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Jersey Number 6
Arthur Kaluma
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glendale, Ariz.
- High School:
- Dream City Christian
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
Elected to transfer from K-State following the 2023-24 season ... has played in 101 career games (99 starts) during the previous three years at K-State (2023-24) and Creighton (2021-23) ... career totals of 1,233 points (12.2 ppg) and 619 rebounds (6.1 rpg) in 3,055 minutes (30.2 mpg) ... has converted 43.1-percent (423-982) from the floor and 72.8-percent (268-368) from the free throw line in his career ... reached double figures in scoring 68 times in his career, including ten 20-point efforts ... reached double digits in rebounds nine times in his career while recording eight career double-doubles ... earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades as a junior at K-State in 2023-24 ... one of just four Big 12 players to rank in the top-15 in both scoring (13th) and rebounding (fifth) last season ... started all 37 games and led Creighton to the NCAA Elite Eight as a sophomore in 2022-23 ... played in 31 of 35 games (30 starts) as a freshman and paced Creighton to a trip to the NCAA Round of 32 ... 2022 BIG EAST All-Freshman and All-Tournament Team selection.
As a Junior in 2023-24 at Kansas State:
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection ... played in 33 of 34 games (32 starts) ... led the team in rebounding (7.0 rpg) and ranked third in scoring (14.4 ppg), assists (67), steals (27) and minutes (34.5 mpg) while helping the Wildcats post a 19-15 mark and advance to the NIT First Round ... converted 42.7-percent (153-358) from the floor, including a 34.5-percent (51-148) mark from three-point range, and 74.7-percent (118-158) from the free throw line on the year ... one of just four players in the Big 12 Conference to rank in the top-15 in the league in both scoring (13th) and rebounding (fifth), joining Kansas’ Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. and TCU’s Emmanuel Miller ... reached double figures in scoring a team-high 28 times, including six 20-point performances ... tallied five double-doubles on the season ... two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week selection (Jan. 22 and Feb. 16) ... named one of five USBWA National Player of the Week honorees (Dec. 12) and the Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 11) after averaging 21.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game while hitting 76.2-percent (16-21) from the floor during wins over Villanova (Dec. 5) and at LSU (Dec. 9) ... tallied a career-high 28 points (8-11 FG, 10-12 FT) and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes against BYU (Feb. 24).
As a Sophomore in 2022-23 at Creighton:
Started all 37 games ... ranked third on the team in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and blocked shots (21), fourth in assists (61) and fifth in scoring (11.8 ppg) and minutes (29.4 mpg) while helping the Bluejays to a 24-13 record and the school’s first trip to the NCAA Elite Eight ... converted 42.3-percent (146-345) from the floor and 73.6-percent (103-140) from the free throw line on the year ... reached double digits in scoring 26 times, including a pair of 20-point efforts ... registered two double-doubles ... had a season-high 27 points (8-14 FG, 4-7 threes) against BYU (Dec. 10) ... added 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds at No. 4 Connecticut (Jan. 7).
As a Freshman in 2021-22 at Creighton:
BIG EAST All-Freshman team selection ... also named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team ... played in 31 of 35 games (30 starts) and paced the Bluejays to a 23-12 record and a trip to the NCAA Round of 32 ... twice claimed BIG EAST Freshman of the Week accolades (Feb. 14 and Mar. 6) ... ranked second on the team in blocks (18), third in rebounding (5.4 rpg) and fifth in scoring (10.4 ppg) and minutes (26.8 mpg) ... hit 44.4-percent (124-279) from the floor and 67.1-percent (47-70) from the free throw line on the year ... reached double figures in scoring 14 times, including a pair of 20-point performances ... registered a season-high 24 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to No. 3 Kansas (Mar. 19) in the NCAA Round of 32.
High School:
Played his senior year at Dream City Christian (Glendale, Ariz.) ... consensus top-50 national recruit ... tabbed No. 48 by ESPN and No. 49 by 247 Sports in the class of 2021 national rankings ... averaged a team-best 24.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per contest while converting 52.5-percent from the floor during his senior season ... reached double figures in scoring in all 19 games, including eight 20-point performances, four 30-point efforts and one 40-point game ... posted a season-high 40 points at Tennessee Prep (Dec. 16) ... had 39 points at Colorado Prep (Feb. 25) ... prior to his time at Dream City, he spent time at Universal Academy in Irving, Texas.
Personal:
Born in Boston, Mass. ... son of Patrick and Saira (pronounced: SYE-ruh) Ariko (pronounced: eh-REEK-oh) ... both Patrick and Saira are from Uganda ... Arthur has lived in Boston, Los Angeles and Dallas during his childhood before moving to Glendale, Ariz. when he was 16 prior to his junior year ... has one older brother, Adam Seiko, and two younger sisters, Abigail Ariko and Anna Ariko ... Adam played collegiate basketball at San Diego State (2017-23), leading the Aztecs to the 2023 NCAA Championship Game, and is currently playing professionally in Germany ... switched his jersey number to No. 6 this year ... had previously worn No. 24 in college, but made the move to No. 6 to reflect 2+4 ... received his Ugandan citizenship in 2020 ... played for the Ugandan National Team at FIBA AfroBasket in Summer 2021 and in the FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers in Summer 2022 ... majoring in Physical Culture & Sports.
