.9
Away 12 17.8 2.2-4.2 0.0-0.1 1.7-2.8 6.0
Neutral 3 14.3 2.7-4.3 0.0-0.0 3.0-3.3 8.3
Result
Wins 19 18.1 2.9-4.9 0.0-0.0 1.5-2.3 7.3
Losses 11 17.5 2.0-5.1 0.0-0.1 1.6-2.5 5.6
Month
November 6 17.5 2.7-5.0 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.8 6.2
December 5 15.2 3.2-4.8 0.0-0.0 2.2-2.8 8.6
January 9 18.8 2.6-5.1 0.0-0.0 1.7-2.1 6.8
February 8 17.9 2.1-4.9 0.0-0.1 1.2-2.4 5.5
March 2 21.5 2.5-5.5 0.0-0.0 3.0-4.5 8.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 30 9 536 77-150 51.3 0-1 0.0 47-72 65.3 201
Conference 22 7 404 57-115 49.6 0-1 0.0 35-53 66.0 149
Exhibition 2 2 46 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Location
Home 15 6 279 43-86 50.0 0-0 - 18-28 64.3 104
Away 12 3 214 26-51 51.0 0-1 0.0 20-34 58.8 72
Neutral 3 - 43 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 9-10 90.0 25
Result
Wins 19 6 344 55-94 58.5 0-0 - 29-44 65.9 139
Losses 11 3 192 22-56 39.3 0-1 0.0 18-28 64.3 62
Month
November 6 5 105 16-30 53.3 0-0 - 5-11 45.5 37
December 5 - 76 16-24 66.7 0-0 - 11-14 78.6 43
January 9 3 169 23-46 50.0 0-0 - 15-19 78.9 61
February 8 1 143 17-39 43.6 0-1 0.0 10-19 52.6 44
March 2 - 43 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 6-9 66.7 16
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 30 536 17.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 22 404 18.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 2 46 23.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 15 279 18.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 12 214 17.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 43 14.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 19 344 18.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 11 192 17.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 105 17.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 76 15.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 169 18.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 8 143 17.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 2 43 21.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 30 1.5 3.4 5.0 0.5 1.4 0.6 1.2
Conference 22 1.7 3.8 5.5 0.6 1.5 0.5 1.3
Exhibition 2 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.5
Location
Home 15 1.5 3.5 4.9 0.6 1.5 0.7 1.5
Away 12 1.8 3.4 5.2 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.8
Neutral 3 1.0 3.3 4.3 0.3 2.0 1.3 1.0
Result
Wins 19 1.3 3.7 5.0 0.5 1.8 0.7 1.1
Losses 11 2.0 2.9 4.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 1.4
Month
November 6 0.8 3.3 4.2 0.5 1.8 0.7 0.8
December 5 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.2 1.8 0.6 0.6
January 9 2.2 3.3 5.6 0.7 1.2 0.4 1.3
February 8 1.3 4.3 5.5 0.6 1.1 0.6 1.5
March 2 3.0 2.5 5.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 2.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 30 9 46 103 149 16 43 19 36
Conference 22 7 38 84 122 14 32 11 29
Exhibition 2 2 1 5 6 3 2 3 3
Location
Home 15 6 22 52 74 9 23 10 23
Away 12 3 21 41 62 6 14 5 10
Neutral 3 - 3 10 13 1 6 4 3
Result
Wins 19 6 24 71 95 9 35 14 21
Losses 11 3 22 32 54 7 8 5 15
Month
November 6 5 5 20 25 3 11 4 5
December 5 - 5 14 19 1 9 3 3
January 9 3 20 30 50 6 11 4 12
February 8 1 10 34 44 5 9 5 12
March 2 - 6 5 11 1 3 3 4
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0