Ryan Kalkbrenner C  #11

Height: 7-1 (216cm)

Weight: 256 lbs (116kg)

Born: Jan 17, 2002 (24 years old)

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

Nationality: United States

Current Team: Charlotte Hornets

Current NBA Status: Under Contract (Charlotte Hornets)

Free Agent: TO-2028; UFA-2029

Agent: Andy Shiffman, Mark Bartelstein

NBA Draft: 2025 Round 2, Pick 4, Charlotte Hornets

Pre-Draft Team: Creighton (Sr)

High School: Trinity Catholic High School (St. Louis, Missouri)

Ryan Kalkbrenner Career Timeline

2018-2019

AAU Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
7.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.5

Teams

Louisville Magic (KY)

2019-2020

Teams

Trinity Catholic High School (St. Louis, Missouri)

2020-2021

NCAA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
5.9 3.5 0.3 0.2 1.2

National Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
5.9 4.0 0.6 0.0 1.3

Teams

Creighton

2021-2022

NCAA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
13.1 7.7 0.9 0.4 2.6

National Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
5.9 4.0 0.6 0.0 1.3

Awards Won

All-Big East Honorable Mention
Big East All-Tournament Team
Big East Defensive Player of the Year

Teams

Creighton
United States

2022-2023

NCAA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
15.9 6.1 1.2 0.6 2.1

Awards Won

NCAA South All-Region Team
NABC All-District (5) First Team
AP All-American Honorable Mention
All-Big East First Team
Big East All-Tournament Team
Big East Defensive Player of the Year
USBWA All-District Team (VI)

Teams

Creighton

Camps Attended

NBA Draft Combine
NBA Draft Combine

2023-2024

NCAA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
17.3 7.6 1.3 0.4 3.1

Awards Won

NABC All-District (5) Second Team
AP All-American Honorable Mention
All-Big East Second Team
Big East Defensive Player of the Year
Hall of Fame Classic All-Tournament Team

Teams

Creighton

Camps Attended

NBA Draft Combine

2024-2025

NCAA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
19.2 8.7 1.5 0.5 2.7

Awards Won

NABC Central District First Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Best C) Award
NABC All-American Second Team
NABC Defensive Player of the Year
AP All-American Third Team
USBWA All-American Second Team
USBWA Player of the Week
Sporting News All-American Third Team
All-Big East First Team
Big East All-Tournament Team
Big East Defensive Player of the Year
Big East Player of the Week
Big East Player of the Week
Big East Player of the Week
The Wooden Award All American Team

NBA Transactions

Jun 26, 2025 Charlotte Hornets Draft Selection

Teams

Creighton

Camps Attended

NBA Draft Combine

2025-2026

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
7.6 5.5 0.8 0.5 1.5

NBA Transactions

Jul 3, 2025 Charlotte Hornets Contract Signing

Teams

Charlotte Hornets

Camps Attended

Charlotte Hornets Training Camp