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Jersey Number 22
Kalib Boone
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tulsa, Okla.
- High School:
- Memorial HS
Bio
2021-22 (Junior Year)
• Saw action in 26 games for OSU while fighting through early injuries. Earned four starts on the year with 10.9 minutes per game.
• Posted a season-best 20 points in the win over NC State on Nov. 17. Followed it up with 13 points against College of Charleston on Nov. 22 and 11 points at ORU on Nov. 26.
• Had a key 12 points in the win over Oklahoma on Feb. 5.
• Finished with the second-most blocks in the Big 12.
2020-21 (Sophomore Season)
• Rewrote the program’s single-season field goal percentage record with a clip of 64.2 percent in 2020-21. Boone broke Chianti Robert’s record of 62.5 percent, which had stood since 1996-97.
• Rejected 49 shots in 2020-21, which led the Big 12 and ranked 32nd nationally. His average of 1.63 blocks per game was second in the league only to TCU’s Kevin Samuel (1.69 bpg).
• Those 49 blocks tied Boone for 15th on the OSU single-season shot-blocking charts, and his average of 1.63 per game ranked 18th.
• Earned his first career Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2021.
• OSU’s third leading scorer with an average of 9.4 points per game, which nearly doubled his average from his freshman season (4.7 ppg).
• Ranked 14th in the Big 12 Conference and third on the squad in rebounding with an average of 5.4 boards per game.
• Recorded a pair of six-block performances in the Big 12 Championship wins over No. 2 Baylor and No. 10 West Virginia, which were the second-most by any Big 12 player in all of 2020-21.
• Had 14 total blocks at the 2021 Big 12 Championship, which are the second most ever at a single Big 12 Championship behind only Baylor’s Austin Taylor, who had 18 blocks at the 2014 tournament. It also broke Ivan McFarlin’s school record of 11 career blocks in Big 12 Championship games. The 14 blocks also set a new OSU record for a single conference championship.
• Was the only OSU player to appear in all 30 games, and his 24 starts were second only to Cade Cunningham.
• In Big 12 Conference play, Boone’s averages jumped to 10.4 points per game on a league-high 67.5 percent shooting.
• Ended the season having made 77 of his last 115 shots (.670) over the year’s final 18 games.
• Recorded a team-high 32 dunks in 2020-21, which are 13 more than the next closest Cowboy.
• Ranked fourth on the team in plus/minus with a mark of +73 (+2.6 per game, +4.9 per 40).
• Posted a pair of 20-point games, including a career-high 22-point, 11-rebound outburst in the win over No. 6 Texas.
• Owned the paint in a 21-point game against Baylor that included 10-of-15 shooting in GIA.
• Reached double-figures in scoring 14 times in 2020-21, including 10 points in the Big 12 Championship semifinal win over No. 2 Baylor and 12 points in the finals against No. No. 13 Texas.
• Was 7-of-7 from the floor for 15 points in the win at Iowa State, which made him one of just two Big 12 players to record a perfect shooting night while attempting seven or more shots.
• The only Big 12 player with multiple games of perfect shooting with five or more attempts. Boone was also 5-of-5 from the floor for 13 points in the win over Oakland.
• Ranked 11th in the Big 12 with a trio of double-digit rebounding performances.
• Will enter his junior season already tied for 16th in OSU history with 72 career blocks, and his career field goal clip of 60.8 percent would be the best in school history.
2019-20 (Freshman Season)
• Ranked 15th in the Big 12 - third among Big 12 freshmen - with 0.74 blocks per game.
• Named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 17 after great outings at K-State and against Texas Tech.
• Ranked fourth on the roster in plus/minus per 40 minutes (+4.4) and overall plus/minus (+40).
• Scored a career-high 16 points in the home win over No. 24 Texas Tech and added in four rebounds, one block and a steal.
• Blocked at least one shot in 18 of his 31 games this year, including 3-block games against Kansas City and Texas Tech.
• Second behind only Cameron McGriff for the team lead in dunks with 15.
• Averaged 4.7 points and 3.0 rebounds on 54.9 percent shooting in 31 appearances as a freshman, but those numbers jumped to 5.8 points and 3.2 rebounds on 59.0 percent shooting in Big 12 play.
• OSU's first forward off the bench, who showed his versatility in the post with five double-digit scoring performances.
• Posted 14 points, six rebounds and one assist in the win over Bedlam rival Oklahoma.
• Was 2-of-2 from the floor against Kansas State and finished with six points, three rebounds and a block.
• Put up his second-double digit scoring performance against Baylor with 10 points, five rebounds and a block in only 13 minutes.
• Scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds - both team highs - at home against Texas.
• Threw down a trio of dunks in a 10-point outing at Charleston.
• Posted 13 points, six boards and six blocks - all team highs - in just 16:10 in the exhibition win over Rogers State.
Memorial High School
• A consensus four-star recruit, Kalib was ranked as the top player in the state of Oklahoma and the nation's No. 98 overall recruit by both ESPN and 247Sports.com.
• With his brother Keylan, the Boone’s led Memorial High School to three straight Oklahoma state titles and a 77-8 record in that span.
• Named to the ESPN Top 100 list, and was also ranked the No. 23 power forward in the country by ESPN.
• Averaged a double-double over his final two seasons at Memorial, including 17.2 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a senior.
• Posted 17 rebounds – only one shy of his opponent’s team total – in the 2019 championship game against Del City.
• Set a new school record for career blocks with 277.
• Shot 66 percent from the field and 78 percent from the free throw line in 2019.
• Named to The Oklahoman’s Super 5 First Team in each of the last two seasons.
• Earned the Tulsa World’s All-World state MVP award in 2018 and is a finalist in 2019.
• Selected as the Tulsa World’s co-MVP of the 5A state tournament with twin brother Keylan for the second consecutive year after averaging 19 points and 12.7 rebounds.
• Career totals: 96 games, 1,181 points, 892 rebounds, 143 assists, 112 steals.
• Also selected with Keylan as co-MVP of the Green Country Conference.
• Averaged 17.1 points and 12.8 rebounds as a junior.
• A premier shot blocker, he had 12 games in 2017-18 with five or more blocks and finished the year with an average of 4.1 blocks per game.
• One of just three Oklahomans invited to the 2018 NBPA Top 100 camp.
Personal
• Born on Nov. 30, 2000.
• Is the son of Jamie Hawkins and Michael Boone.
• Twin brother Keylan is former a member of the Cowboy basketball team.
• Has two other siblings; Kiera and Kamren.
• Majoring in recreational management at OSU.
• Saw action in 26 games for OSU while fighting through early injuries. Earned four starts on the year with 10.9 minutes per game.
• Posted a season-best 20 points in the win over NC State on Nov. 17. Followed it up with 13 points against College of Charleston on Nov. 22 and 11 points at ORU on Nov. 26.
• Had a key 12 points in the win over Oklahoma on Feb. 5.
• Finished with the second-most blocks in the Big 12.
2020-21 (Sophomore Season)
• Rewrote the program’s single-season field goal percentage record with a clip of 64.2 percent in 2020-21. Boone broke Chianti Robert’s record of 62.5 percent, which had stood since 1996-97.
• Rejected 49 shots in 2020-21, which led the Big 12 and ranked 32nd nationally. His average of 1.63 blocks per game was second in the league only to TCU’s Kevin Samuel (1.69 bpg).
• Those 49 blocks tied Boone for 15th on the OSU single-season shot-blocking charts, and his average of 1.63 per game ranked 18th.
• Earned his first career Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2021.
• OSU’s third leading scorer with an average of 9.4 points per game, which nearly doubled his average from his freshman season (4.7 ppg).
• Ranked 14th in the Big 12 Conference and third on the squad in rebounding with an average of 5.4 boards per game.
• Recorded a pair of six-block performances in the Big 12 Championship wins over No. 2 Baylor and No. 10 West Virginia, which were the second-most by any Big 12 player in all of 2020-21.
• Had 14 total blocks at the 2021 Big 12 Championship, which are the second most ever at a single Big 12 Championship behind only Baylor’s Austin Taylor, who had 18 blocks at the 2014 tournament. It also broke Ivan McFarlin’s school record of 11 career blocks in Big 12 Championship games. The 14 blocks also set a new OSU record for a single conference championship.
• Was the only OSU player to appear in all 30 games, and his 24 starts were second only to Cade Cunningham.
• In Big 12 Conference play, Boone’s averages jumped to 10.4 points per game on a league-high 67.5 percent shooting.
• Ended the season having made 77 of his last 115 shots (.670) over the year’s final 18 games.
• Recorded a team-high 32 dunks in 2020-21, which are 13 more than the next closest Cowboy.
• Ranked fourth on the team in plus/minus with a mark of +73 (+2.6 per game, +4.9 per 40).
• Posted a pair of 20-point games, including a career-high 22-point, 11-rebound outburst in the win over No. 6 Texas.
• Owned the paint in a 21-point game against Baylor that included 10-of-15 shooting in GIA.
• Reached double-figures in scoring 14 times in 2020-21, including 10 points in the Big 12 Championship semifinal win over No. 2 Baylor and 12 points in the finals against No. No. 13 Texas.
• Was 7-of-7 from the floor for 15 points in the win at Iowa State, which made him one of just two Big 12 players to record a perfect shooting night while attempting seven or more shots.
• The only Big 12 player with multiple games of perfect shooting with five or more attempts. Boone was also 5-of-5 from the floor for 13 points in the win over Oakland.
• Ranked 11th in the Big 12 with a trio of double-digit rebounding performances.
• Will enter his junior season already tied for 16th in OSU history with 72 career blocks, and his career field goal clip of 60.8 percent would be the best in school history.
2019-20 (Freshman Season)
• Ranked 15th in the Big 12 - third among Big 12 freshmen - with 0.74 blocks per game.
• Named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 17 after great outings at K-State and against Texas Tech.
• Ranked fourth on the roster in plus/minus per 40 minutes (+4.4) and overall plus/minus (+40).
• Scored a career-high 16 points in the home win over No. 24 Texas Tech and added in four rebounds, one block and a steal.
• Blocked at least one shot in 18 of his 31 games this year, including 3-block games against Kansas City and Texas Tech.
• Second behind only Cameron McGriff for the team lead in dunks with 15.
• Averaged 4.7 points and 3.0 rebounds on 54.9 percent shooting in 31 appearances as a freshman, but those numbers jumped to 5.8 points and 3.2 rebounds on 59.0 percent shooting in Big 12 play.
• OSU's first forward off the bench, who showed his versatility in the post with five double-digit scoring performances.
• Posted 14 points, six rebounds and one assist in the win over Bedlam rival Oklahoma.
• Was 2-of-2 from the floor against Kansas State and finished with six points, three rebounds and a block.
• Put up his second-double digit scoring performance against Baylor with 10 points, five rebounds and a block in only 13 minutes.
• Scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds - both team highs - at home against Texas.
• Threw down a trio of dunks in a 10-point outing at Charleston.
• Posted 13 points, six boards and six blocks - all team highs - in just 16:10 in the exhibition win over Rogers State.
Memorial High School
• A consensus four-star recruit, Kalib was ranked as the top player in the state of Oklahoma and the nation's No. 98 overall recruit by both ESPN and 247Sports.com.
• With his brother Keylan, the Boone’s led Memorial High School to three straight Oklahoma state titles and a 77-8 record in that span.
• Named to the ESPN Top 100 list, and was also ranked the No. 23 power forward in the country by ESPN.
• Averaged a double-double over his final two seasons at Memorial, including 17.2 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a senior.
• Posted 17 rebounds – only one shy of his opponent’s team total – in the 2019 championship game against Del City.
• Set a new school record for career blocks with 277.
• Shot 66 percent from the field and 78 percent from the free throw line in 2019.
• Named to The Oklahoman’s Super 5 First Team in each of the last two seasons.
• Earned the Tulsa World’s All-World state MVP award in 2018 and is a finalist in 2019.
• Selected as the Tulsa World’s co-MVP of the 5A state tournament with twin brother Keylan for the second consecutive year after averaging 19 points and 12.7 rebounds.
• Career totals: 96 games, 1,181 points, 892 rebounds, 143 assists, 112 steals.
• Also selected with Keylan as co-MVP of the Green Country Conference.
• Averaged 17.1 points and 12.8 rebounds as a junior.
• A premier shot blocker, he had 12 games in 2017-18 with five or more blocks and finished the year with an average of 4.1 blocks per game.
• One of just three Oklahomans invited to the 2018 NBPA Top 100 camp.
Personal
• Born on Nov. 30, 2000.
• Is the son of Jamie Hawkins and Michael Boone.
• Twin brother Keylan is former a member of the Cowboy basketball team.
• Has two other siblings; Kiera and Kamren.
• Majoring in recreational management at OSU.
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