Kevin Lisch
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Kevin Lisch is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player, currently signed with the Perth Wildcats
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...

 of the NBL
National Basketball League (Australasia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....

. Standing at 6'2" (188 cm) and weighing 196 lb (89 kg), Lisch plays both point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

 and shooting guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

.

Kevin Lisch was recruited to by the Perth Wildcats for the 2009-10 NBL season and helped the team to their NBL record 5th championship. Lisch capped off his rookie year in the league by winning the Larry Sengstock Medal as the MVP of the Grand Final series against the Wollongong Hawks
Wollongong Hawks
The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...

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In 2010–11
2010–11 NBL season
The 2010–11 National Basketball League is the thirty-third season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 9 teams will contest the league. The regular season will be played between October 2010 and April 2011, followed by a post-season involving the top four. The schedule was...

 Lisch was named as co-winner of the Wildcats MVP award along with injured captain Shawn Redhage
Shawn Redhage
Shawn Redhage is a naturalised Australian professional basketball player, originally from the United States...

. Kevin Lisch averaged 13.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the 4th placed Wildcats.

As of 22 November 2011 Lisch has played 73 NBL games for the Perth Wildcats. He is averaging 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists over his career and is currently putting up stats of 17 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the 2011–12 NBL season
2011–12 NBL season
The 2011–12 National Basketball League is the thirty-fourth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 9 teams will contest the league. The regular season will be played between October 2011 and March 2012, followed by a post-season involving the top four in April 2012. The...

. His form has been such that he was named the NBL's Player of the Month for October.

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