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Yahoo Sports Feature - Q&A with New Mexico freshman Alex Kirk GENERAL INFORMATION In-state product who played in the post • For a big man, he is a very good passer and can make shots from 15-20 feet • Signed with UNM in November of 2009 • Has a wingspan of 7-foot-2 • High school head coach was his father, Alan • Had back surgery in the summer of 2011 and redshirted the season 2011-12 • SOPHOMORE Redshirted after surgery for a herniated disc in his back 2010-11 • FRESHMAN Started the first 18 games - and 21 of the first 22 - in the post, but was a reserve the final 13 games • MWC's No. 2 freshman rebounder at 3.7 rpg • 126 total boards is seventh-most in a season by a Lobo freshman • second on the team with 20 blocks while averaging 15 minutes a game • 8.1 ppg and 5.4 rpg in 15 regular season non-conference games, but 2.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 11.5 minutes in MWC contests • Just 21 points his final 16 games, and scoreless in nine of them • two points and five rebounds in nine minutes against UTEP in the NIT first round • it was his most rebounds in 10 games, since five at Colorado State on Feb. 12 • two points and three boards in eight minutes at Alabama in the NIT • nine points and a career-high four blocks against Colorado State Jan. 12 • Scintillating performance against Cal State Bakersfield with a UNM freshman record 31 points on 11-13 FGs, 2-3 3s and 7-8 FTs in just 21 minutes • the previous mark was 30 points by Kenny Thomas against Utah in the 1996 WAC Tournament championship game • tied an MWC freshman record (SDSU's Evan Burns vs. UNM in 2003 and Wyoming's Desmar Jackson vs. Utah in 2010) • Seven points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes at Dayton • 10 points in 24 minutes at Texas Tech • scored eight in the second half and was 4-4 from the FT line • Six points and a career-high-tying 10 rebounds against Colorado in Las Vegas...had nine boards in the first half • Six points, four rebounds and a career-high three blocks in 18 minutes vs. The Citadel • Eight points and a team-high seven rebounds at Cal • Got off to an historic beginning in the opener against Detroit, becoming the first UNM freshman to register a double-double (10-10) in his Lobo debut HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Los Alamos (N.M.) HS • Rated No. 97 overall prospect and the seventh-best center in the ESPNU 100 entering his senior season • Three-time first team all-state pick with three-year averages of 23.8 points, 12.7 rebounds and 6.7 blocks • Played in the Jack Jones Shootout in Memphis, Tenn., the Academic All-American Classic in Los Angeles and the New Mexico North/South game in July of 2010 • New Mexico Gatorade player of the year and district 2AAAA Player of the Year as a senior when he averaged 25.2 points, 13.7 rebounds and an astounding 8.1 blocks per game for the Hilltoppers • Shot 61% from the floor and 76% from the line • Averaged 27.6 points, 14.2 rebounds, 7 blocks and 3 assists as a junior PERSONAL Born Nov. 14, 1991, in Los Alamos • Full name is Alex Ryan Kirk • Son of Alan and Pat Kirk • Interested in business as a major but is currently undecided 
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