2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

Russell Hons

23 Kienan Walter

23 Kienan Walter

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Vancouver, Wash.
  • Highschool:
    King's Way Christian
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Summary

Biography

2019-20 (Senior): Started all 33 games ... Ranked fourth on the team with 11.8 points per game ... Led the team with 68 made threes ... Reached double figures against 13 conference opponents ... Tallied career highs in minutes per game, points per game, made threes, made field goals, free throw percentage, and steals ... Went 68-for-77 at the charity stripe ... Reached 20+ points in a trio of contests ... Played a career-high 40 minutes against Omaha ... Scored a career-best 25 points and sank a personal-best six triples in a win over Denver ... Went 14 straight games with at least one made three ... Bested his previous high of six triples with seven for 23 points vs. South Dakota State ... Dropped 20 points and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in a semifinal win vs. Purdue Fort Wayne ... Scored a game-high 18 points in a comeback victory over Florida Gulf Coast ... Had a stretch of three straight games in double figures against Eastern Washington, Northland, and Nebraska ... Scored 19 points and had seven rebounds in a win over Oral Roberts. 

2018-19 (Junior): Appeared in 28 games, making 20 starts ... Led the team in rebounding during conference play (5.7) ... Matched his career-high in rebounds with 10 at Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 28) ... Scored a career-high 21 points and drained a career-best eight shots vs. Denver (Feb. 23) ... Has reached double figures in three straight games after scoring 12 points and tying for a team-best seven rebounds vs. NDSU (Feb. 6) ... Scored a career-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Western Illinois (Feb. 1) ... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the win vs. Western Illinois (Jan. 12) ... Made his first start at Denver (Jan. 5) since Nov. 27 at Montana State, scoring 12 points and grabbing a team-high seven rebounds ... Scored 14 points and had a team-high eight rebounds vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (Dec. 29) ... Had a career-high four steals at No. 20 Marquette (Dec. 18) ... Dominated during the second half against Milwaukee (Dec. 9), scoring 14 points and grabbing six rebounds  ... Reached double figures with 10 points on a 3-of-6 shooting effort at Milwaukee (Nov. 10); grabbing seven rebounds and a trio of blocks as well.

2017-18 (Sophomore): One of three Fighting Hawks to appear in all 32 games, also garnered first two starts of career ... Led all Fighting Hawks' reserves in scoring, averaging 4.9 ppg and upping that to 5.4 ppg in Big Sky play ... Reached double figures five times, including a career-high 16-point outing in home win over Weber State (Jan. 13) ... Added 11 points in home loss to North Dakota State (Dec. 9) ... Tallied 15 points off the bench in home win over Southern Utah (Feb. 15) ... Went 4-for-4 from beyond the arc to net 12 points in road win at Sacramento State (Mar. 1) ... Hit game-winning putback in the closing seconds of comeback win over Montana State (Mar. 6) in opening round of Big Sky Tournament ... Made first career start in home game vs. Northern Colorado (Feb. 24) and also started Big Sky quarterfinal matchup with Montana (Mar. 8) ... Earned second letter.

2016-17 (Freshman): Appeared in 18 games as a reserve foward during his true freshman season ... Averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.5 rpg during that action ... Tallied eight points and six rebounds in first Big Sky game at Portland State (Dec. 29) ... Scored a career-high 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the floor in a home win over Southern Utah (Jan. 7) ... Had four points off the bench, including an emphatic dunk in the opening round win Portland State at the Big Sky Tournament (Mar. 9) ... Scored a late bucket in the NCAA Tournament game against No. 2 seed Arizona (Mar. 16) ... Earned first letter.

Before UND: ... Earned Associated Press All-State honors and was named Trico League MVP for the second-consecutive season as a senior after averaging 22.3 ppg ... Led King's Way back to the Class 1A State Tournament for the second-straight season and was named All-Trico League for the third-straight season ... Collected first Associated Press All-State honors of his career after a junior season that also saw him earn first team all-conference, first team all-county, first team all-region and Trico League MVP honors ... Averaged a Trico League-best 23.6 ppg, which was tops among Class 1A scorers in the state of Washington and led King's Way Christian to its first state tournament berth in school history at that level ... As a sophomore, racked up First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-Region accolades and was voted Team MVP.

Personal: Major is undecided ... Son of Kirk Walter and Wendi Walter.

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 190 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 195 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 195 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'9" 205 lbs
    23