Joey Kern

Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 170
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Norwalk, Iowa
High School:
Dowling Catholic

PRONUNCIATION

2021-22 SEASON: Committed to Minnesota in May 2021 and enrolled in school in June • saw his first Minnesota action during the Purdue Fort Wayne win (11/19) • played against Northwestern and collected a rebound (2/19).

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA: Played at Johns Hopkins for three years and played in 84 career games, 81 of which were starts • ranked 11^th in JHU history in three-point percentage (.396), seventh in three-pointers (167), sixth in three-point attempts (422), 16^th in steals (100) and 15^th in minutes played (2,440) • due to COVID-19, Johns Hopkins did not compete in 2020-21 • started in all 28 games in 2019-20 • averaged 29.1 minutes, 8.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals • In 2018-19, started in 26 of 27 games and averaged 31 minutes, 9.9 points and 3.7 rebounds • As a rookie in 2017-18, averaged 27.2 minutes played and started in 27 of 29 games • averaged 8.9 points per game and was 46.4 percent from the field, including a 41.6 percent from three-point range.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Dowling Catholic and graduated in 2017 • led the team to 36-10 record and back-to-back conference titles his junior and senior years • averaged 10.6 points, 2.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 4.0 rebounds per game as a senior • garnered two all-conference honors • first-team all-sub state his junior and senior seasons • holds the school record for career steals and career three-point field goals • named an Academic All-State selection his senior year and National Merit Commended Scholar athlete • also played two years of high school football.

PERSONAL: Parents Matthew and Christina Kern • received a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins in electrical engineering • father, Matthew, played football at Northern Iowa and uncle, RD, played football at Harvard • cousin, Zachary Coppola is in the Phillies organization • past business analyst intern at DraftKings Inc. • has volunteered with Meals from the Heartland.