“I was looking at last year at this time, like we had such a good team, and where was I going to find a role to help this team win?” he said. “That’s what I thought about a lot during the offseason, how I can just help the team win and improve?”
Kaufman-Renn went on to say — and a reminder this is coming from the former Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball runner-up — that he’s “lucky to find a role” on such a good team.
Painter brings up the word “confidence” when talking about Kaufman-Renn, who is an analytical thinker. His mother, Lara Renn, once described her son as his own toughest critic, citing the time in fifth grade he tried to ground himself for forgetting to take out the trash.
Kaufman-Renn went on to say — and a reminder this is coming from the former Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball runner-up — that he’s “lucky to find a role” on such a good team.
Painter brings up the word “confidence” when talking about Kaufman-Renn, who is an analytical thinker. His mother, Lara Renn, once described her son as his own toughest critic, citing the time in fifth grade he tried to ground himself for forgetting to take out the trash.
TKR stuck with Purdue, says he's 'lucky to find a role.' He found his scoring vs Utah State.
Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots in helping send Purdue basketball to the Sweet 16.
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