Kanon Catchings

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Brownsburg, Ind.
High School:
Overtime Elite
Prev Team:
BYU

2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Appeared in 31 of 36 games during BYU’s “Sweet 16” campaign, including 15 starts.
• Averaged 7.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 17.4 minutes of playing time per outing.
• Reached double figures in the scoring column nine times, including a pair of 20-point performances and a season-high 23 points at Baylor.
• Ranked second on the team in blocks per game at 0.4 swats an outing.
• Opened his collegiate career with a 17-point, three-block effort against Central Arkansas.
• Reached the 20-point plateau for the first time with 21 points against Florida A&M on Dec. 20 in BYU’s final contest before the holiday break.
• Produced the Big 12 Bench Performance of the Week against Baylor with 23 points on a perfect shooting effort in an overtime victory over Baylor.
• Became the only freshman this century to go 8-of-8 from the field with a least four 3-pointers and three free throws in BYU’s OT decision over Baylor on Jan. 28.
• Tied for the sixth most field goals and eighth most 3-pointers without a miss in program history against the Bears.

High School Highlights:
• Coached by Tim Fanning while playing for Cold Hearts at Overtime Elite (OTE) during the 2023-24 season as a senior.
• A consensus four-star recruit in the Class of 2024 tabbed as high as No. 32 nationally by Rivals.com, as well as No. 37 by ESPN.com, No. 39 in the On3Sports.com composite and No. 41 by 247Sports.com.
• As a senior, averaged 14.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while shooting 54.5 percent from the field for Cold Hearts during 15 regular-season games.
• Upped his production to 18.6 points and 8.4 boards in five playoff contests.
• All told, posted 16 double-figure scoring tallies, including five 20-point showings, and four double-digit rebounding efforts – resulting in four double-doubles – in 20 OTE contests during the 2023-24 season.
• Poured in a season-high 27 points against Blue Checks and hauled down a season-most 15 boards versus Jelly Fam.
• Coached by Steve Lynch at Brownsburg High School as a sophomore and a junior.
• Named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Supreme 15 Underclass all-state team in 2022 following his junior season.
• In 51 varsity outings during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, compiled 752 points (14.7 ppg) and 145 rebounds (3.9 rpg) for the Bulldogs.
• In two seasons of varsity play at Brownsburg, recorded 40 double-figure outputs with nine 20-point tallies and four 30-point outbursts including a career-high 39 versus Kokomo on Dec. 30, 2022.
• Also notched a pair of double-digit rebounding efforts, including a career-most 12 against Lakota West on Nov. 26, 2022, en route to two double-doubles with the Bulldogs.
• As a junior, averaged 17.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game to help Brownsburg finish 22-5 and reach to the semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament where they lost to eventual champions Ben Davis.
• As a sophomore, contributed 11.6 points and 3.0 boards per game as the Bulldogs compiled a 15-9 record.

Personal:
• Born August 10, 2005, Kanon is the son of Tauja Catchings and is undecided on a major.
• The latest limb in a family tree of basketball standouts.
• His mother, Tauja, was a first-team All-Big Ten player at Illinois who was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2000 WNBA Draft.
• His grandfather, Harvey, played 11 seasons in the NBA with the 76ers, Nets, Bucks and Clippers, compiling 2,335 points, 3,639 rebounds and 1,226 blocks in 725 career games.
• His aunt, Tamika, is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame who starred at Tennessee before becoming a 10-time WNBA All-Star and earning 2011 WNBA MVP honors with the Indiana Fever. She also is a four-time Olympic Gold Medalist.