First of all, the news:
Kunkel will be using the extra year afforded him due to Covid, having appeared in 50 games for Xavier over the past two seasons. Kunkel’s role was mostly as a scorer off the bench and that was one at which he excelled at times, posting 22 points in his Big East debut against Marquette and 25 in a win at Butler. Much of the burden to provide Xavier with a three point threat fell on him when Nate Johnson struggled with injuries in each of the last two Februaries, although his flair for deceptive and acrobatic two point finishes has landed him on his share of highlight videos.