▁by ▁aver aging ▁ 1 0 . 3 ▁points ▁in ▁ 3 3 . 1 ▁minutes ▁per ▁game . ▁That ▁year ▁AS U ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season ▁ ▁After ▁H arden ▁and ▁P ender graph ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁NBA , ▁Ku ks iks ' ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁increased , ▁and ▁he ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁leading ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁scoring , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 2 . 1 ▁points ▁per ▁game . ▁In ▁his ▁junior ▁year , ▁Ku ks iks ▁had ▁six ▁ 2 0 - point ▁games . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁senior ▁season , ▁Ku ks iks ▁aver aged ▁ 1 0 . 4 ▁points ▁per ▁game . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁college ▁basketball ▁career ▁at ▁Arizona ▁State , ▁with ▁ 2 8 0 ▁career ▁three - pointer s ▁made , ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁member ▁of ▁AS U ' s ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 - points ▁scored ▁club , ▁as ▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁college ▁career ▁with ▁ 1 , 1 7 5 ▁points . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Arizona ▁State , ▁Ku ks iks ▁returned ▁to ▁Europe , ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁pro ▁contract ▁with ▁Val encia ▁B asket , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁AC B ▁League , ▁which ▁is ▁often ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁national ▁domestic ▁league ▁in ▁Europe . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1