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75-407: The school has an operating budget of approximately $ 14 million and a staff of less than 100. From its inception, South Kent School was intended to offer a service-oriented education "at minimum cost for boys of ability and character, who presumably on graduation must be self-supporting. " Its motto is " Simplicity of life, Self-reliance, and Directness of purpose ". The hamlet of South Kent emerged in

150-511: A layup to force overtime. In the championship game against Charlotte , Stauskas tallied 20 points and a career-high 3 steals . Although Michigan lost in the championship game, Stauskas earned tournament MVP honors. In the second half Stauskas twisted his ankle, but continued to play the final 9½ minutes. Stauskas sat out the November 29 game against Coppin State to rest his ankle. In

225-653: A 10-day contract with the Miami Heat . Following the expiration of his 10-day contract, Stauskas returned to the Grand Rapids Gold . On March 1, 2022, he scored a franchise-record 57 points in a 131–127 win over the Wisconsin Herd . Alongside the feat, which was the sixth-highest scoring total in NBA G League history, he logged a G League-record 38 first half points. Stauskas made his first 12 shots in

300-409: A 7-for-9 three-point effort against Illinois to help Michigan clinch its 14th and 8th outright Big Ten Conference championship. On March 8, Stauskas had a team-high 21 points to help Michigan close out its season with a season-ending 84–80 victory over Indiana. On March 10 Stauskas earned his fourth Big Ten Player of the week award (this time Co-POTW with Shavon Shields ). Stauskas's four Player of

375-509: A baseball pass as a press breaker. And he had never thrown a baseball . Until 2009, Stauskas played for Loyola Catholic Secondary School . He averaged 15 points , 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 2007–08 and 32 points, 14 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 2008–09. Stauskas also joined the premier Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team in Toronto, run by Ro Russell. Some of Russell's prior players, such as Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph had gone to

450-407: A brief tenure, then Noble Richards '49 was headmaster until 1996. He was succeeded by John S. Farber (96-00), John C. Farr '58 (retired in 2003), then by Andrew J. Vadnais through 2018, then followed by Lawrence A. Smith '73. An independent board of trustees governs the school. South Kent School's most current head of school is Brian D. Sullivan. Enrollment at the beginning of the 2022–23 school year

525-715: A career-high-tying 24 points in a 128–119 win over the Los Angeles Lakers . On February 4, 2019, Stauskas was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Wade Baldwin IV and two second-round picks for Rodney Hood . Three days later, he was acquired by the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade that involved the Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings . Hours later, he was traded again, this time to

600-503: A career-high-tying 8 assists as well as a team-high 17 points. The 2013–14 team was eliminated in the elite eight round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament by Kentucky as Stauskas led all scorers with 24 points. Stauskas and teammate Caris LeVert joined Julius Randle , Aaron Harrison and Marcus Lee on the All-Midwest Regional team. On April 15, in a joint press conference with Robinson on

675-535: A consensus All-American. Stauskas also earned John R. Wooden Award All-American Team recognition. Stauskas was the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media, becoming Michigan's fifth B1G player of the year and 2nd consecutive. On March 11 Stauskas was named District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Player of

750-450: A consensus top 10 entering class for its 2012 class. Stauskas led St. Mark's to 67–57 victory in a 2012 Hoophall Classic contest with 16 points against Friends Central . As the season progressed, Stauskas (and Robinson) improved in the national player ratings to offset McGary's slide and maintain a top-rated class. He scored 19 to lead his school to a 59–53 2012 NEPSAC Class AA Championship game victory over Noel's Tilton. Stauskas earned

825-784: A member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council and the Hudson Valley Athletic League and adheres to all league guidelines. Students can participate in post-season tournaments and compete for league and New England titles. The school also maintains membership in the National Association of Independent Schools , the National Association of Episcopal Schools , the Secondary School Admission Test Board ,

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900-588: A miss was one shy of a conference record shared by Wolverine Glen Rice and 3 others (including David Lighty 's 2011 NCAA Tournament performance). Stauskas joined McGary and Most Outstanding Player Trey Burke on the South All-Regional team. For the season, his .9 fouls per 40 minutes was second in the country. In the offseason, Stauskas added 16 pounds (7.3 kg) to his frame and 6 inches (15.2 cm) to his vertical jump . On November 12, Stauskas posted career highs of 23 points and 5 assists in

975-663: A monk of the Order of the Holy Cross and founded the Kent School on the Housatonic River in 1906. He promoted the philosophy of self-help and stewardship by asking students, many of whom scions of prominent families, to participating in housework or help with farming to raise produce for the school. It was also the first secondary school in the country to charge tuition on a sliding scale. Under his leadership, Kent

1050-457: A new career-high 22 points. For his first two 20 point performances, he repeated as Big Ten Freshman of the Week on December 3. On December 29, against Central Michigan , Stauskas posted 19 points on 5-for-8 three-point shooting. His 5 three-pointers and 7 rebounds were career-highs, earning him his third Big Ten Freshman of the Week on December 31. Entering the day of December 31, Stauskas led

1125-568: A verbal commitment to Michigan. This commitment made him the second member of Michigan's recruiting class of 2012. That summer, he scored 27 points in an exhibition of Canadian high school all-stars against the Baylor Bears men's basketball team . Prior to his senior year, ESPN named him as one of the top 25 three-point shooters in the national class of 2012. At the time of their November 2011 National Letter of Intent signings, Stauskas, Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary gave Michigan

1200-543: Is divided into fall, winter, and spring. Students typically enroll in five major academic courses each term. Accelerated courses, including advanced placement, are offered in more than a dozen subjects (several in conjunction with Syracuse University). ESL is a program for international students to improve or reinforce written and oral English skills. The focus is on structure, comprehension, and conversation. Nearly half of South Kent graduates have been non-native English speakers in recent years. Due in part to its rural setting,

1275-529: Is the father of former Michigan teammate Josh Bartelstein , and agent for former teammate Tim Hardaway Jr. Stauskas was drafted 8th overall by the Sacramento Kings . He was the highest Michigan selection since Jamal Crawford went 8th in the 2000 NBA draft . With teammates McGary and Robinson also being drafted, it marked the first time Michigan had at least three draft picks since the 1990 NBA draft . With Burke and Hardaway having been drafted

1350-554: The Sporting News . Stauskas earned third team All-American recognition from USA Today . He was a first team All-American selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He was also a second team selection by Sports Illustrated and Bleacher Report , as well as a third team selection by NBC Sports . When Stauskas was named second team All-American by the Associated Press, he became

1425-481: The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes that any team has won three consecutive games all of which were against top 10 opponents. It also gave Michigan a 7–0 Big Ten start, which is the best since the 1976–77 team won its first eight games. His effort for the week earned a second Big Ten Player of the Week recognition on January 27. Stauskas also earned Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week recognition from United States Basketball Writers Association on January 28. He led

1500-423: The 1998–99 team did so, ending an 11-game losing streak at Wisconsin. On January 21, Stauskas earned his first Big Ten Conference Player of the Week recognition. At the time he was leading the conference in scoring and 20-point games. On January 22, against (#10) Iowa Stauskas tied his career high with 26 points and contributed 5 rebounds and 5 assists, helping Michigan defeat consecutive top 10 opponents for

1575-477: The 2014 NBA draft began when he got hot in January 2014 and his father told Sports Illustrated , "He knows all he has to do is keep his nose to the grindstone for another couple of months, and there's a really good possibility he might be able to go pro." However, a few days later, Stauskas attempted to distance himself from his father's statements and apologized to his fans. Following the season, Stauskas, who

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1650-469: The Big Ten Network , Stauskas declared for the 2014 NBA draft . During his two years with Michigan, the school enjoyed its winningest two-year stretch in school history marked by a total of 59 wins. Of Michigan's prior 14 early NBA draft entrants, 10 were selected in the first round and 3 in the second. Stauskas did sign with Bartelstein (along with teammate McGary). On February 13, Stauskas

1725-527: The Cleveland Cavaliers . He posted a career-high-tying 15 points. On November 7, Stauskas posted a career-high 18 points and career-high tying five assists against the Orlando Magic . On December 1, Stauskas and the 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 103–91. The win ended the longest losing streak in the history of major professional sports in the United States (28 games going back to

1800-529: The Indiana Pacers alongside Baldwin, a 2021 second-round draft pick and the rights to Maarty Leunen , in exchange for cash considerations. He was waived by the Pacers on February 8. On February 11, Stauskas signed with the Cavaliers. On August 1, 2019, Stauskas signed a one-year deal with Spanish EuroLeague club Kirolbet Baskonia . On February 12, 2020, Baskonia and Stauskas agreed to terminate

1875-539: The Michigan Wolverines from 2012 to 2014. He was drafted eighth overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings . Stauskas, whose family is of Lithuanian heritage, is a member of the Canadian national team . As a freshman for the 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines , Stauskas was named Sports Illustrated National Freshman of the Week once, Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week three times and to

1950-492: The Wayman Tisdale Award , United States Basketball Writers Association 's National Freshman of the Year, top 12 midseason list. During the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament , he earned South All-Regional Team recognition. As a sophomore for the 2013–14 team, Stauskas went on to be named a 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball consensus All-American and was named Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of

2025-547: The 18-game 2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season schedule with a 37% three-point percentage on 30-for-81 shooting during conference play. Having made his last 20 consecutive free throws entering the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Sweet Sixteen, Stauskas ended the season with an 85.1% (74–87) free throw shooting percentage, which was better than the Big Ten Conference free throw shooting percentage leader, Adreian Payne (84.8%). In

2100-624: The 65 first place votes. It marked the first time Michigan ranked atop the AP Poll since the Fab Five 1992–93 team did so on December 5, 1992. On January 31, Stauskas and Robinson were named to the Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA National Freshman of the Year) top 12 midseason list, recognizing their performances as being among the 12 best freshman performances in the NCAA competition. Stauskas finished

2175-481: The April 8 national championship game where the team lost to Louisville by an 82–76 margin. His 6 three-point shots was a new career best and his 22-point performance tied his career high. All his three-point shots came from the left corner. The 6 three-point shots pushed Stauskas to a Michigan freshman-season record total of 80, surpassing Tim Hardaway Jr. 's two-year-old record of 76. Six 3 point shots made without

2250-598: The Connecticut Association of Independent Schools, The Association of Boarding Schools, the International Coalition of Boys Schools and the National Association for College Admission Counseling . 41°40′35″N 73°28′45″W  /  41.6765°N 73.4792°W  / 41.6765; -73.4792 Frederick Herbert Sill Frederick Herbert Sill (1874 – July 17, 1952) was an American Episcopalian priest and educator. He

2325-462: The January 2 Big Ten Conference opener against Minnesota , Stauskas set a career high with 7 assists while scoring 14 points. On January 14, he had a game-high 21 points, team-high 5 assists as well as 6 rebounds against Penn State . On January 18, Stauskas scored 23 points including the final 11 for Michigan as the team defeated (#3) Wisconsin at the Kohl Center for the first time since

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2400-517: The NEPSAC championship game MVP. He was selected to the 2012 All-NEPSAC Class AA first team (along with teammate Kaleb Tarczewski ). Following these honors, Stauskas's stock and rankings continued to rise. Sources: The 2011–12 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team had been co-champions of 2011–12 Big Ten Conference , but lost both of its co- captains , Zack Novak and Stu Douglass , to graduation and three players as transfers. The team

2475-594: The South Kent venture adopted the last as the new school's motto. In the early 2000s, Headmaster Vadnais and the Board recognized that young athletes with professional aspirations not only fit the description in Father Sill's proposal, but that many of them were likely to see high school as the final step in their education, as well. The number of notable athletes who have graduated from South Kent has burgeoned during

2550-600: The Summer League Champions. In the 2014–15 NBA.com Rookie Survey at the annual Rookie Photo Shoot on August 6, Stauskas was named by his peers as the second best shooter in the Rookie class behind Doug McDermott . During his rookie pre-season, he got a lot of publicity for the statement "I understand that I'm a rookie and I'm white, so people are going to attack me" because of stereotypes about race and his unproven and presumably weak defensive skills. Stauskas

2625-644: The Timberwolves, who assigned his rights to the Iowa Wolves . Stauskas played for Canada in the 2009 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship held in Argentina . He helped lead the Canadian junior national team to a bronze medal, which qualified them for the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship . He averaged 9.4 points per game in the tournament, including a game-high 21 points in a 126–78 loss against

2700-438: The United States team led by Bradley Beal and James Michael McAdoo on June 20, 2009. First overall 2013 NBA draft pick Anthony Bennett was one of Stauskas' teammates in the tournament. Stauskas was later invited to train with the Canadian senior national team . He represented Canada at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship , contributing 111 points in 9 games—including 18-for-36 three-point shooting, but did not play in

2775-504: The United States to complete their scholastic years. Stauskas spent the 2009–10 academic year at South Kent School , but he transferred to St. Mark's School the following year. He missed the 2009–10 basketball season as a result of a hip injury. Michigan Wolverines men's basketball head coach John Beilein became familiar with Stauskas during the Summer 2010 NBA camp prior to Stauskas's junior year. He visited Michigan that summer and

2850-555: The Week awards led the Big Ten for the season. Four B1G Player of the Week awards is a Michigan single-season record. At the end of the regular season, he was the only player in the Big Ten to rank among the top 10 for field goal percentage (48.9), three-point percentage (45.8) and free throw percentage (81.1). On March 22 against Texas in Michigan's second game of the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament , Stauskas had

2925-846: The Year for the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season . Stauskas has played for several NBA and NBA G League teams. In 2022, he reached the NBA Finals with the Celtics. Stauskas grew up in Mississauga, Ontario . His first experience with basketball came as a member of the Aušra Sports Club, which is a Toronto-based traveling team for children of Lithuanian descent. He became so devoted to basketball that his head coach at Michigan, John Beilein , said in 2013, He doesn't know anything about hockey, he doesn't know anything about football . The other day we had him try to throw

3000-558: The Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association . Stauskas was listed on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 7 first team on March 12. Stauskas was named to the 2014 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team. Stauskas's career free throw percentage of 83.16% is second in Michigan history, and his 44.10% three-point shot percentage ranks fifth. Discussion about him entering

3075-566: The conference in scoring and three-point shooting percentage through January, but he only scored six points when Michigan got upset by Indiana on February 2, ending a 10-game winning streak and 8–0 Big Ten conference start. Stuaskas established another career high in assists with 8 against Nebraska on February 5 as the team posted its largest conference game margin of victory since defeating Indiana 112–64 on February 22, 1998. On February 23 against (#13/14) Michigan State, Michigan rebounded from an early 22–11 deficit to win 79–70. Stauskas led

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3150-643: The contract. On December 3, 2020, Stauskas was signed to a training camp contract by the Milwaukee Bucks . He was waived at the end of training camp. On January 27, 2021, Stauskas was included on the Raptors 905 roster for the 2020–21 season. On October 16, Stauskas was signed by the Denver Nuggets , but was waived later that day. He subsequently joined the Grand Rapids Gold as an affiliate player. On December 31, 2021, Stauskas signed

3225-596: The first time in his NBA career. On December 7, 2017, Stauskas was traded, along with Jahlil Okafor and a 2019 second round draft pick, to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Trevor Booker . In his debut for the Nets on December 15, 2017, Stauskas scored a team-high 22 points in a 120–87 loss to the Toronto Raptors . In his first few weeks with Brooklyn, he made 19 of his first 33 shots (57.6%) from beyond

3300-411: The first time in his career. Stauskas established another career high the next day against Florida State as he scored 26 points including 7 of the team's 13 points in overtime, despite scoring only 3 points in the first half. In the game, he set a career high with 9 made free throws and logged his fourth consecutive 20 point game. Following a Michigan timeout with 11 seconds in regulation, Stauskas made

3375-468: The first time since the 1996–97 team . On January 25 in the Michigan–Michigan rivalry game against the 2013–14 Spartans , Stauskas contributed 19 points and 4 assists, including a 5-for-6 effort on three-point shots. The 80–75 victory over (#3) Michigan State marked the first time in school history that the team defeated three consecutive AP Poll top ten opponents and marked the first time since

3450-569: The first to do it on consecutive nights. Stauskas' 100-point effort coincided with the 60th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game . On March 8, 2022, he was named G League Player of the Week. On March 4, 2022, Stauskas signed a two-year contract with the Boston Celtics . Stauskas and the Celtics reached the 2022 NBA Finals , where they lost in 6 games to the Golden State Warriors . On July 9, 2022, Stauskas

3525-501: The first week of the 2016–17 NBA season , the 76ers exercised the fourth-year team option. On November 19, 2016, Stauskas scored 21 points, while shooting 8-for-9 in a 120–105 win over the Phoenix Suns . He posted a career-high 24 points on 4-for-7 three-point shooting on March 4 in a 136–106 loss to Detroit . On March 20 against Orlando and March 22 against Oklahoma City , Stauskas reached 20 points in consecutive contests for

3600-464: The game (including a 9–9/24 point 1st quarter), marking the second-highest scoring 100% FG% quarter in league history. The 38-point first half was one point shy of the G League record for either half. The next day, Stauskas posted 43 points against the Lakeland Magic , becoming the second G League player ( Russ Smith , 105 March 2016) to achieve at least 100 points in consecutive games and

3675-574: The hard court tennis courts, a weight-training facility, numerous athletics fields, and the adjacent Tom Fazio -designed Bulls Bridge Golf Club. Over one hundred years, the school has been home to fewer than 3,000 students, resident faculty and their families, and several other notables. Father Sill wrote in his proposal for the founding of Kent School that it would " provide...for boys of ability and character, who presumably on graduation must be self-supporting...Simplicity, self-reliance and directness...." Seventeen years later, he and his partners in

3750-519: The mid-1700s on the "main road over Spooner Hill to Bull's Bridge", where Jacob Bull established an iron foundry; by 1800, an ironworks and forge were also set up near the outlet from Hatch Pond. When railroads came up the valley in the 1840s, efficient competition from western foundries shuttered the Connecticut iron industry. By 1920, the area's population was half its Revolution-era level, and farm properties were available inexpensively. The school

3825-466: The nation in three-point field goal percentage . On January 16, 2013, Sporting News named Stauskas the surprise player of the first half of the year. As late as January 28, Stauskas was leading the Big Ten in free throw shooting percentage (.833) as well as three-pointers made and was second in 3-point shooting percentage (.490). On that day, Michigan was ranked number one in the AP Poll with 51 of

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3900-566: The nickname "Sauce Castillo" via social media after a closed captioning error. Stauskas started in the Kings' April 15 season finale against the Los Angeles Lakers and tallied 5 assists. It was his first and only start of the season. On July 10, 2015, Stauskas was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Carl Landry , Jason Thompson , a future first round pick, and the rights to swap first round picks in 2016 and 2017, in exchange for

3975-619: The past quarter-century. They include: Several notable athletes attended South Kent but graduated elsewhere; among them Nik Stauskas , Dion Waiters , Tremont Waters , and Andrew Peeke . South Kent School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and has held membership in District III of the Cum Laude Society for more than eighty years. South Kent competes athletically as

4050-597: The prior season) and the worst start in NBA history (tied with the 2009–10 New Jersey Nets at 0–18). Stauskas was injured in overtime of the January 15, 2016 contest against the Chicago Bulls and missed three games before returning to the lineup on January 25 against the Boston Celtics . Stauskas established a new career high on March 18 against the Oklahoma City Thunder , scoring 23 points. After

4125-410: The regional finals on March 31 against Florida , Stauskas made all 6 of his three-point shot attempts, including all 5 in the first half as the team built a 41–17 lead before going into the half up 47–30. This marked the best NCAA Tournament single-game three-point shooting percentage in school history (min 5 attempts) since no other Wolverine has shot 100% with at least 5 attempts. Michigan advanced to

4200-538: The rights to Artūras Gudaitis and Luka Mitrović . During the preseason, Stauskas was impaired by a right tibia stress reaction. Although he felt recovered from the stress reaction by the beginning of the season, he missed the October 28 season opener with back spasms. Stauskas debuted for the 76ers on October 30 against the Utah Jazz , scoring 12 points. Stauskas moved into the starting lineup on November 2 against

4275-588: The school has established a learning track focused on environmental management and entrepreneurship. Technologies range from historic architecture and building techniques to robotics and software design. Facilities available to students include The Admiral James & Sybil Stockdale Arena, the Joseph J. Brown gymnasium, the Alumni Boathouse on Hatch Pond for rowing, the Anne H. Funnell cross-country trail,

4350-500: The second game of the regular season against South Carolina State . In the next game, Stauskas contributed a career-high 6 assists as well as 20 points against Iowa State on November 17. Stauskas scored a game-high 24 points on November 21 against Long Beach State in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off , surpassing his career high set two games before and giving him three consecutive 20-point performances for

4425-490: The team's final game. Food poisoning had impaired him in the semifinal loss against Venezuela , and the illness caused him to miss the bronze medal game against Mexico , which Canada won 87–86. Stauskas is the son of Paul and Ruta Stauskas. His brother's name is Peter. Three of Stauskas's four grandparents lived in Lithuania before World War II . Stauskas previously attended Lithuanian Saturday School in Toronto and

4500-611: The three-point line and set a career high with 7 made three-point shots (on 7-for-10 shooting) on December 27 against the New Orleans Pelicans , which tied a Nets franchise record by a performance off the bench. On July 5, 2018, Stauskas signed with the Portland Trail Blazers . In his debut for the Trail Blazers in their season opener on October 18, 2018, Stauskas came off the bench to score

4575-559: The tournament. On November 26, Stauskas earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for his NIT tournament performance in which he averaged 12.5 points and 4.5 rebounds . On November 27, Michigan defeated its first ranked opponent of the season, NC State (#18 AP Poll /#18 Coaches' Poll ), in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge with a then-career-high 20 points from Stauskas in a 79–72 victory. On December 1 against Bradley , Stauskas made his first career regular season start and posted

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4650-436: The way with 25 points on 9-for-13 shooting and with 21 coming in the second half, including 10 that took the score from a 48–43 deficit to a 53–51 lead. It marked his first game with 9 made field goals . He added 5 assists, 3 rebounds and no fouls on his way to earning his third Big Ten Player of the Week recognition on February 24. On March 4, Stauskas had 24 points, including a career-high seven three-point shots, as part of

4725-467: The year before, every player that started in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was drafted either in the 2013 or 2014 NBA draft. Stauskas committed to represent the Sacramento Kings in 2014 NBA Summer League . On July 8, 2014, Stauskas signed a rookie scale contract with the Sacramento Kings. During the 2014 NBA Summer League Stauskas was a starting member of

4800-471: The years, several buildings were added to the Straight property, and additional acreage was acquired. Most recently, the defunct farm on the north end of Hatch Pond was purchased. Sam Bartlett became the first headmaster , serving for 45 years. Bartlett was followed as headmaster by conservationist L. Wynne Wister (1955–69), then George M. Bartlett (son of the first headmaster) through 1989. Peter Arango had

4875-485: Was 150 young men worldwide in four "forms" (or grades). International students from twenty nations and U.S. students from nineteen states across America are represented. South Kent is a college-preparatory school; the course of study is designed with the intent that every student will continue his education at a higher-level institution. In 2017–18, the school had 35 faculty members who offered 48 courses in 2 primary divisions, math/science, and humanities. The school year

4950-547: Was affectionally called "Pater" by students of the school. Sill died on July 17, 1952, at his home in Kent, Connecticut . Nik Stauskas Nikolas Tomas Stauskas (born October 7, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard , Stauskas played two seasons of college basketball for

5025-401: Was also being recruited by Villanova , Iowa State , Georgetown , Notre Dame , Florida and Providence . By the time he arrived at St. Mark's, he was expected to be an All-State performer. In the 2011 NEPSAC Class AA Championship game, Stauskas led St. Mark's in scoring with 17 points against Nerlens Noel and the Tilton School , but St. Marks lost 72–56. On March 26, 2011, Stauskas made

5100-455: Was founded in 1923 as a joint venture between Reverend Frederick Herbert Sill , headmaster of Kent School , and two of his recent graduates, Samuel Slater Bartlett and Richard M. Cuyler. The Straight farm was purchased from members of the Judd family, and additions to the farmhouse were made to house a chapel, twenty-four students, and faculty. From the start, students provided labor for daily cleaning, maintenance, and unskilled construction. Over

5175-409: Was one of four Big Ten players (along with Keith Appling , Gary Harris and Roy Devyn Marble ) who were named to the 30-man Naismith College Player of the Year midseason watchlist. On March 8, Stauskas was one of two Big Ten players (along with Harris) listed among the 15 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award . Stauskas was a 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American second-team selection by

5250-480: Was regarded as a likely late first round selection, said he would need some time to process his decision and that he would make his decision after talking to his coaches and family. On April 6, Stauskas said he would make his decision within the next week or so. On April 10, reports emerged that Stauskas had decided to go pro, but he denied he had made a decision. The reports were based on rumors that Stauskas had decided to hire Mark Bartelstein as his agent. Bartelstein

5325-471: Was returning a nucleus of All-Big Ten players Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. Stauskas began his college career with the expectation that he would be a sharpshooter based on his performance in three-point field goal drills in which he had raised the bar for the team. In the championship rounds of the 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off tournament at Madison Square Garden on November 21 and 23, Michigan defeated Pittsburgh and Kansas State , respectively, to win

5400-660: Was surprised by the attention the statement received. In his first week in the league, he had a 3-block game against the Los Angeles Clippers . On December 8 in his first game against Utah and former teammate and fellow Big Ten Player of the Year Burke, Stauskas posted career highs of 15 points and 8 rebounds. Stauskas again posted 15 points against the New York Knicks and former Michigan teammate Tim Hardaway Jr. on March 3. On March 24, he received

5475-641: Was the founder of Kent School , a private boarding school in Kent, Connecticut . Sill was born in New York City to Jane and Thomas Henry Sill, who was the vicar of St. Chrysostom's Chapel on West 39th Street in Manhattan . He graduated from Columbia University in 1894 and from General Theological Seminary in 1898, the same year he was ordained. From 1898 to 1900, Sill served as a curate at Mount Calvary Church in Baltimore . In 1900, he became

5550-641: Was traded, alongside Daniel Theis , Aaron Nesmith , Malik Fitts , Juwan Morgan and a 2023 first-round pick, to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon . On July 14, Stauskas was waived by the Pacers. Stauskas' G-League rights were still held by the Gold, who traded them to the College Park Skyhawks , who turned around and dealt him to the Minnesota Timberwolves . Stauskas entered training camp under contract with

5625-465: Was transformed into one of America's foremost boy's schools. Sill was the coxswain of the Columbia varsity crew of 1895 that won the first Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta at Poughkeepsie, New York , and he coached the crew team of Kent School, leading it to victory in regattas across New England . On June 5, 1941, Sill retired from his post as headmaster after a paralytic stroke. He

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