11/9/2023 basketball Edit

Warren Central (Ky.) 2024 G Kade Unseld signs with WKU

Warren Central (Ky.) 2024 SG Kade Unseld. (Kade Unseld)

Drew Toennies • InsideHilltopperSports

Staff Writer

WKU head coach Steve Lutz has announced the signing of Kade Unseld, a three-star shooting guard from Warren Central (Ky.) in the class of 2024.

The 6-foot-4, 195-pound in-state talent out of Bowling Green, KY. is coming off an outstanding junior campaign with the Dragons, winning the state title. Unseld is in prime position to find more success on the court in the 2023-24 campaign.

"First of all, Kade is a terrific young man that comes from a first-class family. The biggest compliment I can give him is that he's a winner on and off the court."

— Steve Lutz

With the Dragons last year, Unseld collected 16.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, becoming one of two underclassmen named to both the Courier-Journal and Lexington Herald Leader First Team All-State teams.

Following his championship run with Warren Central last season, Unseld was selected as MVP of the King of the Bluegrass Tournament.

"As a player, he has a tremendous gift for shooting the basketball and impacting the game with his high basketball IQ."

— Steve Lutz

Unseld was also named to the KHSAA Sweet 16 All-Tournament team after earning 18.3 points per game, including a 17-point contest in the state championship.

The in-state star has also made his presence known on the highest levels of grassroots basketball, contributing to Mokan Elite on the EYBL circuit. In the Peach Jam tournament, Unseld recorded 47% shooting from beyond the arc.

Over the summer, Unseld represented the state of Kentucky in the Kentucky-Indiana Junior All-Star game, impressing with 15 points and eight rebounds in the victory over the Hoosier State.

"Watching Kade play, it is evident that he has been coached at a high-level, and that will help him transition to the collegiate level. He is a perfect fit for our style of play and culture here at WKU."

— Steve Lutz

Unseld is the first player from the class of 2024 that has signed with Coach Lutz and the Hilltoppers this season.

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