PERSONAL: Marek Jan Kulig was born, the son of Jan and Renata Kulig, in Mielec, Poland... father is a manager/superintendent of an apartment complex... mother is a secretary... only child... father played professional team handball in Poland... favorites include hard-core concerts, guitar, kielbasa, potato pancakes, Indiana Pacer star Travis Diener... he's a lefty... majoring in English with a career in law enforcement in the offing...

HIGH SCHOOL: played for former Greyhound guard Mike Kearney '84 at Monsignor Donovan High School (Toms River, NJ)... as senior team finished 14-11... won at No. 1 seed Raritan in B-South Shore Conference playoffs as he scored 25 points... averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds... B-South Shore Conference all-star... Asbury Park Press all-star... as junior team finished 15-10 in state tournament... averaged 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds... also played as reserve forward as sophomore and freshman...

AS A FRESHMAN: averaged 1.4 points with eight games (0 starts), 4-15 fg (.267), 3-7 3fg (.429), 0-1 ft (.000), 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 11 points... had 6 points (2 three-pointers) vs. American International (12/7/05) for career high... 3 points at Stonehill (1/10/06)...

AS A SOPHOMORE: did not play because of injury...

AS A JUNIOR: played in 5 games as reserve forward... scored 3 points versus Southern Connecticut (1/19/08) and had 2 rebounds versus Saint Michael's (1/10/08)...