{{short description|American basketball player (born 1998)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kolton Kohl | image = Kolton Kohl.jpg | caption = Kohl with Abilene Christian in 2019 | number = | position = Center | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 240 | team = | league = | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|6}} | birth_place = | high_school = Central<br>(San Angelo, Texas) | college = Abilene Christian (2017–2021) | draft_year = 2021 | highlights = * First-team All-Southland (2021) }} '''Kolton Alan Kohl''' (born May 6, 1998) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Abilene Christian Wildcats.
==High school career== Kohl attended Central High School in San Angelo, Texas.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Paul |title=Former San Angelo standout Kolton Kohl to be a part of March Madness |url=https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/sports/2019/03/17/san-angelo-central-high-school-kolton-kohl-march-madness-abilene-christian-acu-wildcats-basketball/3194057002/ |website=San Angelo Standard-Times |access-date=March 21, 2021 |date=March 17, 2019}}</ref> He grew {{convert|6|in|cm|spell=in}} in his final three years of high school.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bryce |first=Charles |title=CHS’s Kohl hopes to soar to new heights at ACU |url=https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/sports/2016/02/11/high-school-basketball-chss-kohl-hopes-to-soar-to-new-heights-at-acu/92074330/ |website=San Angelo Standard-Times |access-date=March 21, 2021 |date=February 11, 2016}}</ref> Kohl was a First Team All-District 3-6A selection and district Defensive MVP.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Madi |title=Kohl brings resilience, determination nearing senior season |url=https://acuoptimist.com/2020/10/kohl-brings-resilience-determination-nearing-senior-season/ |website=The Optimist |access-date=March 21, 2021 |date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
==College career== Prior to his first season at Abilene Christian, Kohl suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a summer workout. Following surgery, he developed a bacterial blood infection in his knee. He recovered after three months, losing about {{convert|20|lb|0}} during that time, and was granted a redshirt. In his first two years, Kohl received limited playing time, before entering the starting lineup in his junior season.<ref name="richards">{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Joey D. |title=San Angelo Central grad Kohl thrives as Abilene Christian's big man after rocky start |url=https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/college/abilene-christian/2021/03/05/san-angelo-central-grad-kohl-thrives-abilene-christians-big-man/6917438002/ |website=Abilene Reporter-News |access-date=March 21, 2021 |date=March 5, 2021}}</ref> As a junior, he averaged 9.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Joey D. |title=2020-21 Abilene Christian men's basketball preview capsule |url=https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/college/abilene-christian/2020/11/22/2020-21-abilene-christian-mens-basketball-preview-capsule/3775018001/ |website=Abilene Reporter-News |access-date=March 21, 2021 |date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> In his senior season, Kohl earned First Team All-Southland honors and led his team to a 2021 Southland tournament title, being named to the All-Tournament Team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kolton Kohl, Joe Golding win NABC awards |url=https://www.acu.edu/2021/03/16/kolton-kohl-joe-golding-win-nabc-awards/ |publisher=Abilene Christian University |access-date=March 21, 2021 |date=March 16, 2021}}</ref> In the first round of the 2021 NCAA tournament, he helped 14th-seeded Abilene Christian achieve a 53–52 win over third-seeded Texas.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 21, 2021 |title=Abilene Christian's upset of Texas 'what March is about,' coach Joe Golding says |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31105084 |access-date=March 21, 2021 |website=ESPN |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;"| Abilene Christian | style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| 15px|Redshirt Redshirt |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| Abilene Christian | 25 || 0 || 4.2 || .417 || – || .500 || .9 || .1 || .0 || .4 || 1.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| Abilene Christian | '''31''' || 5 || 4.6 || .462 || – || .657 || 1.6 || .2 || .2 || .4 || 1.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Abilene Christian | '''31''' || 20 || 17.9 || .535 || .000 || '''.717''' || 4.3 || .8 || '''.5''' || .8 || 9.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Abilene Christian | 29 || '''29''' || '''18.7''' || '''.540''' || '''.267''' || .716 || '''4.8''' || '''1.4''' || .4 || '''.9''' || '''11.9''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 116 || 54 || 11.6 || .524 || .211 || .693 || 3.0 || .6 || .3 || .6 || 6.4 {{S-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://acusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kolton-kohl/8385 Abilene Christian Wildcats bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kohl, Kolton}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Texas Category:Sportspeople from San Angelo, Texas Category:Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball players Category:Centers (basketball) Category:21st-century American sportsmen