Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2019-20: Appeared in 22 games and made four starts…Averaged 3.1 points and 13.5 minutes a game…Knocked down 11-of-15 free throws…Posted 23 assists and 12 steals…First career NCAA Division I start came in the season-opener at Vanderbilt (11/6)…Dropped in a season-high 15 points and had a season-best five rebounds vs. Belmont (1/9)…Also scored double figures when he had 10 points vs. Missouri S&T (11/22)…Finished with a season-high six assists vs. Denver (11/30)…Had two or more steals in three games…Scored 3.2 points per game in Ohio Valley Conference action.

2018-19: Appeared in 20 games off the bench at point guard...Averaged 3.3 points and 8.2 minutes per game...Shot 52.2 percent (24-of-46) from the field and drained 13-of-23 three-pointers for a 56.5 percent clip...Grabbed 13 rebounds, dished out 21 assists and had six steals...Tallied a season-best nine points in 19 minutes at Eastern Illinois (2/16)...Scored eight points and knocked down two 3-pointers vs. Abilene Christian (12/21)...Played two minutes in his NCAA Division I debut at Saint Louis (11/6)...Logged a season-high 20 minutes at Murray State (2/23).

Marshalltown CC: Spent his freshman season at Marshalltown Community College, where he averaged 13 points a game in 2017-18…Shot 44.3 percent from the field and 39 percent from the 3-point line, earning Second-Team All-Region honors…Shot 11-of-15 from the field, 5-of-7 from 3-point range and scored 29 points in the Tigers dominating win over conference rival Iowa Western.

Prep: Averaged 23.6 points, 4.2 assists and 3.8 steals per game at Songshan High School in 2016-17…Shot 49 percent (103-of-210) from the field and 85 percent (65-of-76) at the free throw line…Was part of two National Champion teams in the Taiwan High School Basketball League and won National League Most Valuable Player honors twice during his prep career…Also led the league in steals during the 2015 16 season.

Personal: Born July 26, 1998...Majoring in Recreation/Park Administration...Son of Hui-Min-Kao and Yu-Hua-Kao...Played with Chinese Taipei in the FIBA U18 Asia Championships, where he earned first-team honors…Averaged 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and two assists with the club…The experience afforded Kao the opportunity to play against some of the best amateur competition in the world.