Vinny Curta

Vinny Curta

  • Award
    Men's Basketball Performer of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/30/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Grinnell College
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Guard
  • Hometown
    Oak Lawn, Ill.
  • High School
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
Curta averaged 29.0 points a contest and came up with 12 assists and six steals last week as Grinnell improved to 8-4 in league play. Curta erupted for a career-high 40 points in the Pioneers' thrilling 117-116 come-from-behind victory at Cornell. Three days later, the nation's No. 4 scorer registered his first double-double of the season as Grinnell beat Lawrence, a team the Pioneers went to overtime with in December, by a score of 129-91. Curta had 18 points and 11 assists to go along with five steals.